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TRINIDAD: President Signs Proclamation Decriminalising Use of Small Amounts of Marijuana
(The West Indian)
President Paula Mae-Weekes has signed the legislation proclaiming the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act that will allow for persons to have in their...
JAMAICA: Miss World To Use Her Platform To Advocate Change
Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, says that winning the prestigious global title has given her a platform to advocate for change while participating in...
JAMAICA: No place like prison
(Jamaica Gleaner)
Jamaican citizens account for more than half the total number of Caribbean citizens now incarcerated in United States (US) prisons.
Statistics released to The...
JAMAICA: Bikers Rob Woman Of Her 21 Pieces Of KFC
Miriam was looking forward to biting into a piece of spicy chicken breast that she bought at the KFC restaurant in Cross Roads, St...
GUYANA: Death sentence for youth who murdered and dismembered businesswoman
A 25-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to death for the murder of 45-year-old United States-based Guyanese businesswoman Samantha Benjamin, whose dismembered body was...
TRINIDAD: Trinidadian Footballer Killed In Crash
Police are confirming that one of the four people killed in a fiery crash on the Solomon Hochoy Highway near the Gasparillo overpass this...
JAMAICA: Aspiring Filmmaker Seeks Help To Tell Narratives Of The Caribbean
When aspiring filmmaker Danielle Mullings saw the film 'Sprinter' for the first time, she was imbued by the feeling that telling narratives about Caribbean...
DOMINICA: Young Dominican Music Producers Now Gold Certified
Music producers, Savion Augustine and Khenaan Taylor, are the first Dominican producers to receive Gold from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for...
BARBADOS: Barbados Moving To Allow CARICOM Nationals Free Public Education
The Barbados government says it is moving ahead with advancing elements of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) including free access...
DOMINICA-Sixteen ministers, two parliamentary secretaries in new cabinet
Thirteen ministers, three ministers of state and two parliamentary secretaries took their oaths of service, allegiance and secrecy on Tuesday when the cabinet of...
TRINIDAD-Canadian company announces “significant crude oil discovery”
Touchstone Exploration Inc (LON:TXP, TSE:TXP) has announced a significant crude oil discovery on the Ortoire exploration block, onshore Trinidad.
The Cascadura-1ST1 well encountered what is described as...
BARBADOS-Mother and son drown at beach
Police have identified the two persons who drowned today, December 15.
They are 27-year-old Nioca Howard of #440 Emerald Park West Six Roads, St Philip, and her...
JAMAICA-Fly Jamaica Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Troubled airline Fly Jamaica is seeking protection from creditors as it tries to restructure and stay in business or explore other options, such as...