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WASHINGTON, DC, CMC – The World Bank says remittances growth in the Caribbean is expected to slow in 2015. The Washington-based international financial institution said in its latest issue of its Migration and Development Brief, that growth in global remittances, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron has called on all member states within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to come fully on board with the regional court. “It would be ...

Many Baby Boomers Are Leaving Their Life’s Work to Chance, Says Family-Oriented Investment Advisor Half of all Americans with children do not have a legal will, according to an extensive survey done by the legal service Rocket Lawyer. “While the ...

Financial Literacy Month Is A Good Time To Get Your Fiscal House In Order To err is human, but when mistakes affect your pocketbook, it’s not exactly divine. Don’t feel alone if you’ve committed a financial blunder, though. Two-thirds of ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on Monday, the second tremor to affect the oil-rich twin island Republic within six days. The Seismic Unit of the University ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) planted the first legal marijuana plant in Jamaica on Monday, a few days after the amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act came into effect. Science, ...

HAVANA, Cuba CMC – A Cuban doctor, who created a drug used to fight diabetic foot ulcers, has been lauded by his colleagues from across the globe. Doctors at a recent Diabetic Foot Global Conference in the United States, praised ...

By Lisa Vives IPS Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) – Shocking images of South Africans beating foreign-born residents residing in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts stunned the continent which had taken a message of brotherhood from former president Nelson ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Former United States president, Jimmy Carter, will lead an observer mission to monitor the May 11 regional and national elections in Guyana. “I look forward to leading our delegation to observe Guyana’s elections on May 11,” ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Several pressing issues impacting the Black community are on the agenda of the upcoming 2nd African Canadian Summit, which will be held under the theme, “Critical Crossroad and the Crisis in ...