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Police hold two suspects in murder of mother, two sons
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – An angry crowd is now gathered at the Porus Police Station in Manchester after police held two suspects for questioning following a gruesome triple murder in the parish Tuesday morning.
An inspector at the station…
PM says she remains committed to ‘balancing people’s lives’
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller during her presentation to the 2014 Budget Debate on Tuesday said her Government remains committed to "balancing the books, while balancing people's lives".
Simpson Miller also…
Court delivers split rulings in Antigua-Barbuda election cases
St John’s, Antigua -- In separate rulings handed down on Monday, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge by the opposition Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to the process of re-registration of voters in Antigua…
Attorney, associates on money laundering charges to reappear in court Tuesday
Kingston, Jamaica -- An attorney-at-law and three other individuals who were jointly charged with several offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act on Friday, December 20, 2013 are scheduled to reappear in the Corporate Area Criminal Court…
Five-day farewell for ANR Robinson begins today
Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday begins the five-day process of saying a final farewell to its third president and prime minister, Arthur NR Robinson, who died on April 9 at the age of 87.
President Anthony…
West Kingston residents say police not doing enough to stop killings
Kingston, Jamaica -- The Police have increased their presence in the turbulent West Kingston community but residents say they are not convinced that enough is being done by the authorities to maintain law and order in the area.
The…
Dominica hosts OECS tourism ministers
ROSEAU, Dominica -- Tourism ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) sub-region met in Dominica last Thursday to discuss a number of tourism related issues now confronting the sector and identified joint solutions…
Two inmates escape from Horizon Remand Centre
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Two prisoners escaped from the Horizon Adult Remand Centre after they made their way through a vent and breached the walls of the facility this morning, the police have reported.
The men are 18-year-old Casheen Peart,…
Guyanese private sector stalwart Ronald Webster dies
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) -- The Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) in Guyana, Ronald Webster died at the Balwant Singh Hospital early Sunday where he was recuperating from a recent cancer surgery in Trinidad.
In reacting to…
Anti-cancer screening lab to be launched at UWI
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Natural Products Institute will on Tuesday, April 29, launch its Anti-Cancer Screening Laboratory at the Biology Lecture Theatre at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus in Kingston.
An advisory from the…
Caribbean cultural delegation for China
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A cultural delegation from the Caribbean leaves Barbados on Sunday to participate in the Beijing Arts Festival.
Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, Wang Ke, said that the artistes from Barbados will be among those…
Chikungunya virus recorded in Antigua
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Less than 24 hours after St Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed an outbreak of the chikungunya virus, another Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country is reporting its first case of the mosquito-borne disease.…
US threatens to pull aid to Haiti over late vote
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (AP) -- The US government has warned Haiti that it risks losing aid if it doesn't hold elections that are more than two years overdue.
The US Embassy in Port-au-Prince said Thursday that none of the money set aside…
St Lucia former health minister against decriminalising marijuana
Castries, St. Lucia (CMC) -- A former health minister has spoken out against decriminalising marijuana warning the measure could have many negative health and social consequences for St Lucia.
“Traditionally we have a very poor record of…
Water resources confab closes today
Kingston, Jamaica -- Experts working on international water projects across Latin America and the Caribbean, along with implementing agencies and stakeholders from the public and private sectors, will today wrap up a three-day workshop in…