PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – The Court of Appeal has agreed with former government minister, Jack Warner, who challenged a 2018 High Court ruling, ordering him to repay an estimated TT$1.5 million to a ...
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Trinidadian Elected President Of Caribbean Society Of Hotel Association Executives
NASSAU, Bahamas, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says that Brian Frontin, a Trinidadian, has been elected President of the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives (CSHAE) during a meeting, here, on Saturday. For ...
Read More »Joey Jagan Urges Guyana President To Continue CARICOM’s Development
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – Dr. Joey Jagan, the son of the late former President of Guyana, Dr. Cheddi Jagan, has called on President David Granger, to continue the development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Jagan, who was ...
Read More »Guyana President Promises To Continue Investing In Education
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – President, David Granger, says that his coalition government will continue to invest in education, through the introduction of the Public Education Assistance Key (PEAK). Speaking, on Saturday, at a political rally, Granger explained ...
Read More »Trinidad Government Clamps Down On Jump, Tripping Challenge
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago has joined Jamaica, in warning of the dangers of school children engaging in the global craze of the “jump, tripping challenge”, saying it could also result ...
Read More »Barbados Prime Minister And Canada’s Foreign Minister Hold Talks
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados February 18, 2020 — Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, held wide-ranging discussions with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francois-Philippe Champagne, today, during a bilateral meeting at Ilaro Court. During the hour-long talks, Prime Minister Mottley spoke about Barbados’ ...
Read More »Canadian Prime Minister Cancels Trip To Barbados For Meeting With Caribbean Leaders
OTTAWA, Ontario February 18, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, cancelled a trip to Barbados, where he was due to meet with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, as Indigenous demonstrators and their supporters continue to halt train service, across parts ...
Read More »Are We Living In The Era Of Post-Modern Slavery?
By Yvonne Sam Pride Contributing Columnist Sadly, there is no candy–coated way to say this, hence, I am left with no alternative but to say it, boldly: in this bleak, broken, post-modern world, in which we live, we are all ...
Read More »These Trailblazing Black Athletes Transformed Canadian Sports
By Nicole W. Forrester Guest Contributor The history and achievements of Black Canadians are scarcely taught in schools, resulting in what the father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, had lobbied against — discounting the relevance of Blacks in society ...
Read More »Jamaican Senator Matthew Samuda Sworn In As Cabinet Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica February 18, 2020 — Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, is now a Cabinet Minister. He was sworn in at King’s House, yesterday, by Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, on the advice of Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. Senator Samuda will fill ...
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