ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, December 15, 2019 (CMC) – The public relations officer of the opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Claudette Joseph, has been given seven days to respond to a pre-action protocol letter, from Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, ...
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Central Bank Warns Barbadians To Be Vigilant About Counterfeit Currency
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 15, 2019 (CMC) – The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) says while it has not yet “recorded an uptick in the number of fake notes so far”, it is warning consumers to be vigilant, as they go ...
Read More »Antigua Strengthens Bilateral Relations With Qatar
DOHA, Qatar December 15, 2019 (CMC) – The government of Antigua and Barbuda and the government of Qatar have taken steps to strengthen bilateral relations. This was revealed by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who on Saturday, participated in the Doha ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Sangster International Airport Gets Multi-Million Dollar Extension For Runway
Montego Bay, Jamaica December 15, 2019 — The operators of the Sangster International Airport, in Montego Bay, St. James, have commenced work to extend the runway at a cost of US$70 million. The project, for which ground was broken last ...
Read More »Jamaican Beauty Wins Miss World Competition
LONDON, England December 15, 2019 (CMC) – Twenty-three-year-old Jamaican medical student, Toni-Ann Singh, won the 59th edition of the Miss World competition, here, last night. Ophely Mezino of France and Suman Ratansingh Rao from India, placed second and third, respectively. ...
Read More »Fly Jamaica Files For Bankruptcy Protection
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 15, 2019 (CMC) – Guyana-based carrier, Fly Jamaica, has filed for bankruptcy protection, in a bid to seek protection from creditors. This was by revealed Marlon Murdock – the agent for Fly Jamaica trustee, Wilfred Baghaloo – ...
Read More »Trinidad’s Ministry Of Health Taking Tougher Position On Counterfeit Drugs
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 15, 2019 (CMC) – The Ministry of Health says it has “ramped up its regulatory function”, after a carrying out an investigation into the discovery of counterfeit drugs in Trinidad and Tobago. In ...
Read More »Guyana’s Economic Activity Will Accelerate In Coming Year, Says ECLAC
SANTIAGO, Chile, December 15, 2019 (CMC) – Economic activity in Guyana continues to accelerate, ahead of the oil boom expected in 2020, with growth projected at 4.5 percent in 2019, up from 4.1 percent the previous year, according to the ...
Read More »Jamaican Government Recommits Itself To Fighting Crime As Private Sector Calls For United Front
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 13, 2019 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it remains committed to fighting the crime situation in the country, as private sector groups called on it, as well as the opposition People’s National Party (PNP), to end ...
Read More »Guyana’s Main Opposition Party Says It Will Repeal Legislation Establishing Sovereign Wealth Fund
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 13, 2019 (CMC) — Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, says should the People’s Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C) win the general elections next March, it will move to repeal the Natural Resources Act, which has been established to manage the ...
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