Pride News Canada's Leader In African Canadian & Caribbean News, Views & Lifestyle

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua CMC – Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are welcoming the decision by American Airlines to increase its daily flights out of New York. “As a major tourism destination, Antigua and Barbuda continues to work tirelessly at increasing ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government, Monday, said it is “deeply saddened” by the recent loss of lives and injury to several people as a result of domestic violence and urged the perpetrators to seek help through the various ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. CMC – The US Department of State says it has begun a new multiple-entry visa program for Cubans. “The Obama administration believes these measures, in addition to others, will increase people-to-people contact, support civil society in Cuba and ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – The Jamaica government says it is strengthening the criminal case management system in a bid to reduce the backlog of cases within the justice system. Justice Minister, Mark Golding, said the aim is to have the ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – A meeting late Thursday between Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and an environment group opposed to a section of the multi-billion dollar highway south of here, ended with both parties giving contrasting viewpoints on ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s proven natural gas reserves have contracted by one per cent last year, but Energy Minister Kevin Ramnarine said the figures show the authorities are “arresting” the decline in recent years. According ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – The United States and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a treaty that will effectively afford “left-behind parents” the full remedies of the Hague Convention to resolve child abduction cases. The Hague Abduction Convention treaty ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. CMC – Caribbean countries have been warned that while increased financial integration has facilitated the flow of funds and allowed regional countries to overcome scale constraints, the increased interconnectedness has also built systemic risks and increased the likelihood ...

CARACAS, Venezuela CMC – The Venezuelan government is set to increase the interest rate it charges to finance oil purchases by Central American and Caribbean countries under the Petrocaribe deal. According to reports from online financial news agency Platts, the ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina CMC – President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, has praised Jamaica for the progress it has made in reducing road accidents in recent years. Moreno said that the Washington-based bank is committed to ...