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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has reiterated the need for a peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a prerequisite for lasting peace on the Middle East. “The Palestinian people deserve the same rights as people everywhere: to live in ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. CMC – A major think tank here says that China’s “check book diplomacy” is affecting relations not solely between the Caribbean and Beijing, but also between the region and Taiwan. The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) said in ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley have agreed on a number of initiatives to stem the rising crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago, with the government insisting that “crime ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada CMC – The Grenada government will later this week disclose how it plans to honour the memory of Mrs. Alimenta Bishop, the mother of former prime minister, Maurice Bishop. Mrs. Bishop, 97, died last Saturday without ever ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has established a three-member, internal, electoral commission to prepare for a possible election after former finance minister, Audley Shaw, announced his intention to challenge former prime minister, Andrew Holness, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Guyana has recorded more than GUY$175 billion (One Guyana dollar = US$0.005 cents) in revenue from mineral production last year, Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Robert Persaud has said. He said the gold, bauxite, sand ...

By Dwain Rattray Pride Contributing Editor TORONTO, Ontario – As the third largest financial institution in Jamaica, and with 139 years of solid record, the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) stands as a bastion of responsibility for corporate philanthropy not ...

(NC) – Reading is a gift – it takes you on a journey, opens your eyes, poses questions and exposes you to new thoughts and ideas. With the following tips, you can encourage your child to develop a love of ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Dr. Carolyn Cooper, a professor of literary and cultural studies at the University of the West Indies, has plans to celebrate the 70th birthday of reggae icon, Bob Marley, with a ...

MIAMI, U.S. CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) says a Jamaican man has been arrested and charged with participating in a telemarketing conspiracy and committing 37 counts of wire fraud. ICE said that the charges ...