BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 20, 2020 (CMC) — Canada is proposing an annual meeting with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Leaders, as the North American country moves to strengthen its relationship with the 15-member regional integration grouping. A Trinidad and Tobago government statement ...
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Defends Track Record
By Marie Claire Williams CMC Correspondent BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – Embattled Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, defended her track record, yesterday, amid reports that she may not be granted an automatic second term, when her current term ...
Read More »CARICOM Leaders End Summit On Positive Note
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Leaders have ended their two-day Inter-Sessional Summit, here, agreeing on a number of initiatives, ranging from holding a conference on crime in Trinidad and Tobago, to pushing forward the CARICOM ...
Read More »CARICOM Heads Reiterate Concerns About US Sanctions On Cuba
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – Heads of Government, from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), have reiterated their concern, over the enhanced sanctions, announced by the US Government, under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which strengthen the US economic, ...
Read More »Jamaican Government Says It Has Set Aside Millions To Facilitate Trucking Of Water
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaican government says it has set aside J$100 million to facilitate the trucking of water to communities, across the island. The announcement was made, recently, by Local Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, who ...
Read More »Guyana’s Economy Experiences Biggest Growth Since 2014
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 4.7 percent in 2019 – the biggest growth, since 2014. This was disclosed by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, as spoke at a sod-turning ceremony for the ...
Read More »Carter Center Urges Political Parties In Guyana To Refrain From Provocative Speech
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – United States-based election watchdog – the Carter Center – ahead of the upcoming general election, has issued a call to political parties to refrain from provocative speech, while on the campaign trail. In ...
Read More »Three Charged With The Murder Of Former Soldier In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 20, 2020 (CMC) – Three people, including a married couple, will return to court, on March 24, after they were remanded into custody, yesterday, for the murder of a 22-year-old former soldier, who they had accused of ...
Read More »T&T Court Of Appeal Rules In Jack Warner’s Favour
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – The Court of Appeal has agreed with former government minister, Jack Warner, who challenged a 2018 High Court ruling, ordering him to repay an estimated TT$1.5 million to a ...
Read More »Trinidadian Elected President Of Caribbean Society Of Hotel Association Executives
NASSAU, Bahamas, February 18, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) says that Brian Frontin, a Trinidadian, has been elected President of the Caribbean Society of Hotel Association Executives (CSHAE) during a meeting, here, on Saturday. For ...
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