PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Agricultural stakeholders, here, are questioning a move that 10,000 acres of land will be made available in Guyana under the terms of a new facility to be administered by the Ministry of Food Production ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Jamaica is recording a shortfall in sugar production this year and government is appealing to stakeholders to ensure the country meets its full quota to overseas markets including those in the European Union (EU). Agriculture and ...
Read More »Ex-NFL Star Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering Antigua Semi-professional
MASSACHUSETTS, U.S. CMC – Former United States National Football (NFL) star, Aaron Hernandez, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of Antiguan-born semi-professional football player, Odin Lloyd. The former New England Patriots tight end was arraigned ...
Read More »US Judge Extends Detention Of Suriname President’s Son, Dino Bouterse
NEW YORK, New York CMC – A Federal judge has extended the detention of Dino Bouterse, the son of Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse, who was arrested in Panama last month on charges of drug trafficking and possession of illegal weapons. ...
Read More »T&T Finance Minister Presents Record TT$61.3 Billion Budget To Parliament
By Peter Richards Caribbean Correspondent PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – On Monday, Finance Minister Larry Howai presented a TT$61.3 billion (One TT dollar = US$0.16 cents) budget to Parliament, outlining new tax measures and a host of incentives to ...
Read More »Canada And St. Lucia To Strengthen Co-operation
CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – Canada will continue to work closely with St. Lucia to increase its economic prosperity, and generally improve security and strengthen cooperation. That assurance came, during the weekend, from High Commissioner designate, Richard Hanley, when he ...
Read More »Russia Throws Obama A Life Preserver on Syria
By Jim Lobe IPS Washington Bureau Chief With President Barack Obama facing increasingly certain defeat in his quest for Congressional authorization to carry out military strikes against Syria, the Russian government, on Monday, appeared to offer the White House a ...
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By Rupert Johnson According to Oprah Winfrey in order to succeed “you have to be 100 percent of yourself.” In other words don’t try to be someone else. I have my doubts about the 100 percent characterization in that we ...
Read More »Brown-Sugar Barbecue Chicken Drumettes
2 cups ketchup 1 cup packed light-brown sugar 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp cider vinegar Coarse salt & ground pepper 6 pounds chicken drumettes, patted dry Preparation: In a medium bowl, whisk together ketchup, sugar, Worcestershire, and vinegar; season ...
Read More »Strawberry-Orange Muffins
3 tbsp almonds 2 tbsp all-purpose flour ¾ cups all-purpose flour 2 tbsp brown sugar ½ cup brown sugar 3 tsp freshly grated orange zest, divided ½ tsp salt, divided 2 tbsp canola oil ¼ cup canola oil 1 cup ...
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