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Bartlett leads launch of Caribbean Tourism Supply-Side initiative
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MANHATTAN, New York — Jamaica's Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Tourism Supply-Side Ministerial Committee, Edmund Bartlett on Thursday address...
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Mt Pleasant to face Antiguan opposition in CFU Shield opener
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mount Pleasant Academy will play All Saints United of Antigua and Barbuda in the Round of 16 of the Caribbean Football Union Club ...
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Newell welcomes travel waste ticketing proposal, urges broader waste management reforms
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MOBO Awards founder Kanya King has died
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Kanya King, the London born entrepreneur who alongside Andy Ruffell founded the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in 1996, has died at the age of 57...
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Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home pol...
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar is facing mounting criticism at home and abroad following...
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Caribbean immigrant advocacy group condemns Trump’s latest travel ban
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organisation that represents over 200 immig...
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St Kitts gov’t reiterates no US travel ban communication received
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Prime Minister Terrance Drew has reiterated that his government has received no official communication from the United St...
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Dominica Gov’t urges nationals illegally in the United States to return home
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Dominica Gov’t urges nationals illegally in the United States to return home
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ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica government on Monday said it has not received any official communication from the United States that President Donal...
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Trump mulls extending travel ban to 36 more nations—source
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Washington, United States (AFP)—The United States is considering extending its travel ban to 36 more countries, a person who has seen the memo said Mo...
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Trump travel ban threatens life-saving surgeries for Haitian children, warns aid group
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — A United States (US) based medical aid organisation is calling on the Donald Trump administration to reconsider a new tr...
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Iran says US travel ban reflects ‘racist mentality’
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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Tehran denounced on Saturday the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries,...
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Haitian gov’t expresses disappointment over US travel ban
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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The Haitian government said it is disappointed at the decision announced by United States (US) President, Donald Trump, ...
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Haiti among 12 nations targeted by US travel ban
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had signed a new travel ban on 12 countries, including Haiti, because of...
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Caribbean Governments seeking clarification over reported US travel ban proposal
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WASHINGTON, United States — Several Caribbean governments have reportedly reached out to the United States (US) for information after their inclusion ...
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US mulling travel ban affecting 43 countries – report
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --US President Donald Trump's administration is mulling a new travel ban that would affect citizens from dozens of cou...
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