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By Anika Kentish CMC Antigua Correspondent  ST JOHNS, Antigua, CMC – After a 30 year political career, Opposition Leader and former Prime Minster, Baldwin Spencer, is set to bow out of active politics in the twin island state. “I doubt ...

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has told public servants that their salaries will not be reduced under his administration, even as the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) announced it would not accept the government’s latest salary increase ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – A university student who attended a Halloween party dressed as a member of the racist Ku Klux Klan, has withdrawn from the institution. “Ross University…has really worked hard to build relationships within the St. Kitts ...

Photo above: Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne (left) and US actor, Robert De Niro (second from right) sign agreement. (GIS photo). ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has signed an agreement with international film ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Saturday, announced salary increases for public servants and members of the Disciplined Forces. A brief statement from the Office of President Donald Ramotar said, that more than 20,000 public servants and members of ...

Photo above: Some members of the Senior Guyanese Friendship Association at the organisation’s annual Christmas Dinner and Dance, last Saturday evening. Photo by Victor Carrington. By Sharmon Carrington Pride Contributing Writer Members of the Senior Guyanese Friendship Association enjoyed a ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The gay rights group, Suriname Men United (SMU), is taking issue with a song by a local entertainer that calls for “bullets for homos”. “It is horrific that Surinamese artistes, in this particular case King Koyeba, ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says, the link between local agriculture and tourism could spur the economy of the Caribbean countries. IICA specialists, along with those from the Technical Centre for Agricultural ...

By Rupert Johnson This is the time of year when I always reminisce about those unforgettable days of never-ending fun and frolic in Jamaica. It was the first week in December, and I knew that Christmas was just around the ...

Photo above: Students at Columbia University carry mattresses on the Carry That Weight National Day of Action to show their support for survivors of sexual assault. Photo credit: Warren Heller. By Lyndal Rowlands IPS Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) ...