GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – The high-level Caribbean Community (CARICOM) team that will be overlooking the national recount of the votes cast in the recent, disputed general elections, arrived in Guyana at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, ...
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Muslims And Hindus Would Be Disadvantaged In Trinidad Government’s COVID-19 Grants
Dear Editor: The government of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that it will be giving churches and religious bodies TT$30 million, over the next three months, to mitigate the challenges of the lockdown, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Finance Minister ...
Read More »Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Shows How Deadly Unlicensed Gun Owners Can Be
By R. Blake Brown Guest Contributor The federal government is reportedly preparing to ban assault weapons following the recent mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The man who killed 22 people in the province had illegally stockpiled firearms. Gabriel Wortman’s father said ...
Read More »Delightful Coconut Curry Seim
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Specialist This, was my first time planting seim in my Canadian garden, so as you can imagine, I was very excited to not only make an awesome dish with it, but also share it ...
Read More »Mango Talkari (Masala Mango)
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Specialist If you’re long-time fan of my Caribbean Pot website — and you’re paying attention — you’ll notice that this is the second time I’m sharing this recipe. And truth be told, I have ...
Read More »Recognizing The Sacrifices Of Our Unsung Essential Workforce
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Let me confess, up front: I am anxious about going to public places now. I am standing in line, looking at the person in front of me, and listening to the one behind me for ...
Read More »UN Rights Experts Warn US To Lift Cuba Embargo Or Risk Many Lives Lost To COVID-19
GENEVA, Switzerland May 1, 2020 (CMC) – United Nations human rights experts have called on the United States to urgently lift its long-standing trade and economic embargo against Cuba, or risk many lives being lost to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ...
Read More »It Is No Ruse; Men Are Also The Victims Of Domestic Abuse
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Permit me to address a matter that is somewhat controversial and one, which also runs the risk of being viewed as adversarial. Domestic violence against men remains a real phenomenon, and yet, in 2020, we ...
Read More »Curfew Lifted In St. Catherine, As Jamaica Records Eighth COVID-19 Death
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – The 24-hour curfew, imposed on St. Catherine after a cluster of COVID-19 cases at a call centre in the southeastern parish, was lifted, today, even as residents were cautioned, they were still required ...
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