GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 5, 2016 (CMC) – Guyana marked the 117th anniversary of the 1899 Arbitral Award, insisting that it will continue to pursue efforts to peacefully end its border dispute with Venezuela. “Guyana continues to uphold and respect the Arbitral ...
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NASSAU, The Bahamas, October 5, 2016 (CMC) – The Bahamas, today, intensified preparations for the passage of Hurricane Matthew, closing schools and government offices, as well as airports and opening shelters to accommodate persons who have had to flee low ...
Read More »Hurricane Matthew Continues To Pound Haiti; Spares Jamaica
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, October 4, 2016 (CMC) – Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful hurricane in nearly a decade, is continuing to pound Haiti with heavy rains and winds in excess of 145 miles per hour (mph), today, as it ...
Read More »Jamaica Wants Debt For Climate Change Swap; Antigua Joins In
UNITED NATIONS, New York September 26, 2016 (CMC) – Last Friday, Jamaica told the international community that it is pursuing reforms to improve the efficiency of the public sector, improving its customer service delivery, pursuing economies of scale, reducing duplication ...
Read More »T&T And Suriname Back 2030 Agenda
UNITED NATIONS, New York September 26, 2016 (CMC) – Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, Monday, expressed support for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (SDA), even as they appealed to the international community to help make the goals a reality, by ...
Read More »UN Secretary General To Assess Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute Before Leaving Office
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 25, 2016 (CMC) – United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, has pledged to offer assessment of the Guyana/Venezuela border row before he leaves office. During a meeting with Guyana President, David Granger, last Saturday, the UN Secretary ...
Read More »CARICOM Deepens Regional Partnerships To Address Withdrawal Of Corresponding Banking Services
St. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, September 19, 2016 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has deepened its partnerships within the region, in order to strengthen its efforts to address the withdrawal of correspondent banking services from some regional institutions. Prime Minister of ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Decides Against Revoking Multi-million Dollar Telecommunications Licence
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 15, 2016 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it will not revoke the domestic, mobile spectrum licence, granted to Symbiote Investments Limited, a few days before the February 15 general elections, here. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in ...
Read More »Guyana Signs Agreement With FAO To Prevent Illegal Fishing In Its Waters
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Guyana has signed an agreement with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that will allow the country to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its territorial ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago PM Announces New Crime Fighting Initiatives
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, says his administration will be spending US$17.5 million on equipment that will enable the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to boost intelligence-gathering efforts ...
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