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Photo above: Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips casting his ballot at Base Camp Ayanganna. The green table cloth can be seen. (Photo courtesy Demararwaves.com). GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 8, (CMC) – At least 7,000 police, soldiers ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 8, (CMC) – The “None for Three’ project, aimed at preventing domestic violence, was launched here, today, with the European Union noting, that Caribbean countries continue to face a “persistent challenge” as it relates to domestic violence. ...

Photo above is of Clement Rohee, PPP General Secretary. Photo credit: CARICOM. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 7, (CMC) – The main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Monday, called for the dismissal of the Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, following last week’s ...

Photo above: Guyana Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 7, (CMC) – The main opposition, People’s Progressive Party (PPP), is urging supporters to ensure the party wins the March 18 local government elections (LGE) that will be held here, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 7, (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, today, named an 18-member Cabinet that he says, will lay the blueprint for economic growth, create jobs and reduce public debt in Jamaica, over the next five years. Holness,43 — ...

ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 7, (CMC) – Lawyers representing chartered accountant, Keiron Pinard-Byrne, who won a £20, 000 (One British Pound =US$1.42 cents) against Opposition Leader, Lennox Linton, has written to the politician demanding full payment of the award. In addition, ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 5, (CMC) – Barbados and St. Lucia have ended talks here, aimed at establishing an agreement on maritime boundaries between the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. A government statement said, that officials from the two countries ended ...

Photo above: Dr. Clarence Henry. Photo credit: Antigua and Barbuda government. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 5, (CMC) – The Chairman of the National Coordinating Committee overseeing Antigua and Barbuda’s plans to decide whether or not the country should replace to ...

Photo above: CARICOM Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque (right) and Portugal’s Ambassador, Fernando Teles Fazendeiro. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 5, (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is calling on Portugal to help remove a number of Caribbean countries from a list of ...

Photo above: the Jamaica Legislature. Photo credit: JIS. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 6, (CMC) – The members of the Andrew Holness-led Cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow. An advisory from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) says, the ceremony is scheduled for ...