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In the 1950s and ‘60s, Americans scrambled to find safe places to shelter, during the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, when Russian nuclear rockets, less than 100 miles from the Florida coast, were poised to launch toward the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 21, 2020 (CMC) – National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang, reports that, at the end of last year, Jamaica had 389 criminal gangs, a slight increase over the 381 recorded in 2018. Tabling the report of the ...

KINGSTON Jamaica May 19, 2020 — The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has established measures to facilitate licensed retail herb houses to sell to their qualified customers from online platforms. According to the CLA, the established interim measures are in support ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica May 19, 2020 — Come June 1, employees, who have been working from home, since March, as part of measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), will be allowed to return to work. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, also indicated ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 19, 2020 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government announced, on Saturday, plans to speed up implementation of the second phase of the strategies to re-open the local economy, but reiterated the need ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 19, 2020 — President, David Granger, reasoned, during an interview on the radio program, Straight Up, last night, that there first needs to be evidence of wrongdoing, before sanctions can be imposed. The Head of State said ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 19, 2020 (CMC) – The main opposition — the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) — publicly called on GECOM Chair, retired justice Claudette Singh, today, to disclose what matters had been discussed with President David Granger, when he ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Even in the best of times, working in healthcare is not easy. This current pandemic has stressed our healthcare systems, causing medical care to look greatly different than what we are used to. Around the ...

By Annan Boodram Contributing Columnist People, who are forced to self-isolate or follow mandated shelter-in-place orders, are at risk of being trapped in abusive and coercive situations, isolated from the human and other resources that could help them. The pandemic ...

By Sarah Leberman, Nicole LaVoi and Sally Shaw Guest Contributors Sports representatives are calling on New Zealand’s government not to return to normal when the nation begins to ease restrictions last Thursday. Instead, they argue, it is time to create a more even playing field, ...