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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – HBO Latin America, last Thursday, announced plans to launch a new digital platform for HBO GO as a paid online service in the Caribbean and Latin American by the end of the year. The company says, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Guyana’s main opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) last Wednesday, criticized the decision of the government to offer increased salaries to legislators, saying it goes against the government’s campaign promise of a better life for all Guyanese ...

Photo above is of Guyana A-G, Basil Williams. GINA photo. GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Basil Williams, on Monday, defended his decision to speak on the imminent retirement of the Chief Justice, Ian Chang. The ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica government is urging the financial sector to be more watchful in ensuring that “dirty” money does not pass through the system as a result of the new marijuana industry. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade ...

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Fire on board a Delta Airlines aircraft has forced the closure of the runway Sangster International airport, in the western city of Montego Bay. According to officials shortly before 4pm (local time), the aircraft that ...

Photo above: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) and Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. Photo credit: JIS. KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica and Japan have agreed to expand trade between both countries. On Wednesday, following bilateral talks with Prime Minister Shinzo ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The Dominica government says it is providing support to farmers, to help rebuild the agricultural sector that suffered millions of dollars in damages, following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika late August. “The damage done by ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The High Court had dismissed a motion from the Integrity Commission that sought to have President Charles Savarin file a declaration, regarding his assets and liabilities. The Commission had argued that Savarin, a former senior government ...

By Thalif Deen IPS Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) — As the U.N.’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their targeted date by the end of December, one of the lingering questions has long remained unanswered – at least, until ...

By Ramesh Jaura IPS Correspondent ACP Secretary-General Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes talks to Ramesh Jaura. Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes of Guyana was elected the Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) at the 100th Session of ...