PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 8, 2019 (CMC) – The murder toll climbed to 127 for the year, after six people were killed, in separate incidents, here, over the last weekend, police have confirmed. They said Peter Kurt ...
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Nearly 360 People Murdered In Jamaica So Far In 2019
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 8, 2019 (CMC) – A total of 359 people have been murdered in Jamaica, since the start of this year, according to figures, released by the Periodic Serious and Violent Crime Review Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary ...
Read More »Three Police Officers In Jamaica To Be Sentenced In May
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 8, 2019 (CMC) – Justice, Carol Lawrence, will, on May 17, decide on the fate of three police officers, convicted of shooting to death, a 16-year-old student, in 2012. The judge was due to hand down the ...
Read More »High-Level UN Official Holds Talks With Guyana’s Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 5, 2019 (CMC) — The assistant UN Secretary General and UNDP (United Nations Development Program) Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva, is on a one day visit to the country. According ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Opposition Party Denies Resignation Of Its Leader Dr. Peter Phillips
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 5, 2019 (CMC) – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has dismissed, as a “blatant act of forgery”, reports that leader, Dr. Peter Phillips, has resigned. In a statement, the PNP said that the resignation letter, ...
Read More »Trinidad And Tobago Government Says No To Gun Amnesty
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago April 5, 2019 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government yesterday, said it would not follow its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbour, Barbados, in implementing a gun amnesty, aimed at curbing gun-related crimes on the ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Ruling Party Wins By-Election In Eastern Parish
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 5, 2019 (CMC) – The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) captured the seat in the constituency of Portland Eastern in a by-election, yesterday, ending its 30-year political drought in the electoral division. The JLP’s Ann Marie Vaz, ...
Read More »Caribbean Ratatouille (ital vegetable stew)
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist Last Fall, I did one of my favorite ways to put vegetables from my garden (and fridge) to use, in what I like to refer to as, being a Caribbean take on Ratatouille; ...
Read More »Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream (no dairy, no eggs)
By Chris De La Rosa Culinary Columnist It being “Strawberry” season in Canada and with all the requests I get for more dessert recipes, I thought I’d share a quick Coconut Strawberry Ice Cream with you all. Since we’re using ...
Read More »Whistle-blowing: Athletes Shouldn’t Have To Choose Between Their Careers And The Truth
By Kelsey Erickson and Susan Backhouse Guest Writers Athletes should not feel like they have to choose between their careers or telling the truth about doping in sport. Yet, our new research shows that this is (too) often the reality for many ...
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