ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, December 19, 2019 (CMC) — The government of Grenada, today, launched an updated government web portal, that will be the first level of accessing services, electronically. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Findley ...
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CARICOM Secretary General Speaks Of “Incremental But Appreciable Progress” In 2019
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 19, 2019 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque, says 2019 has been a year, in which the 15-member regional integration grouping has made “incremental, but appreciable, progress” in its efforts, at having integration ...
Read More »Fear Is Your Enemy; Ignore It And Keep Moving
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Former politician and motivational speaker, Les Brown, has said, “Too many of us are not living our dreams, because we are living our fears.” Being fearful is a constant reminder of our vulnerability. Everyone, regardless ...
Read More »St. Lucia’s PM To Hold Talks With Canadian Counterpart
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, December 19, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, is due to hold talks with his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, during his visit to the North American country, according to a statement from the Office of the ...
Read More »Guyana Elections Commission Continues Preparations For General Election Next March
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 19, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), yesterday, named the two senior Commonwealth advisors, who will be arriving, here, in early January next year, to observe the preparations and conduct of the March 2 general ...
Read More »Miss World To Arrive In Jamaica For Four-Day Visit
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 19, 2019 (CMC) — Newly-crowned Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, is scheduled to arrive in the island, tomorrow, for a four-day visit that is being organised by the government. Singh, who hails from the eastern parish of ...
Read More »Ten Years Of Beyoncé: A Decade ‘Causing All This Conversation’
By Sarah Olutola Guest Writer When the American Music Awards gave Taylor Swift the title of Artist of the Decade, TV show host, Wendy Williams, was likely not the only one surprised. Of this decade’s pop juggernauts, Beyoncé has stood at ...
Read More »Five Killed In Vehicular Smash Up In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 19, 2019 (CMC) — At least five people were killed and several others injured, when two vehicles smashed into each other at Fairfield Mahaicony, a community that is made up of several villages on the East Coast ...
Read More »Canadian Company Announces “Significant Crude Oil Discovery” In Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 17, 2019 (CMC) – Canadian-owned energy company, Touchstone Exploration, said it has made a “significant crude oil discovery” in its onshore Cascadura field in Ortoire, east of here, “far exceeding any pre-drill expectations”. ...
Read More »Saddened African-Canadian Community Bids Farewell To The Late “Jimmy” Wisdom
By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario December 17, 2019 — On a wet, relatively-warm December day, last Saturday, hundreds mourned as they witnessed the burial of one of Toronto’s unsung heroes, Ronald “Jimmy” Ashford Wisdom, at the Highland Memory ...
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