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ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government, Monday, confirmed that talks were being held with its Jamaican counterpart on a settlement regarding the deportation of dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, last February. Lee, whose real name is Leroy Russell, and ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The former leader of government business in Parliament and cricket administrator, Dr. Alloy Lequay, has died. He was 90 years old. Lequay, who entered Parliament in 1966 as the parliamentary representative for South Naparima, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says more than 500 people have been arrested and billions of dollars in assets seized under the country’s anti-lottery scamming law, since it was passed in 2013. National Security Minister, Peter Bunting, told ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it “is extremely perplexed” by the decision of the Venezuela government to use the media here to publicise its opposition to the allegations by Georgetown that Caracas is seeking to stymie the ...

STANFORD, California, CMC – A newly developed genetic technique has enabled researchers to sequence DNA from the teeth of 300-year-old skeletons, helping to pinpoint where in Africa three slaves had likely lived before being captured and transported to the Caribbean. ...

HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – For the first time in 15 years, Cuba and the United States have re-established direct telephone links. The state telecommunications company, Etecsa, says initially the link will only be for phone calls. This is the first ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government is defending its decision to purchase a hedge in the market against the risk of a sharp increase in the price of oil. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, said the imposition ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Lillie Johnson, founder of the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario (SCAO), was regally feted on Sunday, one day before her 93rd birthday, when she launched her memoir, My Dream, part of ...

TORONTO, Ontario – As The University of the West Indies prepares to host its sixth annual Toronto Benefit Gala, on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto, it will recognize the generous contributions of its Lead Sponsor, Scotiabank. This ...

Are Cultural Misinterpretations A Root Cause For Disproportionate Discipline Of African-American Students? Numerous studies have revealed that African-American students are more likely than their white peers to face referrals to the office, suspension, expulsion or other forms of discipline at ...