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By Desmond Brown IPS Caribbean Correspondent GEORGETOWN, Guyana (IPS) — With less than six months to go before the next full United Nations Conference of the Parties also known as COP 21 – widely regarded as a make-or-break moment for ...

In photo above Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller greets Professor Neville Ying, while Ed Bartlett looks on. Photo courtesy of JIS. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica CMC – The National Diaspora Policy will be heading to Cabinet shortly for deliberation. This was announced ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government says it is examining the possibility of establishing legal and institutional procedures that will assist nationals residing in the Diaspora make a meaningful contribution to the development of the country. Foreign Affairs Minister, ...

By Peter Richards CMC Caribbean Correspondent CASTRIES, St. Lucia CMC – A senior official of the World Bank said, on Tuesday, that the different economies of the Caribbean face common challenges, including low growth and vulnerability to external shocks. Jorge ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has again called for the resignation of chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally. At a press conference on Monday, , said, if Surujbally remains, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC — The leader of Government Business in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament, Dr. Roodal Moonilal, has confirmed that his wife studied law in Britain, but denied that the embattled former FIFA vice president Austin Jack ...

HAMILTON, Bermuda CMC — Bermuda’s first Black Premier, Sir Edward Richards, has been named one of the island’s two new national heroes. June 15 will be observed here as National Heroes Day, a public holiday. Sir Edward, who was born ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by the Jamaica Police Federation (JPF) seeking to set aside the injunction granted to the government preventing members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) from carrying out industrial action. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government has given permission for Venezuelan state-owned airline, Conviasa Airlines, to have a “one off flight” over the non-payment of its bond. Several passengers bound for Venezuela had been stranded at the Cheddi Jagan ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC — The Scientific Research Council (SRC) and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to protect the country’s biodiversity. The focus is on four primary areas  —  protecting endemic plants using ...