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Submitted by Dr. George Traitses February brings lots of snow for most of the country and with it comes the dreaded task of snow removal. Shoveling your driveway is already a hassle; don’t let it be a pain in the neck ...

By Rupert Johnson It is to be noted that February 24, 1884 is a very significant date in the history of Jamaica; for the island’s first Prime Minister, Sir William Alexander Bustamante was born on that date. Thus, as part ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – More than two decades after the renowned academic, Dr. Walter Rodney, was killed by a bomb, a three-member Commission has been appointed to probe his death. The Commission is headed by Barbadian jurist, Sir Richard Cheltenham, ...

BEIJING, China CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Tuesday, described as “good news” the announcement by China that it would deliver a Long Range Vessel (LRV) to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. Prime Minister Persad Bissessar, who is ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it will provide a number of concessions, including a US$100,000 loan, to passenger ferries operating between the mainland and the Grenadines. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government has launched a series of town hall meetings aimed at pressuring the opposition into supporting the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. The opposition-controlled National Assembly has not ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua CMC – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has announced the appointment of St. Lucian Dr. Didacus Jules as the organization’s new director general. Jules, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Caribbean Examinations ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has filed a lawsuit for defamation against his onetime Cabinet colleague, justice minister Herbert Volney. Ramlogan in papers filed in the High Court on Friday, is accusing the former High ...

By Kenton Chance Caribbean Correspondent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, has dismissed allegations that the regional integration grouping was being hypocritical when it voiced concern about the ongoing situation in Venezuela, while remaining ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The Dominica government has broken its silence regarding the deportation of a Jamaican dancehall artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta, saying the action had been taken in the interest of public safety. The singer and two other members ...