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Photo above: State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator Pearnel Charles, Jr. (left), having a light discussion with LASCO Founder and Executive Chairman, Lascelles Chin, at the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Top Cop of the Year award ceremony for ...

Photo above: Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla, speaking at the swearing-in ceremony for judges, held at King’s House, on March 29. Photo credit: Donald Delahaye/JIS.  By Rochelle Williams JIS Reporter KINGSTON, Jamaica March 31, (JIS) — Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla, says ...

Photo above: Minister of Public Telecommunication, Catherine Hughes, says she is satisfied that the event will showcase everything Guyanese. Photo credit: GINA. GEORGETOWN, Guyana March 31, 2016 (GINA) — Guyana’s mixture of religious entertainment, variegated cultures among the ethnicities including dances, ...

Photo above: Foreign Affairs Minister of the Dominican Republic, Andrés Navarro. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Mar. 31, (CMC) – Caribbean and Latin American states have been encouraged to work together, to effectively deal with problems and forge “one sole voice in ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar. 31, (CMC) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the Chinese-owned bauxite mining company, Bosai Minerals, to clean up used oil that was accidentally released into the Demerara River and surrounding waters . In a statement, ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar. 31, (CMC) – A Venezuelan national, today, became the first individual to be convicted, here, for money laundering. The police report that Reglio Jesus Patino Reyes‎ was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, after being formally charged ...

  Photo above: Mosler Georges, Executive Director of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council. Photo credit: Haiti government. PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Mar. 31, (CMC) – Charged with the mandate to oversee Haiti’s electoral process, the nine-member Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) was ...

NEW YORK, New York Mar. 31, (CMC) – Three persons have been sentenced in connection with a scheme, in which they stole more than US$8,000 from two Caribbean immigrants, by falsely promising to help them obtain green cards and other ...

Photo above: Baroness Patricia Scotland, the newly appointed Commonwealth Secretary-General. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda March 31, CMC – Baroness Patricia Scotland takes over as Commonwealth Secretary-General on April 1, with a pledge to foster unity among the member states. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar. 31, (CMC) – Guyanese will be paying less for electricity as of April 1, due to the fall in world oil prices. Today, the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) announced a 20 per cent reduction in ...