CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Mar. 23, (CMC) – A High Court has awarded a couple EC$500,000 (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) in damages, after their private, sex video tape was released to the public by police. Justice Lorraine Williams said, the police ...
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar. 23, (CMC) – Barbados and China, today, signed two treaties, aimed at assisting each other in investigating criminal matters and bringing fugitives to justice. Acting Attorney General, Michael Lashley, signed the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, as well ...
Read More »Opposition Criticises Government Decision To Ban Early Voting In St. Kitts-Nevis
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, Mar. 23, (CMC) – Opposition Leader, Dr. Denzil Douglas, has criticised the decision of the St. Kitts-Nevis government to abolish legislation that allows law enforcement and essential services officers to cast their votes ahead of a general ...
Read More »UWI Concerned At Low Percentage Of Young People Seeking Higher Education
Photo above: UWI Vice Chancellor, Sir Hilary Beckles. Photo credit: UWI. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Mar. 22, (CMC) – The University of the West Indies (UWI), today, expressed concern at the low percentage of young people in the Caribbean ...
Read More »Jamaica Launches Studies On Green Economy Policies
Photo above: Jamaica’s Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz. Photo credit: JIS. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 22, (CMC) – Jamaica, today, released two studies that chart a course for the country towards sustainable development, ...
Read More »African, Caribbean And Pacific Countries Discussing Climate Change Issues In Brussels
Photo above: Guyana-born Secretary General of the ACP, Dr. Patrick I Gomes. Photo credit: BRUSSELS, Belgium Mar. 22, (CMC) – Representatives from the 79-member States of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group are meeting here, today, with senior officials from ...
Read More »St. Lucia Government Welcomes British Court Of Appeal Ruling
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar. 22, (CMC) – The St. Lucia government, today, welcomed the ruling, by the British Court of Appeal, regarding the diplomatic immunity of its ambassador to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Dr. Walid Juffali. Last month, the ...
Read More »Jamaica Government To Address Lack Of Women In Parliament
Photo above: Jamaica Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Olivia Grange. Photo credit: JLP. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar. 22, (CMC) – The Jamaica government says, it intends to introduce legislated gender quotas to address the lack of proportional representation of women in ...
Read More »Caribbean Seeking Chinese Support On Climate Change
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar. 22, (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have told China that they are serious about implementing the internationally agreed commitments on climate change, adopted during the United Nations Conference on the Environment (COP) 21 in Paris, last ...
Read More »T&T Legislators Seeking Clarification On New Hiring Guidelines
Photo above: T&T Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad Bissessar. Photo licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar. 21, (CMC) – Pressure is mounting on Trinidad and Tobago legislators to say whether or not they have ...
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