ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Police are investigating the death of a 38-year-old farmer, whose body was found hanging from a tree in the forest area of Fedon’s Camp in St. Andrew. Police said, on Monday, that Ray John had been ...
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Feed SubscriptionJamaica Defence Force Suspends Search For Downed US Plane
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has suspended the search for the single engine aircraft that crashed off the coast of the eastern parish of Portland, last week Friday. The JDF says, with the active operation being ...
Read More »Guyana Authorities Question People Following Discovery Of Semi-submersible Vessel
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) says it has questioned seven people in connection with the discovery of a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) vessel last month. “These semi-submersible vessels are built for one reason and one reason only ...
Read More »Antigua Seeking $100 Million From US To End Gaming Dispute
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda is seeking US$100 million to settle the long standing dispute over internet gaming with the United States. Prime Minister Gaston Browne told a news conference that his administration, had submitted new proposals ...
Read More »US Ends Funding For Caribbean HIV/AIDS Program
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The University of the West Indies (UWI) says it has been advised by the United States that it has ceased funding for a regional HIV/AIDS training program. The UWI said that Washington had advised of the ...
Read More »Guyana Government Launches Five-year Literacy Strategic Plan
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has launched a five-year literacy strategic plan that it said is aimed at ensuring that children are literate by Grade Four, through consistent home, school and community involvement programs. Education Minister Priya Manickchand said that ...
Read More »African-Canadians Express Concerns To OAS’s IACHR
Photo above is of Margaret Parsons (left) and Dr. Rose-Marie Belle Antoine. By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – African-Canadians have taken a step in drawing the attention of the international community to discrimination in policing and in ...
Read More »JCA Vice President Urges Black Community To “Please Vote’’
By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – More than a dozen African-Canadians, including two Toronto mayoral candidates, have registered to run in municipal elections on October 27. Mayoral contenders Dewitt Lee III and D!ONNE Renée, and most of ...
Read More »PRIDE INTRODUCES A NEW COLUMN: On The Move
The phrase ‘on the move’ might conjure up different concepts to different people. Some might immediately visualize it to depict travel; others, physical fitness; and to still others it could present a picture of progressive people with smart business ideas. ...
Read More »Salted-Caramel Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
1 cup dark-brown sugar 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 tbsp. dark rum 1 ½ tsp. salt 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. ground cinnamon 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla extract ...
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