Month: February 2019

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 9, 2019 (CMC) – Guyana announced, on Wednesday, that the US-based oil giant, ExxonMobil, had made two additional discoveries of oil, offshore Guyana, building on the previously-announced estimated recoverable resource of more than […]

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, February 8, 2019 (CMC) – The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell, says his administration is committed to the nation’s development, as Grenada celebrates 45 years of political independence from Britain, today. […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 8, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it wants to mark the passports of persons, convicted of child sexual offences, with the words “child sex offender”, […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados-based The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says since December, last year, many parts of the Caribbean have become drier. “Major concerns exist in the southern Caribbean, including […]

By Dan Shepard Guest Writer Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in Africa. “Limiting warming to 1.5° C is possible […]

By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Guest Writer I ran into a 20-something fellow, wearing a T-shirt that said, “I love being Black”. I had a wave of fond nostalgia, remembering how my mother began […]

By Kenton X. Chance Correspondent KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government has announced tax increases on gasoline, diesel, tobacco, sweetened drinks and landing fees […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago,2019 (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago health authorities have confirmed a fifth death, as a result of the HINI virus, and urged people, particularly those considered to be within the “key […]