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Descendants of British slave owner in Guyana apologise as Caribbean nation seeks reparations
AP — The descendants of a 19th-century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana apologised Friday for the sins...
St Kitts-Nevis PM explores medicinal cannabis innovations at farm in SVG
In a significant stride towards advancing the cannabis industry in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew embarked on a groundbreaking visit...
Bahamas introduces bills to legalise marijuana use
Loop News - The Government of the Bahamas has unveiled several bills aimed at legalising marijuana for medical and religious purposes and decriminalizing possession...
Guyana’s top CSEC student Alex Muntaz receives 23 Grade Ones
Loop News - Alex Muntaz is Guyana’s top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) student.
The 17-year-old Anna Regina Secondary School student received Grade Ones in...
Suriname reports presence of dengue type three after 21 year absence
CMC - Suriname health authorities are warning of the presence of the dengue type 3 in the country, after an absence of more than...
US: Donald Trump’s mug shot has been released
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has released a mug shot of former President Donald Trump.
Jail records show Trump was placed under arrest and booked as...
Commonwealth women’s affairs ministers endorse roadmap to fast-track gender equality
Several people sitting at a table Description automatically generated Women’s affairs ministers from Commonwealth countries committed to a roadmap yesterday, designed to scale up...
JAMAICA: 26-year-old farmer charged with buggery of 4-year-old
Jamaica Observer— A 26-year-old St Elizabeth farmer was remanded when he appeared before the Santa Cruz Parish Court on Wednesday to face buggery charges...
UK’s £18tn slavery debt is an underestimation, UN judge says
BBC - A UN judge says the UK is likely to owe more than £18tn in reparations for its historic role in transatlantic slavery.
A...
Belize: Police detain seven alleged hit men from Mexico
CMC - Police in Belize say they have detained seven Mexican nationals whom they believed had been sent to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country...
‘This is our time’: Commonwealth women’s affairs ministers meeting opens with calls for stronger...
A group of people standing on a stage Description automatically generated The Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting opened yesterday in The Bahamas with a...
Jamaica: 84-Year-Old Man Confesses to Killing Wife and Caregiver
An 84-year-old man in Jamaica has shockingly confessed to murdering his wife and her caregiver, revealing a disturbing twist of alleged infidelity.
The victims were...
66-year-old farmer charged with rape and grievous assault of 7-year-old girl in Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner — Sixty-six-year-old Reginald Hibbert, otherwise called ‘Regie’, a farmer of Albion Mountain, St Mary, was arrested and charged with rape and grievous...