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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Grenada has thrown cold water on plans to decriminalise marijuana insisting that the cultivation and use of the drug on the island were illegal. “Government’s position on this issue is very clear. The…

NASSAU, Bahamas– Bahamians have been told that they cannot continue to “bury their heads in the sand’ and must deal with incidents of domestic violence. “To put it bluntly, many of the young males paraded before the courts today charged…

The Child Adoption Board has expressed fear that "current inefficiencies in the system may be promoting the persistence of private arrangements" where parents illegally "give away" their children for the prospect of a better life.…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has adopted a position on an International Cricket Council (ICC) proposal that would put power in international cricket in the hands of India, England and Australia. The…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Robert Pickersgill, will give an update today (Thursday, January 23) on the three-year climate change project in Cedar Valley, St Thomas, aimed at boosting the…

Castries, St Lucia -- The government of Saint Lucia has come under fire in relation to alleged bureaucratic delays and inefficiencies that may have indirectly contributed to the death last week of Roger Pratt, a visiting British yachtsman.…

Clarendon, Jamaica -- Omar Campbell, otherwise called ‘Wingy’, and George Morgan, otherwise called ‘Breezy’ two of six men who escaped from the Chapelton Police lockup in Clarendon on Wednesday, January 15, have been recaptured. This brings…

Mandeville, Manchester -- Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister AJ Nicholson says relations with CARICOM partner Trinidad and Tobago “is a work in progress” following bitter controversy late last year over the deportation of Jamaicans…

St John’s, Antigua -- An investigation is under way into why 84-year old Charles Erskine died in the departure lounge at VC Bird International Airport, while awaiting a Virgin Atlantic flight to Gatwick, London, in the UK. Police spokesman…

Ocho Rios, St Ann -- Stacey Ann Nelson was a far away from Hinds Town, St Ann, when she got the terrifying news that her family home was on fire. Shocked, she ran all the way home, but everything was already burnt to a crisp "Mi reach long…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Four men, including two police officers, were remanded in custody until Tuesday, January 21, when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday, for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act…

Trinidad -- For the second time in two months a drink produced by local manufacturing company SM Jaleel and Company Ltd has been associated internationally with the illegal drug trade. In the latest incident, Customs and Border Protection…

HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) - Two men jailed for murder have had their lengthy sentences reduced following a recent ruling by the Privy Council in London. The Privy Council established that Bermuda law does not allow a minimum sentence greater…

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) - Dominica has recorded its first case of the chikungunya virus but health officials say there is no cause for alarm. “We can confirm that we have the first local case of chikungunya in Dominica,(but) there is no…

(OECS Secretariat, Castries Saint Lucia)-- The Secretariat of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will present its first completed works in climate change intervention during a brief ceremony next week on the island of…