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Elderly man found wandering in Seaview Gardens, Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica -- An elderly man, who has given his name as George Reid, was Sunday night found wandering in Seaview Gardens, Kingston. He says he is 75 years old and from a Montgomery Avenue address. Reid is of dark complexion, slim…

UN agency in Haiti distributes food amid drought

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Aid workers in Haiti have begun distributing food to help some of the Caribbean nation's poorest people cope with a severe drought, an official with a United Nations agency said Thursday. The World Food Program…

Tracy Robinson is new IACHR chairman

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies Tracy Robinson was on Thursday elected chairman of the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at its 150th Regular Session, held in…

Grenada government moves ahead on IMF targets

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) -- The Grenada government says it is well advanced in meeting specific targets ahead of a crucial board meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Permanent secretary in the ministry of finance, Timothy…

St Mary businessman chopped to death

ST MARY, Jamaica -- The St Mary police are investigating the brutal killing of a 70-year-old businessman in the parish on Tuesday, March 18.  Norris Garvey’s body was found by his son about 9:45 pm at his business establishment in Gayle, St…

Bahamas PM accused of ‘abuse of power’

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Prime Minister Perry Christie’s admission that he intervened with a local bank in an effort to help the Bahamas government’s chief value-added tax (VAT) coordinator Ishmael Lightbourne save his home was “inappropriate”…

Caribbean reparatory justice programme outlined

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- A Caribbean reparatory justice programme (CRJP) has been accepted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government as a basis for discussions on reparations from slavery and native genocide. Chairman of…

Police seize two AK 47 rifles in Whitfield Town, Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Hunts Bay Police seized two AK47 rifles and several rounds of ammunition during an operation in Whitfield Town, Kingston 13 today, Monday, March 17. According to the police between 10:00 am and 12:40 pm the lawmen…

Trinidad records 100th murder for 2014

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago recorded its 100th murder for the year after a 29-year-old father of three was shot and killed on Monday. Police said that Jeffon ‘Boatie’ Jordan was shot as he walked near his home in…

Kartel didn’t drop from the sky, says mother

Kingston, Jamaica -- Teresa Palmer, bemoaning the conviction of her son Adidja Palmer (Vybz Kartel) and the criticism heaped upon him, has said that the entertainer wasn't deserving of what he's now going through. "He didn't drop out of…

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…