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Government orders the immediate closure of web shop gaming
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Less than 24 hours after Bahamians voted overwhelming to reject the legalisation of web shop gambling and a national lottery, the government has called on all operates of s
Go after the money, attorney advises government
St. John’s Antigua- “Extract your pound of flesh” from America and then start on the path to building Antigua & Barbuda’s decimated gaming industry outside of the United States.
Opposition Leader warns about joining PetroCaribe
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Opposition Leader Stephenson King is (warning) the St.
Stuart: Best is yet to come
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), says that the best is yet to come from that political party.
Guyana welcomes EU sugar quota extension
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana has welcomed a vote in the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development which supports the extension of the current quota provisions until 3
EU provides budgetary support to Montserrat
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 30, CMC – The European Union is providing Euro 5.13 million (One Euro =US$1.35 cents) to Montserrat as part of a financial package to the Overseas British territory.
COMMUNITY MOURNS LOSS OF LIFE IN BRAZIL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has empathised with the people of Brazil in the wake of the tragic incident on 28 Janua
General Secretary of opposition party shot during robbery
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC –The opposition People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) says the gun attack which left its general secretary Oscar Clarke hospitalised “is another example of the precario
Global intervention in Africa
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – For the better part of a half-century after the French ceded independence to most of their colonies in the 1960s, the relationship between the newly sovereign states and the
Government formally requests extradition of former premier
PROVIDENCIALS, Turks and Caicos, CMC – The Turks and Caicos Islands government has formally requested the extradition of former premier Michael Misick from Brazil, where he has been in prison sin
House pays tribute to former MP Sam Lawrence
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - FORMER EAST Portland Member of Parliament (MP) Sam Lawrence was yesterday remembered by the House of Representatives for his contribution to Jamaica's legislative proces
Unions plan massive demonstration in support of teachers demand for increased salaries
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC - The Belize government Tuesday urged education officials to ensure that schools remained opened and the safety of students assured as the National Trade Union Congress (NTU
Calls for a regional ‘watch-list’ of deportees
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Caribbean countries are being urged to not only update their list of deportees, but also to share that vital information with regional counterparts.
FAO to continue assisting region develop agricultural sector
SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC - The effects of climate change on agriculture and its impact on food security were among matters discussed between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin LaRo
COTED to meet in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) will hold a meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in March to examine energy issues in
Government pleased with performance of local economy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –The Trinidad and Tobago government says it is pleased with the performance of the local economy and welcomed recent ratings by the US based rating agencies regarding
Government urges public sector union to conclude salary negotiations
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday urged the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) to accept the latest wage offer for public servants as the government concluded agr
