OTTAWA, Ontario, August 28, 2019 — Statistics, released recently by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were up in July 2019, compared to June. Home sales, recorded via Canadian MLS® Systems, rose for the fifth consecutive ...
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Indoor Gardening For Mindfulness: Bring The Sights And Scents Of A Garden Indoors
By Jodi Helmer Gardening Specialist Want to feel happier, more creative, less stressed, and more connected? Buy a houseplant. The National Gardening Association reported that more than one-third of American homes have indoor plants, which is no surprise given the ...
Read More »Grenada Government Delays National Insurance Contribution Hike Until 2020
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, August 28, 2019 (CMC) – The Grenada government has announced that the two percent increase in National Insurance contributions, due to have commenced in September, will now start next year. “It will now commence, as of January ...
Read More »Sorfran Rice: An Amazing Vegan, Gluten-free Recipe
By Chef Chris De La Rosa Culinary Expert Before I get to the recipe, I’d like to mention that in the Southern Caribbean what we call Saffron (or sorfran) is really turmeric and not Saffron. Saffron is a spice derived ...
Read More »Quick And Tasty Corn Bread Recipe
By Chef Chris De La Rosa Culinary Expert While I make a “killa” corn bread — as I’m about to share — my fondest memory of corn bread takes me back, to when my girls were much younger and we ...
Read More »Guyana’s Main Opposition Party Expresses Concern With New GECOM Position On Voters List
GEORGETOWN. Guyana, August 28, 2019 (CMC) – The main opposition, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), says the planned merger of data from the house-to-house registration of voters will not improve the quality or “credibility” of the database, but rather, will ...
Read More »Black Canadians Not Benefiting From The Business Of Cannabis: Even In The Face Of A Thriving Industry There’s Still Evidence Of Racial Inequity
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Writer CANADA, August 28, 2019 — Unparalleled, even by the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896, is the 2019 booming Canadian cannabis industry. June 2018 saw the Cannabis Act (C45) paving the way for the legalization of ...
Read More »Jamaican Police Seize Millions In Counterfeit Shoes
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 28, 2019 (CMC) – The Jamaican police force says it has seized several counterfeit goods, as students prepare to return to school, early next month. The Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC) said there has ...
Read More »Practice The Skill Of Grand-Parenting: A Responsibility That Has A Real Impact On The Future
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Writer In life there are at least three things over which we personally have little say: when we are born, when we die, and when we become grandparents. Today, there are more grandparents than ever before, ...
Read More »Jamaica Takes Seven Bronze Medals And Third Place In The Caribbean Cadet Table Tennis Championships
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic August 27, 2019 — The Caribbean Mini-Cadet and pre-Cadet Table Tennis Tournament ended, yesterday, with Jamaica walking away with seven medals and third place. Participating countries were Jamaica, Aruba, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Dominican Republic ...
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