ST. JOHN’S, Antigua CMC – Dominica won the Jaycees Queen pageant for a second consecutive year after Leslassa Shillingford won the 2013 title on Friday night, as Carnival activities continue in Antigua and Barbuda. Miss. Shillingford won from a field ...
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – Dominican Percival Marie, Thursday, took up the appointment of Director General of the Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (CARIFORUM) pledging to effect an integrated and comprehensive approach to the work of the two ...
Read More »New Parliament Session Begins In T&T
By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – A new session of the Trinidad and Tobago parliament began, here, on Friday with the interim leader of the Independent Liberal Party (ILP) Austin “Jack Warner being sworn in as a ...
Read More »Jamaica Police Step Up Presence As Several Areas Remain Tense Following Several Murders
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Jamaica police say six men are assisting in their investigations into the murder of an 11-year-old school girl as the West Kingston constituency remains tense from the murder and violence last week. Senior Superintendent, Ronald Anderson, ...
Read More »Guyana Housing Minister Warns Of Fraudsters As New Housing Scheme Launched
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Guyana government is warning the public to be aware of fraudsters attempting to sell them house lots as it announced plans for the start of the 1,000 homes turn-key initiative. Housing and Water Minister, Irfaan ...
Read More »Dominica Health Ministry Confirms Dengue Outbreak
ROSEAU, Dominica CMC – The Ministry of Health, here, has issued an alert concerning an outbreak of dengue fever. So far seven cases of the disease have been confirmed while the authorities are awaiting confirmation on eighteen suspected cases. There ...
Read More »US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Deferring Deportation Of Young Caribbean Immigrants
TEXAS, U.S. CMC – A United States federal district judge has dismissed a lawsuit against President Obama’s policy to defer deportation for some young illegal Caribbean immigrants. In his ruling, Judge Reed O’Connor dismissed the lawsuit for “lack of subject ...
Read More »Jamaica G-G Welcomes Partnership Agreement
KINGSTON, Jamaica CMC – Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen says he hopes the signing of Jamaica’s first ever social partnership agreement will be the start of the transformation, which will propel the country towards the achievement of Vision 2030, even sooner ...
Read More »Guyana President Tops Polls As Ruling Party Ends Congress
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The Central Committee of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will meet soon to elect a new executive committee following the party’s 30th Congress that ended, here, on Sunday. President Donald Ramotar, who served as general ...
Read More »Man Chops Wife And Children In Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC – The police are searching for a man who chopped his wife and three of their children late Thursday. According to police reports, Dorothy Blackman, 47, a newspaper vendor, was at home when her husband, Shawn Fordyce, ...
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