WASHINGTON, District of Columbia Monday, January 13, 2020 (CMC) – The United States has imposed more travel restrictions on Cuba, further unraveling the historic accessibility, implemented by the previous administration of Barack Obama. “Today, at my request, the US Department ...
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Prime Ministerial Candidate Withdraws From Guyana’s Electoral Race, Due To Dual Citizenship
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday, January 13, 2020 (CMC) – Nigel Hinds, a candidate with the Change Guyana party, has withdrawn as a Prime Ministerial candidate, after revealing that he is a citizen of the United States. Hinds, a businessman, also cited ...
Read More »Don’t Hide From The Fire; Run To It
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist “Run to the fire; don’t hide from it,” says Meg Whitman. Today’s world urges us to hurry, to take on extra tasks, and to assume additional roles, while at the same time presenting us with ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Pleased With Move By Company To Raise Millions Through IPO
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday, January 13, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaica government has welcomed the decision of First Rock Capital Holdings Limited to seek to raise J$1.6 billion from its Initial Public Offering (IPO), which opened, today, as being indicative of ...
Read More »Easter Caribbean Chief Justice Calls For Funding
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, Monday, January 13, 2020 (CMC) – The Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), Dame Janice M. Pereira, today, renewed a call for regional governments of the sub-region to meet their financial contributions ...
Read More »Julian Marley Receives Grammy Nomination For Best Reggae Album
Later this month, on January 26, the recording Academy of music will gather under one roof, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, to recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of 2019 — and among it’s distinguished guests will ...
Read More »Former Jamaican Prime Minister Hospitalized
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday, January 13, 2020 (CMC) – Former Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, is being treated in hospital, after being admitted on Friday. It’s reported that Golding, who was Prime Minister between 2007 and 2011, was heading to the southern ...
Read More »Trinidad High Court Judge Rules Sections Of Sedition Act Unconstitutional
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Monday, January 13, 2020 (CMC) – A High Court judge ruled, today, that two sections of the Sedition Act infringe upon several rights of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, including the right to ...
Read More »Eastern Caribbean Teachers To Be Certified In Specialised Reading Instructions
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Monday, January 13, (CMC) – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is undertaking a project, aimed at improving teacher professional development and training in six countries in the sub-region. It said that under ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Police Force To Place Greater Emphasis On Training To Deal With Domestic Violence
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday, January 13, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said, today, it will be placing greater emphasis on training and educating members and other stakeholders, after a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) reportedly killed ...
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