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NASSAU, Bahamas CMC – Police said a 77-year-old unidentified Canadian national has been airlifted to Fort Lauderdale in the United States after he was attacked by a shark on Sunday. They said that the man was on board a fishing ...

By Mikael Barfod* Guest Writer  BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC – The Caribbean is one of the regions in the world where the European Union’s Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA), which has an envelope of Euro 295 million One Euro =US$1.29 cents) ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – Dominicans have been urged to embrace freedom of movement within the region as the country celebrates its 35th year of Independence from Britain. President Charles Savarin in his message to the nation said this must be ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua CMC – Antigua and Barbuda celebrated its 32nd anniversary of political independence from Britain, last Friday, with the traditional military parade, the presentation of national awards to deserving nationals and a general reflection on the achievements over ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Jamaica police have seized 77 illegal firearms and arrested more than 150 people last month under Operation Resilience that targets criminal gangs across the country. The police said that this is the highest number of firearm ...

By Linda Straker ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada CMC – A two-day Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) stakeholders consultation with the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Eminent Persons’ Group (EPG) on the future of the 78-member grouping ended here late Saturday with Grenada’s Prime ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government says it remains committed to effectively managing deforestation while continuing to implement programs that would contribute to the maintenance of a low rate of deforestation in the country. Natural resources and Environment Minister, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., CMC – Jamaica is the lone Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to have been given the green light by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) to use procurement systems on Bank financed projects. An IDB statement Monday, said the ...

ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The Council of Ministers of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) has committed itself to supporting areas of spectrum management, broadband and cyber security. “We considered a draft report on the electronic communications bill. It’s a ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government Monday presented instruments to 185 persons in the Central Leeward town of Barrouallie allowing them to purchase lands at EC$0.10 cents (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) per ...