KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent CMC – Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, says he has accepted an apology from one of two newspapers that he claimed libeled him over the arrest of an opposition legislator last month. Gonsalves said while he had ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. CMC – The World Bank is providing a US$10 million loan to Antigua and Barbuda to finance the public and social sector reform activities for the next five years. Finance Minister, Harold Lovell, and World Bank Country Director ...
Read More »Diplomat Expresses Concern Over Number Of Jamaicans Deported
NEW YORK, New York CMC – Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Stephen Vascianne” says he is concerned that too many nationals “are stepping on to the deportation train” monthly and returning to a country where they have little or ...
Read More »Taiwan President Ends Visit To Caribbean
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts CMC – Taiwan President, Ma Ying-jeou, on Monday, ended his visit to the Caribbean pledging Taiwan’s continued support for the socio-economic development of St. Kitts-Nevis, the last stop on his three-nation visit. As he did in St. ...
Read More »St. Kitts Authorities Ban Products Containing Dimefluthurin
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts CMC – St. Kitts-Nevis health authorities have placed an immediate ban on the use and importation of any brand of the Black Mosquito Coil product containing the ingredient, dimefluthrin, The Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board and ...
Read More »Guyana Looking To Improve Relations With Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Guyana says it is looking to move beyond the new rice agreement in terms of trade relations with neighbouring Venezuela and will use the upcoming state visit of President Nicolas Maduro to do so. Foreign Affairs ...
Read More »Trinidad Social Development Minister Denies Sex Ring Operating Within His Ministry
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Minister of the People and Social Development, Dr. Glen Ramadarsingh, Monday described as “baseless” allegations that his ministry was running a “sex ring” with employees being forced to provide sex for favours. Former national ...
Read More »Malaysia’s High Commissioner To Guyana Accredited
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The relationship between the Governments of Guyana and Malaysia was further strengthened when the new Malaysian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dato Sudha Devi Vasudevan, presented her letters of credence to President Donald Ramotar on Friday. With ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Gives Green Light To Amendments To Child Care And Protection Act
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Government has given the green light to amendments to the Child Care and Protection Act so as to ensure that so called “uncontrollable” children cannot be sent to correctional facilities, “even if their parents wish it.” ...
Read More »Integrity Commission Probing Government Minister
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The Integrity Commission says it has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption made against a government minister during the campaign for the July 29 by-election in Chaguanas West. In a brief statement, the ...
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