UNITED NATIONS, New York CMC – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti has voiced concern at recent incidents of violence in several cities and urged everyone in the country to work towards ensuring a peaceful society. Head of the ...
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PARIS, France CMC – Three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been elected to serve on the 58-member executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Belize, St. Kitts-Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago will join the Dominican ...
Read More »US Urges Greater Cooperation With Caribbean In Enhancing Democracy
WASHINGTON, DC CMC – The United States is urging greater cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean in strengthening democracy, investing in education and combating climate change. Addressing a special meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS), US Secretary ...
Read More »Caribbean And US Officials Discuss Trade Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. CMC – Senior United States and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) officials have discussed the removal of barriers to bilateral trade under the recently inaugurated US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). US Vice President, Joe Biden, and Haitian President, ...
Read More »Your Health Care Isn’t As Good As You Think It Is
NC – That’s the message of a new report, “Better health, better care, better value for all”, from the Health Council of Canada. The Health Council looked at national and international data and concluded that although Canada is one of ...
Read More »3 Tips For Staying In Shape This Winter
NC – As the days get shorter and the weather much cooler, many of us are retreating indoors for the comfort of the couch—and that relaxation often leads to forgoing physical activity in favour of piping hot chocolate and the ...
Read More »UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Attacks Against French Guyana-born Justice Minister
GENEVA, Switzerland CMC – The United Nations human rights office has condemned the recent racist attacks in France against French Guyanese-born Minister of Justice, Christiane Taubira. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OCHCR) said that the ...
Read More »Continued Fallout From Holness Re-election Victory
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) continues to grapple with the fallout from the recent leadership election as two senators, Arthur Williams and Dr. Christopher Tufton, in a surprise move, handed in their resignations at ...
Read More »Guyana Launches 5,000 Dollar Note
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Guyana has launched a GUY$5,000 (One Guyana dollar = US$0.01 cents) note that will go into circulation on December 9. Bank of Guyana (BOG) Deputy Governor, Dr. Gobin Ganga, said that an awareness campaign would be ...
Read More »CIA Secretly Collects Data On Money Transfers To The Caribbean
WASHINGTON, D.C. CMC – The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been accused of secretly collecting bulk records of money transfers to the Caribbean and other places handled by companies like Western Union and MoneyGram. Government officials said the transfers include ...
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