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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…

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"…

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…

(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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition today walked out of the House of Representatives after the Government refused to give a commitment to remove attorney-at-law Velma Hylton from the Commission selected to inquire into the Tivoli Gardens…

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex on Tuesday visited the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) headquarters at Up Park Camp in St Andrew. The tour formed part…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Forty-four-year-old Donovan Collins, of Headley Avenue, Kingston 20 has been missing since February 28. He is of brown complexion, slim build and is about six-feet-tall tall. The Duhaney Park Police said Collins was…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- His Royal Highness, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex arrived in the island Sunday (March 2), for a four-day working visit. They were met on arrival at the Norman Manley…