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Montserrat voters head to the polls this week
BRADES, Montserrat -- Montserrat will be holding its general election on Thursday, which will be hotly contested by 31 candidates. There are two main parties contesting the election. These are the newly formed People’s Democratic Movement…
Businessman shot and injured in Manchester robbery
MANCHESTER, Jamaica -- The Manchester Police have confirmed that a businessman was shot and injured in the parish Sunday night.
It is reported that at about 7:30pm three gun men entered the businessman’s establishment in the New…
Trinidad government denies spyware in school computers
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Following a report last Monday by Caribbean News Now that that laptop computers supplied by the Trinidad and Tobago government to local schoolchildren have been found to contain “spyware”, education minister Dr…
Grenada remembers Ivan ten years on
St George’s, Grenada -- Sunday marked the ten-year anniversary of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan, which passed directly over Grenada on September 7, 2004, as a category three storm, killing 39 people.
The capital, St George's,…
Bipartisan effort restores St Lucia’s Central Police Station
Castries, St Lucia -- No matter how bad things are, with the threat of a five percent wage cut, on top of reduced budget allocation and reduced human resources, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) somehow found confidence in…
Nine men arrested in raid at Shoemaker Gully in New Kingston
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Nine people wanted for a range of crimes were today arrested and makeshift dwellings demolished during a police operation at Shoemaker Gully in New Kingston.
Reports are that about 11:30 am, police and staff from the…
St Vincent government minister raises concerns over same sex marriage
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- St Vincent and the Grenadines minister for ecclesiastical affairs Maxwell Charles raised the issue of same sex marriage during a recent address.
Speaking on the contentious subject, the Vincentian government…
24-y-o murder accused found hanging in Trinidad jail cell
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad police are investigation the death of a 24-year-old murder accused who was found hanging in his cell late Wednesday.
It is said that Kevin Hospedales, who had been committed to stand trial for the…
Official Funeral for Roger Clarke September 13
KINGSTON, Jamaica --The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has announced that an Official Funeral service for the late Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke will be held on Saturday, September 13.
The funeral service will take place at the…
Opposition Security spokesman wants answers on disbanding of police training unit
Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Spokesman on National Security, Derrick Smith, has called on Security Minister Peter Bunting to explain recent developments affecting the future of the Firearm and Tactical Training Unit…
OECS quarantine experts assigned to develop a national pest risk analysis
Castries St Lucia -- The first ever training programme in pest risk analysis or PRA for Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Quarantine Officers concluded on Thursday August 28 with a field trip.
Over 20 experts, including plant…
Guyana seeking to deal with high number of suicides
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) – The Guyana government says it has developed a “strategic partnership” with the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) to heighten awareness on the need to prevent suicides in the country.
Health Minister Dr Bheri…
Mad rush at Transport Centre for Smarter Card
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police were called to maintain a presence at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre a short while ago after hundreds of people converged on the area.
Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) explained that the large number…
Jamaica red mud innovation to reduce road repair costs
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A $7 million investment by Government in a new locally produced, low-cost concrete mix is expected to save the country millions in road repair costs, improve road safety and make the problem of potholes a thing of the…
Testing reveals school computers in Trinidad infected with spyware
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Following several articles previously published on the issue of spyware programs hidden in computers supplied to Caribbean governments and agencies by foreign governments or companies, an amateur radio…