PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 10, 2020 (CMC) – The Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago, today, appealed for better treatment for persons with special needs, after a father reportedly killed his eight year-old daughter and later hanged ...
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Britain To Deport 50 Jamaicans Tomorrow
LONDON, England February 10, 2020 (CMC) – A High Court has refused to hear a legal challenge to the deportation of 50 people to Jamaica, as the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, today, insisted that those being deported were criminals, who ...
Read More »Jamaicans Encouraged To Get Vaccinated Against The Flu
KINGSTON, Jamaica February 7, 2020 — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, is again calling on persons to get vaccinated against influenza (flu). Speaking at a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on Wednesday, the ...
Read More »Dominica’s PM Warns Of “Draconian” Legislation To Recover Millions In Taxes
ROSEAU, Dominica, February 7, 2020 (CMC) – The Dominica government warned, today, that it was prepared to table “draconian” legislation, in a bid to recover more than EC$250 million in outstanding taxes. Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, told a news conference ...
Read More »Jamaica Taking Steps To Deal With Ongoing Drought
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 7, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it is implementing several measures to supply water to communities, as the country deals with a prolonged drought situation. The Meteorological Service, here, is projecting that Jamaica will be ...
Read More »Delicious, Tasty Meatless Pasta Meal
By Chef Selwyn Richards Pride Culinary Specialist Ingredients: 2 cups of shell pasta, regular or whole wheat 1 jar of Alfredo sauce 1/2 can of artichoke hearts 3 cups of fresh spinach (or 1/2 of a can of spinach) 1/2 ...
Read More »Winter Comfort Foods Made Healthy
By Chef Selwyn Richards Pride Culinary Specialist There’s nothing more comforting than a nice, hot meal on a winter’s day. The problem is, what many of us consider to be winter comfort foods, aren’t always as healthy as we might ...
Read More »Guyana’s Opposition Leader Distances Party From Global Witness Report; Calls Government’s Allegations “Lame”
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 7, 2020 (CMC) – The main opposition People’s Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C) has dismissed, as a “lame excuse”, the allegations by the ruling coalition administration that a United Kingdom-based anti-corruption organisation is seeking to interfere in the March ...
Read More »Hip-Hop Star, Cardi B, Scores $5.8M Atlanta Mansion — With Gun Range
Hip-hop sensation, Cardi B — whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar — and her husband, Offset, of Atlanta rap trio, Migos, just dropped fat stacks for a swanky new home near Chastain Park, this past Christmas. Born in Manhattan ...
Read More »Increasing Foreign Investment Interest In Africa Will Spur Economic Growth, Says GlobalData
AFRICA February 7, 2020 — Foreign investor interest in Africa continues to rise, supporting major construction projects in the infrastructure, commercial and industrial space, across the continent, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The data company — ...
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