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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 12, 2019 (CMC) – President David Granger said, today, while it is clear that elections must be held in the “shortest possible time”, he insists nonetheless that the polls must be credible, including the provisions of a ...

NEW KINGSTON, Jamaica July 12, 2019 — The Jamaica government is in discussions with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the provision of technical support in building Jamaica’s capacity to commercialise research, done by local tertiary institutions. Finance and Public ...

By Peter Richards CMC Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, July 12, 2019 (CMC) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), today, ruled that it cannot “establish a date on or by which elections must be held”  in Guyana  ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), today, issued consequential declarations and orders in two sets of cases from Guyana. The cases have to do with the appointment of the Chairman of the Guyana ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – Culture Minister, Olivia Grange, has welcomed the decision of the University of Minnesota to establish an International Institute for Reggae Studies. Grange gave her support to the initiative during her visit to the ...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the Government has no intention of imposing a tax on persons who are renting out their homes or providing space for travellers who have booked through Airbnb. “I have heard the false ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – President, David Granger, says the government is bound by the Constitution, after holding talks with Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, regarding the appointment of the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), yesterday. “There ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have reiterated their position of non-interference and non-intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela, as they entered the final day of their annual summit, here, today. Trinidad and ...

By Peter Richards CMC Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – The capitalisation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF) has emerged as a contentious issue, as Caribbean leaders enter the final day of their annual summit, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 5, 2019 (CMC) – Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, said that the Cabinet will continue to meet until the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) offers clarity. At his post-Cabinet press briefing, yesterday, Harmon ...