ROSEAU, Dominica, Friday, January 24, 2020 (CMC) – The Commonwealth of Dominica has established a new embassy in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi – becoming the first Dominican mission to the country, but also to the ...
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World Bank Approves Funds For Grenada To Reduce Disaster Risks, Build Resilience
WASHINGTON, DC Friday, January 24, 2020 (CMC) – Grenada has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be approved for a Deferred Drawdown Option for Catastrophe Risks (Cat DDO) to help reduce disaster risks and build ...
Read More »Speaker Informs St. Vincent Parliament Of His Plans To Quit
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, January 24, 2020 (CMC) – The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jomo Thomas, on Wednesday, informed Parliament of his intention to quit the post, in keeping with the announcement that was first made ...
Read More »US Congressional Team Meeting With Guyana’s Political Parties
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 24, 2020 (CMC) – A three-member United States Congressional delegation held talks, on Wednesday, with officials of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), as part of efforts to meet with the leadership of political parties ...
Read More »Engine Failure Forces JetBlue To Make Emergency Landing In Grenada
St. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday, January 24, 2020 (CMC) – The Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) re-opened, on Wednesday evening, following its closure, “for a short period”, after a US-bound JetBlue aircraft made an emergency landing, soon after take-off. A government ...
Read More »Toronto International Film Festival’s Co-Head, Cameron Bailey, To Be Honoured By Ontario Black History Society
TORONTO, Ontario January 20, 2020 — Cameron Bailey, the Artistic Director and co-Head of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), is one of six, who will be honoured by the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS), at its annual Black History ...
Read More »International Labour Organisation Report Says Women Still Underpaid In The Caribbean, Despite Attaining Higher Education
GENEVA, Switzerland January 21, 2020 (CMC) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) says while a significant number of women in Latin America and the Caribbean have been able to attain higher education than men, they are still earning less than ...
Read More »Female Haitian-American Legislator Elected To Top Post Of Brooklyn Democratic Party
BROOKLYN, New York, January 21, 2020 (CMC) – Haitian American legislator, Rodneyse Bichotte, has created history, by becoming the first woman and first Caribbean American to be elected Chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, otherwise known as the Kings County ...
Read More »Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Holds Talks On Bank’s Performance
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, January 21, 2020 (CMC) – The Governor of the St. Kitts and Nevis-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy N. J. Antoine, is leading a four-member delegation for talks, here, on the performance and prospects of the ...
Read More »The Dark Side Of Supportive Relationships
By Edward Lemay and Michele Gelfand Guest Contributors Imagine that you’ve had a heated argument with a co-worker, and you call up your husband or wife to talk about it. Your partner can react in one of two ways. They can assure ...
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