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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 30, 2020 (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago students will sit examinations, set by the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), in July, Education Minister, Anthony Garcia, confirmed yesterday. He told a virtual news conference ...

By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Specialist Here’s yet another classic way to put breadfruit to use, as our ancestors did. I still recall the scent of the salted pigtails, stewing in freshly-made coconut milk, just before mom would load ...

By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Specialist Yea, “ultimate” may be a bit bold, but if you’ve had time to go through the series of recipes, I title as being “ultimate”, you’ll understand. While this is traditionally a “Christmas or ...

WASHINGTON, DC May 30, 2020 (CMC) – The World Bank has approved US$159 million, for a series of Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity projects, in four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. The Washington-based financial institution said that the projects in Dominica, ...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, May 30, 2020 (CMC) – Haiti, yesterday, recorded 123 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pushing the country’s total since March 19 to 1,443, health officials have confirmed. The Ministry of Public Health also reported one ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 30, 2020 (CMC) – The Barbados government disclosed, yesterday, that more than 40,000 claims for unemployment benefits had been made to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), as it outlined proposals to facilitate its objective, of creating much-needed ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 30, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says it will be ready, to make a final declaration of the disputed March 2, regional and general elections, by June 16, three days after the ongoing national ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Another day in the United States of America; another White cop around; another Black man, face down on the ground; another mournful alert, about failing breath — all translated into yet, another death. Take it ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist The world is a different place, today, than it was, five months ago. As we humans try to ascertain what the new normal will look like, one thing is clear: the workplace, as we’ve known ...

The Editor: Trinidad and Tobago’s TV6 show, with Fazeer Mohammed, is not my choice on mornings. The show practices and promotes institutional, religious and cultural prejudice. I prefer to watch Synergy TV, with talk-show host, Stephan Reis. This is the ...