Photo above is of Pope Francis addressing the US Congress last week. Photo credit: The United States House of Representatives. By Andrew Hanauer and Eric LeCompte Guest Writers WASHINGTON, DC (IPS) — Pope Francis delivered two very strong messages in his ...
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Photo above: Internet parlour at the University of Camagüey in eastern Cuba, where the first social network developed entirely in this country, Dreamcatchers, was born. Photo credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS. By Ivet González IPS Cuba Correspondent HAVANA, Cuba (IPS) — Young ...
Read More »Extradition Case Against Jack Warner To Begin In December
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A senior magistrate Friday, adjourned to December 2, the start of the extradition hearing in the case, in which the former FIFA vice president Austin Jack Warner is wanted in the United States, on ...
Read More »Health Minister Warns Of Increased Dengue Cases Due To Rains
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica health authorities Friday warned nationals to be wary of an increase in cases of dengue fever and chikungunya, as the island deals with an increase in the mosquito population due to recent rains. “Dengue fever ...
Read More »Guyana Gives Good Report To WTO-Minister
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has given a good report to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that recently conducted a review of its trade policy, Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge has said. The Third trade policy review was held earlier ...
Read More »Police Officers Arrested As Lawmen Investigate Bribe Allegations In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana police say they have arrested four of their colleagues over allegations, that they accepted six million dollars (One Guyana dollar =US$0.008 cents) as bribe money to release a bus carrying more than GUY$18 million ...
Read More »Jamaica Launches Multi-million Dollar Environment Program
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica has launched a US$19.8 million climate change programme that will provide strategies and action plans for the water, health and tourism sectors, as well as coastal resources and human settlements. Water, Land, Environment and Climate ...
Read More »CARICOM Reparation Commission Writes Open Letter To British PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparation Commission, Sir Hilary Beckles has told British Prime Minister David Cameron, that reparation justice is an issue that can not “be further ignored, remain under the rug, or placed ...
Read More »Caribbean Rattled By Earthquakes
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Four earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 3.8 to 4.5 rattled the Caribbean on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages, according to the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Unit of the University ...
Read More »Canada To Help Guyana Prepare For Local Government Elections
Photo above: Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, met with the Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Pierre Giroux, at the Ministry of the Presidency. Photo credit: GINA. GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Canada says it is willing to assist Guyana with the ...
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