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By Alecia Smith-Edwards JIS Contributing Writer  ST. ANDREW, Jamaica, April 27 (JIS) — The Jamaica government will be appointing a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission, aimed at positioning the country to take full advantage of benefits under the organisation. This was ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr. 27, (CMC) – Europe says it will continue to monitor the follow-up given to serious accusations of extra judicial killings in St. Lucia. A statement issued after talks between a delegation of European diplomats and Prime ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer A Review: The world premiere of “Scarberia,” a riveting mystery commissioned by Young People’s Theatre (YPT) and workshopped at the Banff Centre Playwrights Colony, is now on at the theatre in Toronto. Written by ...

By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist One in eight men in Canada are affected by prostate cancer. Black men have even higher rates. Black men are far more likely to develop and die of prostate cancer than any other ...

By Carla Hindman Director Financial Education, Visa Canada Anyone who’s graduated from college or university understands the relief of leaving behind years of cramming for exams and living on dorm food. With the next chapter of their lives about to ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 27, (CMC) – Jamaica police were searching for the father of a three-year-old toddler, whose body was found at the popular Dump Up Beach in Montego Bay, on Tuesday. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Steve McGregor, who ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr. 27, (CMC) – An 80-year-old grandmother died in hospital, on Tuesday night, a few hours after she was accidentally shot by a police officer. Police said that Sona Lalloo was hit in her head by ...

By Sharon Earle JIS Contributing Writer  ST. JAMES, Jamaica April 24 (JIS) — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, is warning persons who improperly dispose of their garbage in public places, that legislation is coming that will bring ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana April 26 (GINA) — The Wapishana people of South Rupununi, Region Nine, recently signed a terms of reference (TOR) with the government of Guyana, to address serious issues affecting them. This TOR followed the Wapishana people writing to ...

By Marlon Tingling JIS Contributing Writer  ST. JAMES, Jamaica, April 26 (JIS) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is urging members of the church community to play a positive role in making a difference in Jamaica. While bringing greetings during the divine ...