By Zubair Sayed IPS Guest Writer JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Apr. 30 (IPS) — Imagine a world without the media, where we have no verified information about what’s going on around us; where everything is hearsay and gossip; where there are ...
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Feed SubscriptionJamaica Government Called On To Give Urgent Attention To Amending Access To Information Act
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 3, (CMC) – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has called on the Andrew Holness-led administration to give urgent attention to making “long-awaited” amendments to the Access to Information Act and the repealing of the Official Secrets ...
Read More »More Than 20 Killed In Haiti As Boat Capsizes
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, May 3, (CMC) – At least 22 people were killed when a boat capsized in rough waters over the weekend, Haitian officials have confirmed. They said the incident occurred, early Sunday morning, when the small boat ...
Read More »Trinidad PM Says No Discussion On Decriminalising Marijuana
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 2, (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley, says his administration has not discussed decriminalising marijuana, even as his Attorney General, Faris Al-Rawi, is quoted as saying that it is reviewing existing legislation ...
Read More »Jamaica Tourism Minister To Sign Agreement With Cuba May 6
By Marlon Tingling JIS Contributing Writer ST. JAMES, Jamaica May 2 (JIS) — Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, says he will be signing an agreement with his tourism counterpart in Cuba, which will facilitate multi-destination marketing between the countries. Addressing the ...
Read More »Ethiopia’s Prince Sahle-Selassie Ends Visit To Jamaica
By Sharon Earle JIS Contributing Writer MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica May 2, (JIS) — His Imperial Highness, Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie and his wife, Princess Saba Kebede, departed the island on April 30, following their nine-day visit to commemorate the 50th anniversary ...
Read More »Japan Hailed As Strong Supporter Of Jamaican Culture
By Rochelle Williams JIS Contributing Writer ST. ANDREW, Jamaica May 2 (JIS) — The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is hailing the Japanese government for its continued support of cultural programs in Jamaica. Principal Director of Culture in the ...
Read More »Report On Constitutional Reform Handed Over To Guyana Government
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 2, (CMC) – The Guyana government, last Saturday, received the final report on proposed constitutional reform, with Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo, promising “to take it forward”. Government has said that the report by the six-member Steering Committee ...
Read More »Guyana Police Detain Five Following Armed Robbery At Hotel And Casino
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 2, (CMC) – Guyana police have detained five men suspected of involvement in armed robbery of a hotel and casino that resulted in a shoot-out that wounded a police officer and four others. Police said that one ...
Read More »Two Caribbean Countries’ Human Rights Under UN Microscope
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 2, (CMC) – The human rights issues of two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being examined, today, by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group. The two CARICOM countries under the microscope are ...
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