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18-y-o Trelawny student arrested for lottery scamming
Montego Bay, Jamaica -- An eighteen-year-old student of a Trelawny high school is one of three people arrested by the lottery scam task force Saturday for breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent Transaction) (Special Provisions) Act.
They…
New law in St Vincent exonerates corruption
Kingstown, St Vincent -- A controversial Bill to amend the existing Passport Act was tabled last week in the St Vincent and the Grenadines House of Assembly for debate on Monday, prompting allegations that the government is seeking to rush…
Woman survives hit-and-run, relatives being sought
ST ANDREW, Kingston -- After surviving injuries sustained in a hit-and-run in St Andrew, an elderly woman who gave her name as Mariah Marshall is now unable to provide contact information in order to be released from hospital.
According to…
Guyana referred to FATF over non-compliance with anti-money laundering rules
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- President Donald Ramotar on Thursday evening called upon the opposition to unconditionally pass the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill, to limit the harm already done…
Health Ministry stages Wellness Fair on World Blood Donor Day
KINGSTON, Jamaica - - In recognition of World Blood Donor Day on Saturday, June 14, the Ministry of Health, through the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), will host a ‘Donor Fest Blood Drive and Wellness Fair’ at the Blood…
T&T police probe display of racist placards at march against govt
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago police have launched an investigation into the presence of placards bearing racist slogans during a demonstration organised by the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) last weekend.…
The Region’s Umbrella Tourism and Health Agencies agree plan to Tackle Health & Safety Issues…
Bridgetown, Barbados -- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) – the region’s tourism development agency charged with leading the Caribbean’s sustainable tourism development – and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the regional…
McNeill says govt to tackle tourist harassment this year
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Dr Wykeham McNeill, says that the government plans to lead a collaborative effort to deal with the harassment of tourists.
“Complaints about harassment are widespread, from both…
Haiti takes steps to reduce expenses in effort to streamline governance
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haiti's prime minister announced on Tuesday a series of measures to reduce government spending in an effort to further streamline the Caribbean country's macroeconomic governance, as the International…
OECS Member States consider new instrument to monitor Early Childhood Development Centres
Castries, Saint Lucia -- The OECS Commission is to facilitate discussions among Early Childhood Coordinators/Directors/Education Officers towards adopting a proposed instrument for routine monitoring of Early Childhood Development (ECD)…
Teen charged in murder of 9-y-o
ST JAMES, Jamaica -- The 15-year-old boy who was taken into custody by the Police on Friday, May 23 in relation to the death of 9-year-old Romaine Robinson of Plantation Heights in Cambridge, St James, has been charged.
The teenager is to…
At least 13 killed in Haiti truck and boat accidents
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- At least 13 people have been killed in Haiti in two separate accidents in less than 48 hours when a truck transporting goods and passengers on Friday fell off a cliff, one day after a small boat capsized near…
Privy Council halts Bahamas dredging
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Reversing a decision of the Bahamian Court of Appeal, the Privy Council in London granted an injunction on Friday halting a dredging project that is part of Resorts World Bimini’s major resort development on Bimini.
The…
Boy, 9, stabbed to death, hands and feet bound
PLANTATION HEIGHTS, St James — Screams disturbed this normally quiet farming community early yesterday morning after the blood-soaked body of a nine-year-old boy was discovered in bushes with his hands and feet bound.
The murdered boy has…
Cabinet to receive regulatory framework draft for hemp production
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- A draft of the proposed regulatory framework for industrial hemp will be submitted to Cabinet shortly.
“This will pave the way for a viable chain to be developed around the hemp industry in Jamaica,” Minister of…