GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 14, (CMC) – The Guyana government said, last Friday, that the authorities have been unable to proceed with criminal investigations against several people, who have been linked to stealing public funds and other property, because of the ...
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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has fired government Senator, Wigley George, after he voted a second time against a bill that he says will open workers to victimisation. George, who is ...
Read More »Top US Official Wants Caribbean Diaspora To Help Shape Foreign Policy
By Nelson A. King US Correspondent NEW YORK, New York September 14, 2016 (CMC) – A top United States official is calling on Caribbean nationals in the United States to help shape Washington’s foreign policy. “Our diversity is our strength, and ...
Read More »Guyanese Legislator Wins New York Democratic Primary, As Caribbean Nationals Score Victories
By Nelson A. King CMC Caribbean Correspondent NEW YORK, New York September 14, 2016 (CMC) – A Guyanese legislator, here, handsomely beat her Haiti-born challenger to win the New York Democratic Primary elections, yesterday. New York State Senator, Roxanne Persaud, ...
Read More »T&T Police Say Guns Recovered “Just A Drop In The Bucket”
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police, today, said they had recovered more than 500 guns so far this year, describing the seizure as a “drop in the bucket”, and calling for ...
Read More »Man Refused Bail After Allegedly Conning Several People With Promises Of Jobs
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, September 14, 2016 (CMC) – A 31-year-old man, who police said conned several people into giving him money and promising them employment within the cruise industry, was denied bail when he appeared in the ...
Read More »Trinidad To Assist Guyana Develop Oil And Energy Sector
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, September 9, 2016 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it wants to help its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbour, Guyana, develop its newly found oil sector, and is positioning itself to refine oil ...
Read More »FBI To Set Up Office In Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 9, 2016 (CMC) – The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are to set up offices in Jamaica, as part of measures to help fight crime ...
Read More »Female Political Leaders Like Hillary Clinton Still Extremely Rare
By Lyndal Rowlands IPS Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York September 9, 2016 (IPS) –– Despite their prominence on the world stage, female political leaders, like Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel, are part of a tiny minority of women who ...
Read More »Fifth Suspect Charged In Murder Of Jamaica-born Legal Aide To New York Governor
NEW YORK, New York September 9, 2016 (CMC) – A New York grand jury has indicted a fifth person in connection with the murder, last year, of Carey Gabay, the Jamaica-born legal aide to New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo. Gabay ...
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