PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has welcomed a decision by the appeal court in Haiti to open new investigations into former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier for crimes against humanity. Amnesty International said the decision is a “major boost for the victims in their long quest for truth and justice”. “This much-needed […]
The St. Kitts-Nevis government will be seeking input from across the island to develop a plan aimed at legalization of marijuana. Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Patrice Nisbett said research on the issue has been done throughout the Federation’s of secondary school, prison and wider community. The information is to be put together and […]
The government of the Turks and Caicos has been rewarded for its valuable law enforcement assistance in helping the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to seize assets in a security fraud case. A cheque worth $279,620.32 from the U.S Consular Agency was handed over for the islands’valuable law enforcement assistance in the case. The […]
Jamaica’s Governor General has appointed a Commission of Enquiry to examine the events that led to attempts to extradite Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke in May 2010. Governor General Sir Patrick Allen announced the three-member Commission. They are Chairman, Sir David Simmons, retired Chief Justice of Barbados and former attorney general of Barbados; Justice […]
A modern crematorium is slated to open its door to the Guyanese public early March in the capital city on a section of Le Repentir Cemetery. It will be the city’s first such facility and already the news is getting thumbs up by many including those who have faced some challenges burying their love ones […]
The Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago disclosed that China has agreed to deliver a Long Range Vessel to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, to increase maritime border security and fights arms and drug smuggling. This follows a request of China’s Premier Li Keqiang by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar during a […]
By Gerald V. Paul. It was a gala night to remember as Grenadians and friends huddle from the cold celebrating 40th Anniversary of Independence of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique at the elegant Spirale Banquet Hall, last Saturday. Among the greetings? Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, “We pray that all commemorative activities at home and […]
By Gerald V. Paul Last Sunday …it’s was Church! Glory! Can I get an …Amen! Good, ole time religion pentecostal preaching from the dynamic Senator Don Meredith at the Fourth Annual Black Heritage Celebration worship service, St. Matthew’s Anglican Cathedral – An Anglo- Catholic Parish in Toronto. With the theme on his mind: “Marching to […]
He is known to be among the top Soca performers and recording artistes and has collaborated with some of the big names in the industry. And hot off the press on Wednesday, The Caribbean Camera was informed that Machel Montano has teamed with multiple Grammy Award winners, R&B group, Boyz II Men to release a […]
A postage stamp from British Guiana (now Guyana) dating back to the 19th Century will be up for sale in New York in June. It is expected to be valued at a “record price”, according to the auction house, Sotheby’s. The 1856 one-cent Magenta is believed to be the last of the British one-cent stamp […]
