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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (CMC) – The newly-established Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority should be ready to begin issuing licences next month, Agriculture Minister, Indar Weir, has said. But Weir has hinted at the possibility of Barbadians having ...

By Constantine Gidaris Guest Contributor A 2019 surge of gang-related shootings in Toronto motivated the Ontario government to commit $3 million to double the number of Toronto Police surveillance cameras in the city. The Toronto Police could now go to 74 ...

By Florence Monique Boulard Guest Contributor The school year is over and holidays are upon us. But that doesn’t mean your children’s learning experiences can’t continue. If you’re planning an overseas trip with your family, you’re in for many benefits. Research ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Once upon a short time ago, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were lauded as the breath of fresh air that the British monarchy needed to become more inclusive and modern. Let us fast forward ...

LONDON, England Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (CMC) – Roger Robinson, who lives between Britain and Trinidad and Tobago, won the prestigious T S Elliot Prize, last night, for his poetry collection, A Portable Paradise, published by Peepal Tree Press. A ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (CMC) – The United States Embassy says it is unable to confirm local media reports, that United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, is to visit Jamaica on a two-day working visit, next Tuesday. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (CMC) – The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is calling for a campaign “free of hate, violence and racial or any other form of incident”, as voters, here, prepare to elect a new government on ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (CMC) – Jamaica has recorded 34 murders during the first 11 days of this year, significantly lower than the 57 for the corresponding period last year, according to figures, released, here, by the Jamaica ...