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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is pursuing legislation that will facilitate the formal recognition of Restorative Justice in the criminal justice system. Justice Minister, Mark Golding, said that the legislation would guarantee confidentiality to participants in ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The University of Guyana (UG) is facing a full blown strike by staff and students Monday as the dispute over increased wages and better working conditions escalates and the unions involved announcing plans for a relief ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government, on Monday, announced a further reduction in fuel prices in the wake of threats by the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) to stage public protests over high prices for fuel ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Private Sector Commission (PSC) Monday, says the reduction in electricity rates announced by the government will contribute to a reduction in the production costs of manufacturers and service providers. President Donald Ramotar, addressing the commissioning ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica recorded a 3.6 percent increase in tourist arrivals in 2014, Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has announced. McNeill said that the island had received an estimated US$2.2 billion in revenue from the sector ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Leaders at the just concluded 60th OECS (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States) Authority meeting in Martinique, have rejected a proposal for the establishment of the Eastern Caribbean Competition Commission, which would serve as the main ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says the decision to challenge in the High Court, the constitutionality of the two term presidential limit, is suspicious and “is an attempt to throw a spanner in the works.” ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Law enforcement authorities say forensic tests will have to be carried out to determine whether or not the body found Monday, in a rural village, is that of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) director, Azad Niamat, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – It is going to cost motorists significantly more if they are caught driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding or even failing to take a breathalyser test. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – For the first time in a long time, there will be no veteran calypsonian who has won the Calypso Monarch competition, appearing at this year’s grand final this weekend. The Trinidad and Tobago Unified ...