CASTRIES, St. Lucia, August 10, 2019 (CMC) – St. Lucia says it remains optimistic over a continued growth trajectory for the island’s vital tourism industry, after figures released, here, for the first half of the year, show a strong demand ...
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Prime Minister Reports No Deaths, Following Fire At The Jamaica National Children’s Home
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 10, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, claimed he is grateful that the third fire to destroy a children’s home, in the last two years, had not resulted in any loss of life. Police have launched ...
Read More »Barbados Seeking Assistance, From The OPEC Fund, For New Social Project
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 9, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados government says it is seeking to explore a social project, which could result in more than 1, 000 pit-toilets being converted to water-borne facilities, the reconstruction of at least 500 vulnerable ...
Read More »Guyana’s Political Leaders Met Yesterday; To Meet Again Next Week
GEORGETOWN, Guyana August 10, 2019 (CMC) – President, David Granger, and Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, will meet next week, after the two leaders held talks, yesterday, aimed at finding a solution to Guyana’s move towards fresh regional and general elections, ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago PM Says He Is Prepared To Take Appropriate Action, Following Police Questioning Of Minister
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, August 10, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, said, yesterday, he is prepared to take “the necessary” action, as police continue questioning a senior member of his cabinet and her husband on ...
Read More »Guyana’s President Says Foreigners Will Not Influence General Elections
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 9, 2019 (CMC) – President David Granger has dismissed concerns, from Guyana’s main opposition People’s Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C), that foreigners could have an impact on elections in the country. Speaking during a press briefing, yesterday, Granger said ...
Read More »Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, Urges Jamaicans To Take Advantage Of Digital Economy
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 9, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans to embrace the possibilities that can result from the country’s transition to a digital economy, noting that “many times booms have come in the digital global ...
Read More »Barbados Central Bank Governor Reports “Steady Progress” In The Country’s Economic Performance
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 9, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados economy registered “steady progress” during the first half of this year, with the island’s central bank predicting that the outlook “has become more favourable over the past 12 months”. Central Bank ...
Read More »Jamaican Senator Wants To Protect Singers Using Profanity On Stage
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 9, 2019 (CMC) – An opposition legislator says he intends to move a motion that will allow for the use of Jamaican expletives in dancehalls. “This motion is important because this is our culture. Too many aspects ...
Read More »Guyana Opposition Leader Says Attempts Being Made To Hack His Personal Email Account
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, August 9, 2019 (CMC) — Leader of the main opposition in Guyana, the People’s Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C-C), Bharrat Jagdeo, says unknown persons have been trying to access his personal email accounts. Speaking during his weekly press conference, yesterday, ...
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