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Thursday, January 16, 2020 West Africa — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, for a second term at the helm of the institution. The decision was announced ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday, January 16, 2020 (CMC) – The government is taking steps to craft legislation, to impose harsher sanctions for the owners of dogs that attack, injure and or cause the death of a person. This follows Cabinet’s approval ...

NEW YORK, New York Thursday, January 16, 2020 (CMC) – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) agency says it has lodged a detainer with the New York Police Department (NYPD), following the arrest of a Guyana-born suspect in ...

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 ...