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By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Demonstrations and violent riots alike, erupted across US and Canadian cities, in response to police brutality and the murder, or public lynching, of a Black American, George Floyd, in Minneapolis on May 25. Three police ...

NEW YORK CITY, New York June 16, 2020 — The scheduling of the Caribbean Secondary School Exam has created some controversy in various Caribbean nations, as teachers and their unions, along with parents, are up in arms, citing safety concerns, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. June 16, 2020 (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved US$50 million in loan resources, to support Trinidad and Tobago’s effort towards improving the living conditions of low-income households, and investing in urban spaces, as part ...

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, June 16, 2020 CMC – A former advisor to Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell, is due to return to court on July 23, after he was slapped with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of indecent ...

LONDON, England June 15, 2020 — The Commonwealth Secretariat, today, said it welcomed the report of the CARICOM Observer Team to the Recount of the Guyana’s March 2 elections, and commended them for “their brave and selfless service”. “The CARICOM ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis June 15, 2020 (CMC) – At an inauguration ceremony at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium, yesterday, Prime Minister, Dr. Timothy Harris, unveiled his 11-member Cabinet, promising that it will deliver a stronger and safer future ...

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia June 15, 2020 (CMC) – The Organization of American States (OAS) called on the Guyana coalition government, today, “to begin the process of transition, which will allow the legitimately-elected government to take its place”, as the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 15, 2020 (CMC) – The three-member, high-level Caribbean Community (CARICOM) team that monitored the recount of the ballots cast in the disputed March 2 regional and general elections, proclaimed that it did not “witness anything, which would ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana June 13, 2020 (PRIDE) — Keith Lowenfield, the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), has submitted his report, of the recently-concluded recount of the March 2 election, to the Chair, retired Justice, Claudette Singh, ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda June 13, 2020 (CMC) – Bermuda is expected to get its first female and first Black Governor, later this year, it was officially announced, yesterday. Government House said Rena Lalgie, who is married with two children, will succeed ...