KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – Prominent Jamaica-born jurist, Justice Patrick Robinson, has been elected Honorary President of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). Robinson, 74, who is a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), will ...
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Dominica Government Refuses Multi-Million Dollar Package From Social Security
ROSEAU, Dominica, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, says his administration will not accept an eight million dollar proposal, from the Dominica Social Security (DSS), that would have been used to assist people, who have lost their ...
Read More »Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Says OECS Countries Face Mounting Economic Problems As A Result Of COVID-19
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, says there is likely to be a 20 percent economic contraction, across the sub-region, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is ...
Read More »UWI Senior Executives To Donate Part Of Their Salaries To Student Hardship Fund
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – Several senior executive members of the University of the West Indies (UWI), on Monday, committed themselves to donating a percentage of their salaries, for the next three months, towards a student hardship fund. ...
Read More »St. Vincent PM Says He Has No Fixed Date Yet For General Election
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, says he has not given “any real thought to the altered targets for elections”, amid concerns that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have altered ...
Read More »St. Lucia PM Urges Businesses And Nationals To Work Towards Digital Economy
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – St. Lucian Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, urged businesses and individuals to make the transition towards a digital future. “The digital economy gives us the opportunity to spur economic growth, enhance national security, ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Extends Island-wide Curfew Period
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says the island-wide curfew, which would have ended tomorrow, has now been extended to May 13, as the country continues to observe measures, aimed at containing the spread of the ...
Read More »Might There Be A Higher Death Toll From Neglect Of Other Diseases, For Fear Of Contracting Covid-19?
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist After almost two months-plus into a worldwide coronavirus lockdown, medical personnel believe that the pandemic has brought about a silent sub-epidemic of people, who need care at hospitals, but are afraid to go in. Yes, ...
Read More »GECOM’s National Recount Of Guyana’s March 2 Election To Begin Tomorrow
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 5, 2020 — The long-awaited national recount of the March 2 General and Regional Elections will get underway, tomorrow. The Order for the national recount was gazetted, yesterday, Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), ...
Read More »Grenada Cancels Spicemas 2020 Carnival Celebrations
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 5, 2020 (CMC) – Grenada has officially cancelled its 2020 Carnival celebrations, saying that the annual event could give rise to a second wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and further impact socio-economic growth in the twin-island ...
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