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By Jon McKay Pride Mortgage Columnist Transitioning from renter to homeowner is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make throughout your lifetime. It can also be a stressful experience if you don’t plan ahead by building a budget and saving ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia, CMC – Bolivia plans to increase its trade relations with Central America and the Caribbean in the framework of the agreements of the Latin American Integration Association (Aladi). “We are developing contacts with countries in the region, ...

WASHINGTON, DC, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has launched an initiative to help prevent maternal deaths from haemorrhage in the Caribbean. PAHO said one in five maternal deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean results ...

By Lamoi Pride Columnist How would you define Social Consciousness? To heavily paraphrase Steve Biko, voice of the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa: “Social Consciousness is the acceptance, rejection, and application of the value systems of where you live, ...

Photo above: Vendors at the fish market in Belize. Photo courtesy of the Fisheries Department Belize City, Belize. By Zadie Neufville IPS Correspondent KINGSTON, Jamaica (IPS) – Caribbean nations have begun work on a plan to ‘climate smart’ the region’s fisheries ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has come out in full support of Guyana, after Venezuela declared that the “Arbitral award of 1899, which definitively settled the boundary between the two countries, is null and void.” CARICOM ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica-based Bio-Tech R&D Institute says it has been granted a new patent by the United States, as it continues its cancer research. It said the new patent — Number 8907117 — is titled “Anti-tumour and ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica has signed an agreement allowing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to export pepper and dasheen to oil rich Trinidad and Tobago. Junior Agriculture Minister, Luther Buchanan, said the agreement was reached at the CARICOM level ...

NC – Cabin fever is a reality for many Canadians after being cooped up indoors all winter long. So what better way is there to enjoy the arrival of spring than to say goodbye to hibernation and embrace a new ...

NC – Winter weather can wreak havoc on homes and gardens across Canada. Complete this home maintenance checklist from The Home Depot Canada before the warm weather breaks to ensure your outdoor space is ready for spring enjoyment. If your ...