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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr. 21, (CMC) – Local government elections will be held in Trinidad and Tobago before the end of the year, according to Rural Development and Local Government Minister, Franklin Khan. Khan repeated the declaration, on Tuesday, ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr. 20, (CMC) – The St. Lucia government has launched a new initiative, aimed at helping the small business sector improve business productivity in selected thematic areas. Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny Anthony, said that the ProCom Challenge ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr. 20, (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago Soca star, Machel Montano, is seeking more than two million (One TT dollar =US$0.16 cents) in compensation, after claiming that the state-owned telecommunication company had suspended a sponsorship deal ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr. 20, (CMC) – Hoteliers, here, say they remain cautiously optimistic that 2016 will be a good year for the sector. Executive Vice President of the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA), Noorani Azeez, told a ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 20, (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it will acquire durable equipment from Cuba, as part of the efforts to strengthen the agricultural sector here. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr. 20, (CMC) – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has criticised former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, over his criticism of the GRA’s decision to settle a tax case with Demerara Distiller Limited (DDL) that has been before the courts ...

MIAMI, Florida Apr. 20, (CMC) – The United States Coast Guard says it participated in three separate international and inter-agency counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in the seizure of more than t 325 kilograms of cocaine and 600 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 20, (CMC) – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has accused the near two-month old government of merely adopting the policies of the last administration, and that the Andrew Holness administration has “no clear plan for ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr. 20, (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and senior government ministers are heading to the United States to participate in the signing and ratification of the Paris Agreement which adopted, late last year, at the 21st Session ...

By Wesley Gibbings CMC Trinidad Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr. 20, (CMC) – The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, has suggested that national “social protection” measures are needed, to avoid problems such as those faced ...