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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Kareem Ibrahim, who was given a life sentence in the United States for conspiring to commit a terrorist act at the John F Kennedy International Airport, has died, his relatives and attorney have said. ...

Photo above: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) ‘Investments and the Capital Markets’ Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on January 18. The three-day conference is ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The National Water Commission (NWC) has begun instituting restrictions at nights, as a conservation strategy, as Jamaica prepares to deal with another dry season. The NWC said, during the period of restriction, some customers may not ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The rapid establishment of a multi-stakeholder task force to coordinate the work of the four strategic action areas outlined in the National Suicide Prevention Plan, 2015-2020, was among recommendations taken during a meeting held to deal ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A study, carried out in 15 English, Dutch and Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries, has found that there is no policy regarding the E-waste from all kinds of electronics. The Barbados-based Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), in partnership with ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – On Wednesday, the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago said, “There is an acute and disturbing problem of child cruelty” in the country, as police continue investigations into allegations that a 14 month old ...

Photo above: Investing in science research can help Africa meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Photo credit: Busani Bafana/IPS. By Busani Bafana IPS Africa Correspondent   BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (IPS) — Small-scale farmer Augustine Sibanda has grown resilient tradition sorghum varieties passed ...

Photo above: Jamaica’s electricity generation systems and grid will require significant upgrades and expansion. Photo credit: Zadie Neufville/ IPS. By Zadie Neufville IPS Caribbean Correspondent   KINGSTON, Jamaica (IPS) — By year’s end, Jamaica will add 115 mega watts (MW) ...

In photo above Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), listens to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts Risden, during a recent meeting. Photo credit: JIS. KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica parliament has approved new ...

TORONTO, Ontario – Five-time Olympian, Charmaine Crooks, a Member of the Order of Canada, Olympic silver medalist and the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Olympic Summer Games, will receive the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) and ...