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Montego Bay, St James -- Lambert Johnson, the attorney who represented the two Irwin brothers who were last July acquitted of rape and a slew of other charges arising from the rape of five females at Irwin Point in 2012, has written to the…

Green Island, Hanover -- For more than 10 years, Green Island, a rapidly developing town that sits mid-way between Lucea and the resort town of Negril, has been without a functioning fire hydrant. Its absence has caused many sleepless…

The following is a statement by the Director of Elections Orette Fisher in response to a recent controversy regarding the secrecy of votes. Said Fisher: Recently, there has been discussion in the public sphere as to whether political…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- A 12-year-old boy is among four people who will reappear in court on February 26 charged with the murder of a mechanic, who was bludgeoned to death at his home in Diego Martin, west of here, earlier this…

St John’s, Antigua -- The Court of Appeal has reduced the life sentence of convicted murderer Yourrick Furlonge, to 20 years in prison. The court ordered that the sentence must be counted from 2007, since Furlonge was remanded into custody…

St John’s, Antigua -- Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Sir K Dwight Venner said the prolonged period of economic stagnation currently being experienced in the region has never before been seen in the currency union.…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Last week, singer K Vibes got a career boost when her song ‘Reggae Music I Am’ went number one on New York City's Foundation Network Chart. Produced by Lloyd 'King Jammys' James, the song salutes some of Jamaican…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Tanker drivers are back on the job after a two-day strike which left several service stations without fuel up to late Wednesday night. Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) president Derrick Thompson told…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Following a meeting Tuesday between officials from the Transport, Ministry, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), the Transport Authority (TA), and representatives of several transport associations, the January 31…

CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC) – St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony Monday led mourners in paying their final respects to the British yachtsman, Roger Pratt, who was murdered on the Caribbean island earlier this month. The 62-year-old…

HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) — Bermuda’s ailing tourism industry suffered a fresh blow on Tuesday when the historic Fairmont Hamilton Princess, the island's second largest hotel, announced it had laid off at least 10 of its workers. Due to…

(OECS Secretariat, Castries Saint Lucia) The OECS Secretariat and USAID in a joint ceremony with the Ministry of Petite Martinique and Carriacou affairs brought the curtains down on restoration works undertaken to repair damage and rebuild…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Three policemen charged with the killing of a trainee at the Police Academy at Twickenham Park, St Catherine are to face the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s on Tuesday. The cops are charged for the January 30, 2013…

Castries, St. Lucia -- Four men are due to re-appear in court early next month charged with the murder of 62-year-old Roger Pratt, an English-born national, who along with his wife were attacked on their yacht in Vieux Fort, south of here…

St Andrew, Jamaica-- An Ananda Alert has been activated for 17-year-old Samantha Swaby of Burke road, Rock Hall, St Andrew who has been missing since Saturday, January 25. She is of brown complexion, medium build and is about…