KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Security Minister Robert Montague has disclosed that government is exploring the possibility of bringing back the death penalty. He says government remains committed to mobilizing all the resources at its disposal to wage a “relentless war” against criminal elements intent on destroying the country, and the resumption of hanging is therefore […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago government is considering decriminalizing marijuana and is reviewing existing legislation as well as planning wide consultation before adopting any position, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has said. Al-Rawi told media there has been “a full exercise of analyzing the types of crime in our prisons and the […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Authorities have arrested four people in connection with the murder of award-winning environmental and indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres, according to the attorney general’s office. A spokesman for the armed forces, Lenin Gonzalez, told reporters that one of the accused was an active duty soldier and another a retired official. Caceres, […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago is to retrofit an area of its Piarco International Airport by July to improve accommodation for Jamaicans refused entry into the two-island republic. Jamaica Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith confirmed she was informed of the decision by T&T’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A Guyanese mother was one of two people who appeared in court charged with stealing stuffed toys including those of TV characters Spongebob Squarepants and Barney from a mini-mart. Rhonda Daniels, 32 and Rickson Patterson, 42 of La Romaine appeared before senior magistrate Nannette Forde-John. The charge laid by Constable […]
The Jamaican community is offering assistance to their brothers and sisters in Fort McMurray. “The Jamaicans in Fort McMurray are a tight-knit group. They are all in accommodation, whether with relatives, private accommodation, or shelters,” said Janice Miller, high commissioner for Jamaica to Canada. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, through the Jamaican […]
“For those who you who think police carding is over, I was just arbitrarily stopped and questioned by @ Hamilton Police as a city councillor in my own city,” Matthew Green tweeted. Green said that last Friday as he was waiting for a bus he was approached by two police officers in a car and […]
Welcome to the 6! In all honesty, I haven’t a clue if Drake is the second coming of Marvin Gaye or whoever. I do know Marvin Gaye was a voice endowed with grace, power, and agility – gifted by the Gods of all Gods. Drake is the voice of our times as defined by cult […]
In glorious sunshine at St. John’s Rehab Hospital in Rae Whistance Memory Gardens yesterday, a grateful and recovering Elissa Antonio cheerfully delivered an update on her recovery from injuries sustained in a 40-foot fall in Trinidad and Tobago. “I feel great. I’m able to lift both feet. And I feel very accomplished,” Antonio told members […]
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – As two more indigenous banks in the region go under, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is concerned about the status of the financial stability of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). In recent days, the National Bank of Anguilla Ltd (NBA) and the Caribbean Commercial Bank (CCB) were closed and […]
