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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 30, 2019 (CMC) – The Guyana government, yesterday, defended its decision to pass a resolution in the National Assembly, paying tribute to former legislator, Abdul Kadir, who died in a United States prison, after he was convicted ...

TORONTO, Ontario April 30, 2019 — Toronto’s Metro Hall was standing room only, last Thursday, for the official launch of the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC). “We’re 1.2 million Black Canadians,” said CBCC Founder and Chair, Michael Forrest, “We ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 29, 2019 (CMC) – The main opposition United National Congress (UNC) says it is moving to get the courts, here, to set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in the results ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 29, 2019 (CMC) – The United States, today, condemned the Guyana coalition government’s — A Partnership for National Unity (APNU)-Alliance for Change (AFC) — resolution, approved by the National Assembly, here, that paid tribute to former APNU ...

By Ettie Rutherford Wellness Columnist “No problem. I can do that for you.” Those are words that are usually said by people, who feel that they are more efficient, or more indispensable, than others. They are also the ones who ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 26, 2019 (CMC) — The Board of Directors of Caribbean Airlines announced, today, that the regional carrier has moved into an operating profit and is net income-positive, for the year. In a statement, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 26, CMC – Minister with responsibility for Education, Karl Samuda, has expressed shock at the murder of Samuel Martin, 41, a lecturer at the Corporate Area-based St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College . In a statement, Samuda said the ...

By Jonathan Rozen Contributing Writer NEW YORK, New York April 26, 2019 (IPS) — When Nigeria’s incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, won re-election in February, he campaigned (as he did in 2015) on an image of good governance and anti-corruption. Billboards ...

QUEENS, New York, April 26, 2019 (CMC) – A Guyanese national, who escaped to his home country, after allegedly killing another man in New York, was arraigned, yesterday, in the Queens Criminal Court in New York. Troy Thomas, 33, who ...

  By Peter Penar and Carolyn Logan Guest Contributors In recent months, persistent protesters in Algeria and Sudan have faced down government repression to depose long-time political leaders. Unfortunately, these two countries are the exception rather than the norm. More often ...