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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – Today, some of the 11 political parties, contesting Monday’s regional and general election, signed a Code of Conduct, drawn up by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), pledging to maintain peace and public order ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – Grenada has launched a multi-million-dollar, climate-resilient water project that Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has described as “ground breaking and transformational”. The Grenada Climate Resilient Water Sector Project (G-CREWS), which has five ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) says it “deeply regrets” the incident that left a visiting Canadian national paralysed, after being shot. The BTMI said that the incident, last weekend, “falls short of ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – The main opposition political party, People’s Progressive Party /Civic (PPP/C), says it is seeking assurances that police officers will maintain a neutral role on March 2, when voters go to the polls to ...

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica February 28, 2020 — The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), recently approved by Cabinet, will see some US$7.3 billion of investment in the electricity sector by 2037, disclosed Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology, Fayval Williams, while addressing ...

TRELAWNY, Jamaica February 28, 2020 — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says farmers should take a more businesslike approach to their trade, and take advantage of the numerous opportunities the industry now offers. Delivering the keynote address at the 65th Hague ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has called for a report, on possession of prohibited items by inmates at the Belle Isle Correctional Facility, after two videos surfaced, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – The United Nations Country Representative in Guyana, Mikiko Tanaka, says the international organisation “stands ready to support all stakeholders, in fostering an environment, conducive to inclusive and peaceful elections”. Voters go to the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – Jamaica police said a father, and his 18-year-old daughter, were among six people killed, during a 24 hour period in the country. They said that 49-year-old security guard, Vanley Kerr and his daughter, ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, February 28, 2020 (CMC) – A High Court judge has ordered the state to pay eight million dollars in compensation, to two prisoners, who were incarcerated for decades, on the grounds that they were unfit to plead, ...