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Photo above: Lodrick Joseph and Alfred Mungra, striking workers represented by the United Steelworkers (USW) at Crown Metal Packaging Canada, outside one of the sheds workers built to protect them from the harsh temperatures of two winters since the strike started ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government has imposed a ban on the importation of poultry products from North America, following reports of an outbreak of Bird Flu. The Ministry of Agriculture said the ban applies to poultry products from ...

Photo above: Aerial view of the Riverton Disposal site. Photo credit: CMC. KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Health authorities say that the tests on the quality of air taken during the height of the fire at the Riverton Disposal Site that blanketed ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), Monday, announced an investigation into the nationwide roadblocks mounted by police officers that virtually crippled the country, affecting schools, businesses and the judiciary. Deputy Police Commissioner Ann ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The European union will provide Euro$346 million (One Euro=US$1.29 cents) on programs focusing on regional economic integration, climate change disaster management and sustainable energy in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic over the next ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is in the process of creating a framework for the possible resumption of the importation of damaged motor vehicles into the country. “We have taken into consideration what re-opening this industry ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Senior Counsel Reginald Armour was elected president of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago, despite criticisms of his candidacy in the run-up to the election from Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. “I respect the ...

NEW YORK, United States, CMC – An increasing number of investors are heading to the Caribbean, as regional countries look for new sources of energy. The energy landscape in the United States has transformed radically in the last few years, ...

LONDON, England, CMC – Britain has warned travelers to the Caribbean about contracting the Chikungunya virus, based on the dramatic increase in the number of people affected by the disease in the last year. Last Friday, Public Health England (PHE) ...

By Sandy Daley Pride Columnist In life there are no certainties, and death and taxes are the only things that we can be certain of. Yet, with each passing day, we are given the opportunity to make the best of ...