February 2015

Guadeloupe seeks Associate Membership in Caricom

February 13, 2015 in Regional

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) - CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque has met with a delegation from the French island of Guadeloupe, which is one of five Caribbean territories that have applied for associate membership of the 15-member regional integration movement, Caricom. A Caricom Secretariat statement Friday said that...

More Jamaican women now using contraceptives

February 13, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3601" align="alignleft" width="300"] SCOTT… there is more access to information about contraceptives[/caption] THE National Family Planning Board (NFPB) has reported an increase in contraceptive use among Jamaican women. The most recent statistics show that 85 per cent of women have used a contraceptive method and up...

Windies arrive in Nelson for opener

February 13, 2015 in Sports

NELSON, New Zealand (CMC) – West Indies touched down here on Friday afternoon (Thursday night, Eastern Caribbean time) to begin final preparations for their opening 2015 World Cup clash against minnows Ireland on Monday. Despite their rocky build-up to the tournament, the squad was in good...

Bolt back in Paris

February 13, 2015 in Sports

PARIS, France (CMC) — Jamaica sprint star Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres for the first time in five years here after confirming his appearance at the Areva Diamond League Meeting in July. The news comes as a huge boon for organisers after Bolt was...