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Photo shows coastal damages in the aftermath of the floods in Trinidad & Tobago. Photo credit: Rajiv Jalim/IPS. By Rajiv Jalim IPS Caribbean Correspondent PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (IPS) — As unusually heavy rainfall battered Trinidad’s east coast a year ago, a ...

Photo above: Road networks facing dereliction in many African nations like Zimbabwe (Pictured) could receive a lifeline from the Programme For Infrastructure Development in Africa. Photo credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Jeffrey Moyo IPS Africa Correspondent HARARE, Zimbabwe (IPS) — The Week ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, who says she is waiting the touch from God before announcing the date for the next general election, has told supporters that they will probably know the date for the polls ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government, last week Friday, announced that the long-delayed Local Government elections will be held on March 18, next year. The Local Government elections were last held in 1994, when the now opposition People’s Progressive ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday, signed several agreements totalling US$165 million. “These agreements are rendering assistance in areas that have been identified as critical to the ...

By Peter Richards CMC Caribbean Correspondent BRUSSELS, Belgium CMC – African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries began a two-day meeting here, on Tuesday, condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris and other parts of the world, and calling on developed countries ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago conglomerate, ANSA McAL, has increased its offer to shareholders for control of Barbados’ largest beverage company, Banks Holdings Limited (BHL). In a statement, ANSA McAL, which is in a bidding war with ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government says, it will hold discussions with bankers here, with a view to implementing legislation that would help their customers recover their deposits should the financial institution collapse. “Our government proposes to discuss with ...

The above picture depicts diabetes equipment, insulin pen and glucose level blood test. Photo credit: © Can Stock Photo Inc. / AlexKosev. By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist Diabetes is running like a raging fire inside the black community. ...

TORONTO, Ontario – The Board of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) has appointed Jamaica-born Nikki Clarke, as the organization’s new President, replacing its former top executive of 22 years, Rosemary Sadlier. At a Board meeting, on November 9, Kathy ...