By Nelson A. King CMC Correspondent NEW YORK, New York June 29, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana’s President, David Granger, declined to criticize his Caribbean Community (CARICOM) colleagues, today, over the comments they made, regarding the almost-three-month-old delay, of the official ...
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WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, June 26, 2020 (CMC) – Four Senators, members of the United States Foreign Relations Committee, in a joint statement, yesterday, described as “unacceptable”, the non-release of the official results of Guyana’s disputed, March 2 election. The ...
Read More »Barbados Government Lifts Curfew; Reopens International Airport From July 15
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 26, 2020 (CMC) – The Barbados government announced, yesterday, the lifting of the curfew, put in place, since March, to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COBID019), as the island reopens its borders to accommodate regional and ...
Read More »CARICOM Chair Unapologetic Over Remarks Made Regarding Guyana Elections
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 26, 2020 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair, Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, yesterday, remained unmoved at the criticisms, levelled at her, following remarks she made, earlier this week, regarding the disputed election in Guyana. “The truth ...
Read More »Dominica’s Bar Association Pays Tribute To Late Magistrate, Michael Bruney
ROSEAU, Dominica, June 26, 2020 (CMC) – The Dominica Bar Association (DBA), today, described magistrate and veteran radio broadcaster, Michael ‘Mickey’ Bruney, 62, as “a quiet force in the legal profession”, as it mourned his death from lung cancer. The ...
Read More »Former Trinidad Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, Back On The Campaign Trial
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 26, 2020 (CMC) – Former Prime Minister, Basdeo Panday, is back on the campaign trail, more than a decade after bowing out of elective politics, and while he is now seeking office, he ...
Read More »Trinidad Police Commissioner Calls For Establishment Of Gun Court
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, June 26, 2020 (CMC) – Police Commissioner, Gary Griffith, has called for the establishment of a Gun Court, to deal with the number of gun-related criminal activities in the twin-island nation. He argued, while ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Governor-General Concerned About “Racist” Implications Of His British Insignia
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 25, 2020 (CMC) – Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen, has expressed concern about one of the ceremonial medals of his office – the British insignia, the Order of St. Michael and St. George. The medal, which is ...
Read More »Western Countries Concerned At Long Delay In Declaring Guyana’s Election Results
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 24, 2020 (CMC) – Four Western countries, yesterday, expressed concern at the long delay in announcing the official results of the disputed March 2 election in Guyana. In a joint statement, the Ambassador of the United States, ...
Read More »CARICOM Dismayed At New Developments In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 24, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expressed concern, yesterday, at the developments in Guyana, where the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and general election is yet to be officially declared. CARICOM Chair ...
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