GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 11, 2019 (CMC) – Guyana intensified its fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP), today, with the launch of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for investigating and prosecution of cases. The development is a collaboration, between the government, the ...
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Cuban Nurses To Temporarily Fill Vacancies In Grenada; 50 Locals To Be Trained As Nursing Assistants
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, December 11, 2019 (CMC) – The government of Grenada will, early in 2020, be contracting between 30 to 40 nurses from Cuba, as a temporary measure to help fill vacancies within the healthcare systems. This is part ...
Read More »US Ambassador To Jamaica Calls For United Approach In Fighting Cybercrime
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 11, 2019 (CMC) – The United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, is calling for a united approach, among nations, to combat the growing problem of cybercrime. Addressing a cyber-security workshop for Latin American and Caribbean countries ...
Read More »Harvard University And Antigua Agree On Program Of Cooperation
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, December 11, 2019 (CMC) — Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, disclosed that the president of Harvard University in the United States, Dr. Lawrence Bacow, has responded to his advocacy for a program ...
Read More »Jamaica Prime Minister On Official Visit To Japan
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 11, 2019 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is paying an official working visit to Japan. During the visit, which started today, Holness is expected to have an imperial audience with Their Imperial Highnesses, Crown Prince and ...
Read More »Increased Reports Of Child Abuse In Guyana Attributed To Sensitisation Efforts, Says Child Protection Agency Director
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 11, 2019 (CMC) — The Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) has said that it received 3,752 reported cases of child abuse, up to the end of October. Director, Ann Greene, said family members were the principal ...
Read More »US Wants “Free, Fair And Peaceful Elections” In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 11, 2019 (CMC) – The United States Embassy, here, yesterday, sought to distance itself from a statement — alluded to the State Department Advisor on Latin America and Caribbean Affairs, Dr. Robert Ellis — regarding the upcoming ...
Read More »Jamaica’s National Security Minister Wants An End To Culture Of Not Reporting Crime
KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 10, 2019 (CMC) – Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, is encouraging Jamaicans to end the culture of not reporting criminal activities to law enforcement authorities, for fear of being murdered, saying persons must muster the courage to speak ...
Read More »Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority Dismisses As ‘Fake News’ Opposition Leader’s Assertion That Thousands Arrived Here To Vote In General Election
ROSEAU, Dominica, December 10, 2019 (CMC) – The Dominica Air and Sea Ports Authority (DASPA) has dismissed allegations, made by the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), that an estimated 8,000 people had arrived here, by charter and regular flight, ...
Read More »World Bank Funds To Fully Restore International Airport In Sint Maarten
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia December 9, 2019 (CMC) – The World Bank, today, signed a US$72 million grant agreement with Sint Maarten for the restoration of the Princess Juliana Airport on the Dutch Caribbean island. “I’m very pleased with the ...
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