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GEORGETOWN, Guyana , April 15, 2020 (CMC) – The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), former Justice Claudette Singh, has written the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, to request the presence of, and ascertain CARICOM’s ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 15, 2020 (CMC) – Jamaica has recorded its fifth coronavirus death, a 63-year-old woman, from the eastern parish of Portland. The announcement was made, yesterday, shortly after the Health Ministry reported 32 additional COVID-19 cases, in 24 ...

HAVANA, Cuba, April 15, 2020 (CMC) – The Director of Research at the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, here, Dr. Gerardo Guillen, says a clinical trial is now being held for a vaccine, aimed at activating the immune system, ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 15, 2020 (CMC) – The vacant seat of Leader of the Opposition was filled, yesterday, for the first time since 2013, with the appointment of Tobias Clement, a former member of the ruling New National Party ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April15. 2020 (CMC) — A 52-year-old man, today, became the fifth person to die from COVID-19 in the country. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anton Best, in making the announcement, extended condolences to the man’s family and friends. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 14, 2020 (CMC) – A revised, vote-recount plan, prepared by  GECOM Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, is supposed to be presented to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), tomorrow, when the Commission meets again. It should have been submitted ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 14, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has secured a commitment from the Grenada Bankers Association (GBA) to re-open banks to provide limited services to the public, during the current state of emergency. It’s ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 14, 2020 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will meet, tomorrow, to discuss the socio-economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the region, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced. Mottley, who is also the Chair of the ...

By Pierre Chaigneau Guest Contributor Over the last 20 years, the number of female Chief Executive Officers (CEO) leading S&P 500 firms has increased, fivefold. But it’s a deceiving figure: among large publicly-traded firms, women still only make up six percent ...

By Christine McLean Guest Contributor Now that we’re spending so much time at home, I predict that it won’t be just our houseplants and pets that will thrive. Upending the tightly scheduled days of parents and children has provided more time ...