NEW KINGSTON, Jamaica, January 17, 2020 (CMC) – Tourism Minister, Edmond Bartlett, says a preliminary report, from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), is showing that in 2019, the sector earned between US$3.7 billion and US$3.8 billion, some US$500 million more ...
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Gen Xers, Millennials And Even Some Gen Zs Choose Vinyl And Drive Record Sales Up
By Marina Eckersley Guest Contributor Vinyl sales have been surging in the last few years, as CD sales stay flat and digital downloads decrease. In the United Kingdom, data from 2016 reveals that vinyl LP sales revenue surpassed that of digital ...
Read More »Member Of Infamous “Grenada 17” Dies In Hospital
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, January 17, 2020 (CMC) – Kamau McBarnette, one of the 17 political prisoners, who were convicted in 1986 for the murder of then-left wing Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop, and several others, died, early Wednesday, after a long ...
Read More »The Fallout From The Pickering, Ontario Nuclear Generating Station’s False Alarm
By Jack L. Rozdilsky Guest Contributor On Sunday at 7:23 a.m., residents of the Greater Toronto Area were abruptly awakened by an alert issued by Ontario’s Emergency Alert Ready System stating: “An incident was reported at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. ...
Read More »Germany-Based Study Finds High Level Of Confidence In The Integrity Of The Caribbean Court Of Justice
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, January 17, 2020 (CMC) – A study, conducted by a Germany-based agency, has found that there is a high level of confidence in the integrity and independence of the Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Court ...
Read More »Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Stop! How Close Are We To The Mountain Top?
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Come January 20, (the third Monday of the month) Dr. Martin Luther King Day will be celebrated in both Canada and America. Every year, along with our American neighbours, we go through the ritual of ...
Read More »One Doctor Killed, Another Injured, During Botched Kidnapping Attempt In Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Thursday, January 17, 2020 (CMC) – One medical doctor was killed, and another seriously injured, during a botched kidnapping, when the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed along the Solomon Hochoy Highway, south ...
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