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Photo above: Public Works and Ports Minister, Ian Pinard. Photo credit: Dominica government. ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 2, (CMC) – Public Works and Ports Minister, Ian Pinard, today, tendered his resignation to Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, amid allegations that “serious inappropriate ...

By Mark Brown PRIDE Guest Columnist   “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today” – Malcolm X.   For far too many the stamp in their education passport says access ...

Photo above: The late P. Barrington. Photo courtesy of Gloria Surage. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Patrick Edward Barrington, popularly known as “P. Edward” or just “P,” was magic on stage or in front of the ...

Photo above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 2, (CMC) – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have sent a formal letter of complaint to Britain, seeking reparation for slavery. The letter, which was written by Barbados Prime Minister, ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 2, (CMC) – Supporters of the main opposition, United Progressive Party (UPP), today, staged a protest outside the offices of the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA), demanding that the authorities lower the price of oil and ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 2, (CMC) – The Guyana government says, it will establish a Board of Inquiry to investigate claims of corruption, made by self-confessed drug baron, Barry Dataram, on television, against several security agencies. President David Granger, said, today, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 2, (CMC) – Jamaica has detained nearly 50 metric tonnes of rice that had been imported from Suriname, after it claimed that the commodity was contaminated with rodent faeces. The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 2, (CMC) – Andrew Holness will be sworn in as Prime Minister of Jamaica, tomorrow afternoon, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has announced. JLP spokesperson, Kamina Johnson Smith, said, the party is preparing for the swearing in, ...

Photo above: Barbados Finance Minister, Chris Sinckler. Photo credit: CARICOM. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 1, (CMC) – The Barbados government, today, said, it would provide financial support to help find a solution to the problems confronting the British American Insurance Company Barbados ...

Photo above is of T&T Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley. Photo credit: TT government. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 1, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government, today, acknowledged that the level of crime in the country is “unacceptable”, as it ...