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Photo above: Seven of 39 detainees, who were subject to the most aggressive interrogation techniques, provided no intelligence at all, while information obtained from the others preceded the harsh treatment, according to the report. Credit: Fahim Siddiqi/IPS. By Jim Lobe IPS ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found an “unusual pattern” in this year’s urban employment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued to fall despite warning signs of economic slowdown. ...

NC – Careful planning is the key to successful, on-time shipping during the busiest time of the year, no matter whether you’re shipping across Canada or around the world. “We’re in the business of delivering promises,” says Jim MacIntosh, vice ...

NC – When you think of the financial sector, do men in corporate stuffy boardrooms come to mind? That’s certainly a widespread perception. But in reality, the financial services industry has always been quite progressive when it comes to attitudes ...

Photo above: General Manager of Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Mr. Courtney Wynter, addresses a JIS Think Tank on December 9. Photo by: JIS photographer. By Peta-Gay Hodges JIS Staff Writer Members of the Jamaica Diaspora will soon be able to access the ...

Photo above: Winfred “Blue” Lovett, second from right, leads The Manhattans in a rendition of one of their famous tunes. By Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali Pride Contributing Writer Two of the founding members of the New Jersey quintet, The ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia Postal Service has launched a Christmas stamp issue honouring Cardinal Kelvin Felix, the former archbishop of Castries, who was inducted into the College of Cardinals in February this year. The stamp issue ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister, Kamla Persad Bissessar, last Wednesday, congratulated the former president of the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago, Deborah Thomas-Felix, on her election as an Appeal Judge on the United Nations Appeals Tribunal ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European, Dr. P.I. Gomes, was on Wednesday, elected as the new Secretary General of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping, replacing Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni. A statement from the Ministry ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The Regional Task Force on the Free Circulation of Goods within the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has ended a meeting here, reviewing and assessing the results of the activities undertaken so far, and ...