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WASHINGTON, DC June 22, (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says after several decades of low growth and rising public debt, Jamaica has made significant progress in restoring economic stability, due mainly to strong policies and program ownership. The ...

By Tomeica Gunn JIS Contributing Writer  PORT MORANT, Jamaica, June 22 (JIS) — Students of Port Morant Primary and Junior High School, winners of the Health Ministry’s Jingle Competition, are happy to make their contribution to the fight against the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 22, (CMC) – The Jamaica government has endorsed the importation of two products, by a local company, to be used in the control of mosquitoes and lead to the eventual reduction of vector-borne disease transmission, such as ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, June 22, (CMC) – The chairman of the Constitution Reform Advisory Committee (CRAC), Dr. Francis Alexis, today, described as “positively historic” the passage of legislation, aimed at reforming the Grenada constitution. Parliament, meeting here, on Tuesday, also ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 22, (CMC) – Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of 30-year-old national team cricketer, Fiqre Crockwell, who was gunned down, earlier this week, on the outskirts of Hamilton. It was Bermuda’s second ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 21, (CMC) – Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it has held successful talks with officials of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on the issues surrounding the purchase of duty free items. Last week, CJIA said it was ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, June 21, (CMC) – Newly elected Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet, held talks with the Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules, on issues affecting the sub-region in a changing global environment. ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, June 21, (CMC) – Phillip J. Pierre, one of the six successful candidates of the St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) in the June 6 general election, has been confirmed as the new leader of the party. Pierre, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, June 21, CMC – A study, done by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), shows that the public service in Trinidad and Tobago provides poor service to nationals, Public Service Minister, Maxie Cuffie, said today. Cuffie, addressing ...

By Linda Straker CMC Grenada Correspondent ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, June 21, (CMC) – The Grenada parliament, today, approved legislation for the island to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice as its final court. However, before ...