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Pressure promotes USVI tourism
Kingston, Jamaica -- Singer Pressure Busspipe, who had a big hit in Jamaica six years ago with Love and Affection has teamed with the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Tourism to promote that region's leisure industry.
The…
Baby dies after being cut in head during C-Section
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- A doctor who performed a C-Section operation at the Mt Hope Maternity Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago on Carnival Saturday, during which the baby died, has received the backing of the University of the West…
Trinidad 1990 attempted coup revisited
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Friday urged citizens to read the report of a Commission of Inquiry that probed the events leading to the 1990 attempt by a group of Muslims to overthrow the government…
Judge to issue report on Jamaicans jailed in Haiti on drug trafficking charges
LES CAYES, Haiti (HCNN) -- A Haitian investigative judge promised on Thursday to issue, within the coming weeks, his report on the case of 9 of the 20 Jamaicans held in Haiti on drug and gun trafficking charges, as the investigation into…
Vybz Kartel, 3 co-accused found guilty of murder
Jamaica (CMC) -- THE look on the face of entertainer Vybz Kartel when his guilty verdict was handed down yesterday said it all.
The deejay, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, appeared drained and forlorn as he seemed to try to come to grips…
Mount Gay Rum refinery closed, future uncertain
Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The future of the Mount Gay rum refinery, reputedly the home of the world's oldest rum and the birthplace of the alcoholic beverage, remains uncertain six months after rum-making ceased there, amid a "setback"…
Downtown Kingston business owners disagree with police lockdown
Kingston, Jamaica -- Business owners in downtown Kingston are not in favour of the police's decision to lock down sections of the busy corporate district which surrounds the Supreme Court as the high-profile case involving entertainer Vybz…
Lawyers upset as judge points to BB messages in Kartel trial
(CMC) -- Justice Lennox Campbell yesterday drew the ire of defence attorneys when he told jurors that the author of a damning BlackBerry message which told of Clive 'Lizard' Williams being chopped up 'fine fine' and that his remains would…
Ananda Alert activated for missing teen girls
Kingston, Jamaica -- Ananda Alerts have been activated for 14-year-old Nalica Lindsay of Brotherton Avenue and Eleanor Thompson,16, of Kingswood Avenue, both in Kingston 13.
They have been missing since Monday, March 10 and…
CARICOM Leaders laud PM Douglas for 25 years as St. Kitts and Nevis Parliamentarian
Kingstown, St. Vincent (CUOPM) -- Caribbean Presidents, Prime Ministers, Premiers and Chief Ministers have lauded the longest serving Caribbean Head of Government for his 25 years of Service as a St. Kitts and Nevis parliamentarian.
At the…
Caribbean Countries adopt plan to seek slavery reparations
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (AP) — Leaders of Caribbean nations have adopted a plan on seeking reparations for what they say are the lingering ill effects of the Atlantic slave trade.
A British law firm hired by the Caribbean Community says the…
Committee probing UTech allegations split
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The report of the Special Advisory Committee set up by the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC) to review issues between the University of Technology (UTech) and its academic and administrative staff, was not…
Digital opportunities open as St Lucia launches internet exchange point
Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia celebrated its 35th year of independence with a bold step toward improving the quality of Internet services for its citizens. On February 28, the island joined the growing list of Caribbean Community…
Grenada teachers stage protest action to force government to issue backpay
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – The Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT) Wednesday said it as pleased with the response of its members to the first wave of protest action to force the Keith Mitchell government to pay arrears to public servants.…
Sexual preference irrelevant in election, says Bahamas minister
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Bahamas Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said on Wednesday that a person’s sexual preference should be irrelevant to whether he or she should be elected to public office.
Mitchell made the statement…