MIAMI, Florida Apr. 20, (CMC) – The United States Coast Guard says it participated in three separate international and inter-agency counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in the seizure of more than t 325 kilograms of cocaine and 600 ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 20, (CMC) – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has accused the near two-month old government of merely adopting the policies of the last administration, and that the Andrew Holness administration has “no clear plan for ...
Read More »Caribbean Countries To Sign Paris Agreement
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr. 20, (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and senior government ministers are heading to the United States to participate in the signing and ratification of the Paris Agreement which adopted, late last year, at the 21st Session ...
Read More »Barbados Jolted By Earthquake
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 20 (CMC) – Barbados was jolted by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9, today, but there were no reports of injuries or damages. The Trinidad-based Seismic Research centre (SRC) at the St. Augustine campus of the ...
Read More »Teachers’ Union Condemns Students’ Clash With Police Officers In Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Apr. 20, (CMC) – President of the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) Devanand Sinanan, said ,today, a video showing school girls in a confrontation with armed police officers demonstrates disrespect for authority ...
Read More »Boat Captain And Daughter Robbed In St. Vincent And The Grenadines
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Apr. 20, (CMC) – Police are searching for a cutlass-wielding bandit, who robbed a 61-year-old British man and his 30-year-old daughter, triggering a fresh wave of frustration among residents, regarding the number of crimes against visitors to ...
Read More »Police Officer Shot And Killed In Grenada
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Apr. 20, (CMC) – A police officer was shot and killed as he responded to a dispute in Mount Stanhope, the Grenada police said in a statement, today. It said that Corporal Daniel Edgar, who is attached ...
Read More »Pharmacists Sign Two-year Wage Agreement With Government
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 19, (CMC) – Public sector pharmacists have signed a two-year wage agreement with the Jamaica government, under which they will receive a four per cent salary increase in the first year and three per cent in the ...
Read More »UN Official Calls On Stakeholders To Ensure Success Of Elections In Haiti
UNITED NATIONS, New York Apr. 18, (CMC) – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the country (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré, is urging all stakeholders, including the future Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), ...
Read More »Guyana Government Minister Says Local Aviation Industry Could Boost Tourism Sector
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr. 17, (CMC) – Minister with responsibility for the tourism sector, Catherine Hughes, says Guyana’s vibrant, local aviation sector will help in the development of the country’s tourism sector . Hughes made the comment as Air Services Limited ...
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