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St. Kitts Government To Table Legislation Decriminalising Marijuana
Prime Minister, Dr. Timothy Harris, will, on Wednesday, table legislation, aimed at decriminalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, joining a number of...
PAHO makes fervent appeal to the Caribbean to prepare to respond to coronavirus
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has made a fervent appeal to the Americas, including the Caribbean, to prepare to respond to imported cases,...
Jamaican farm worker killed in ‘work-related accident’ in Canada
Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour and Social Security on Tuesday expressed sadness at the passing of farm worker, Garvin Yapp, who participated in the Ministry’s...
UK proceeds with deportation flight to Jamaica despite backlash
The United Kingdom government has proceeded with a deportation flight to Jamaica with what it calls "foreign national offenders" on board, against the backdrop of a legal battle...
Former St. Lucian banker gets prison time for money laundering
St. Lucian Ex-banker Nina Duncan will be serving a three-year sentence at the Bordelais Correctional Facility, having been found guilty of money laundering offences.
Duncan,...
Caribbean Remains Open For Business” – CTO
The Barbados based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), has sought to assure Caribbean nationals and visitors that the “region remains open for business” even as...
Bermuda records first murder in 3 years
Police arrested two men after a 28-year-old man died in a hail of bullets in Hamilton on Tuesday, while another man was injured in...
Former Barbados prime minister heads Commonwealth observer team
According to a statement from The Commonwealth, the team arrived in Georgetown on Mash Day and began its briefing programme yesterday.
Over the next three...
Paternity leave coming soon for Barbadian fathers
Barbadian fathers will soon be getting paid leave from their jobs to help take care of their newborn babies.
According to Barbados today, Minister of...
UWI student charged after holding ex girlfriend against her will and torturing her
Twenty-year-old Matthew Hyde of Braemer Avenue, New Kingston, who has been charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, was scheduled to appear in Jamaica’s...
