KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – Jamaica has recorded a 29.7 percent reduction in murders, during the first five weeks of this year, according to figures, released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). It said that there were 109 ...
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Teenager In Trinidad Commits Suicide After Mother Takes Away Cell Phone
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – A 16-year-old girl is reported to have committed suicide, after her mother took away her mobile phone, after finding out that she had been posting revealing photographs on social ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Opposition Party Offers Half-Million Dollar Reward
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) announced, today, it was offering a half million dollar reward, for information regarding the death of one of its legislators, who was stabbed to death, over ...
Read More »Body Of Medical Doctor Found On University Of The West Indies’ Grounds In Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 5, 2019 (CMC) – The University of the West Indies (UWI) has sought to re-assure students, that security had been beefed up on its Mona campus, after the body of a 68-year-old medical doctor was discovered, yesterday. ...
Read More »Furnace Troubleshooting and Do It Yourself Repair
By Lee Wallender Contributing Writer Nothing is worse than having your furnace break down in the throes of winter. Swirling snow and dancing leaves are only charming when you are warm and cozy indoors. Winter’s beauty becomes a dismal sight ...
Read More »It’s Okay To Cry
By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer And Jesus wept. These are very sobering words from the Bible, which remind us that there is no shame in crying. Late last month, I conducted a three-hour workshop, focusing on the plight of Black ...
Read More »Embrace Your Black History, Of Courage And Self-Determination, And Take Your Life In Your Own Hands
By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD Guest Writer I ran into a 20-something fellow, wearing a T-shirt that said, “I love being Black”. I had a wave of fond nostalgia, remembering how my mother began our outings with “I’m free, ...
Read More »2019: The Year Of Return For The African Diaspora?
By Benjamin Tetteh Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York February 4, 2019 — In the heart of Accra, Ghana’s capital, just a few meters from the United States embassy, lie the tombs of W. E. B. Du Bois, a great ...
Read More »Antigua Government Warns Motorists Using Cell Phones While Driving
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, February 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government has warned motorists that they will be charged, if they are found to be eating and/or using a cell phone while driving. Attorney General, Steadroy ...
Read More »Bank Of Jamaica Comments On Foreign Exchange Situation
KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 4, 2019 (CMC) – The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) says it has sold US$50 million to authorised dealers and cambios in a “flash sale auction”, over the past two weeks, aimed at offsetting the effects of excessive ...
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