Daily Archives: Apr 6, 2017
Finance Minister to outline new adjustment to property tax
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 6, CMC –Finance Minister Audley Shaw will on Tuesday next week announce the adjustment to the property tax regime following a special meeting of Cabinet on the fiscal measure on Wednesday.
CARICOM condems terrorist attacks in Russia and the United Kingdom
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 6, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping has condemned the terrorist attack in Russia earlier this week saying the “unremitting slaughter of innocent people regardless of the objective can never be justified”.
More than two years later, closure is difficult for relatives following tragic accident
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Apr 6, CMC – At the Fancy International Pentecostal Assembly Church last Sunday, the main worship leader, Simone Ballantyne knelt on the floor as the congregation and other worship leaders sang.
CARICOM hails relationship with European Union
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 6, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) hailed its ongoing relationship with the European Union (EU) and that it was looking forward to building on such a relationship.
MGM to take full ownership of Epix in $1 billion deal
MGM Holdings Inc said it would acquire the 81 percent of premium U.S. channel Epix it does not already own from two of its partners, Viacom Inc and Lionsgate Entertainment Corp, for about $1 billion.
Barry Manilow feared disappointing fans by coming out as gay
Barry Manilow has spoken publicly for the first time about being gay, saying he feared he would disappoint his mostly female fan base had he come out decades ago.
'Your Name' draws modern love film from ancient poem
A thousand-year-old Japanese poem inspired filmmaker Makoto Shinkai to create "Your Name," an animated story that weaves love and time travel into what he called a message of hope for Japanese millennials.
Pepsi pulls Kendall Jenner ad after social media backlash
PepsiCo pulled a commercial featuring model Kendall Jenner on Wednesday after the ad prompted outrage and ridicule from those who said it trivialized rights protests and public unrest in the United States.
Far-left candidate threatens to make French election four-way race
Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is threatening to turn France's presidential election into a four-way race, the latest opinion polls show, confirming a surge of support for him after a strong showing in a TV debate this week.
Assad tells paper he sees no 'option except victory' in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said there is no "option except victory" in the country's civil war in an interview published on Thursday, saying the government could not reach "results" with opposition groups that attended recent peace talks.
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