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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,…

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…

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…

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…