June 14, 2014
Jamaica to decriminalize ganja use
The Jamaican government plans to decriminalise possession of small amounts of ganja under a more “enlightened approach” to drug laws, officials said Thursday. Mark Golding, the country’s justice minister, said cabinet had approved a policy to…
June 13, 2014
CARICOM FOREIGN MINISTERS OFF TO MEET WITH UK COUNTERPART IN LONDON
The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) will participate in the Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum on 16-17 June in London. The biennial Forum will aim to strengthen further the special…
June 13, 2014
Antigua Labour Party Crushes Governing UPP In General Election
Prime Minister designate, Gaston Browne led his Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) to a crushing victory in the general elections on Thursday. Browne, 47, said from all indications, it appears that the ALP will win 15 of the 17 seats in the…
June 10, 2014
Thousands march in Haiti protest
Thousands have marched in the streets of Haiti’s capital demanding President Michel Martelly step down. Police fired tear gas and broke up the crowd in Port-au-Prince. There were no reports of serious injuries. Haiti has seen several…
June 10, 2014
Metro strike halts Sao Paulo ahead of World Cup
A public transport strike has caused traffic chaos in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, a week before it hosts the opening match of the World Cup. Half of the underground stations were closed by striking transport workers, who are demanding a 10%…
June 10, 2014
St Vincent and Jamaica ratify the new Arms Trade Treaty
St Vincent and the Grenadines and Jamaica have ratified the new Arms Trade Treaty as the Caribbean seeks to play an historic role in helping end the irresponsible, lethal global US$85 billion trade in small arms and light weapons and ammunition. The…
June 5, 2014
Brothers murdered execution style in Trinidad
Police are searching for the gunmen who stormed into a house in Morvant and shot and killed, execution style, two brothers, including a nine-year-old on Sunday. Police said the gunmen entered the house and ordered the occupants, including…
June 3, 2014
Drug bust in Caribbean Sea nets nearly US$388 million in cocaine
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says its Office of Air and Marine aircraft while on night patrol in the Caribbean seized 93 bales of cocaine weighing more than 5,180 lbs and worth more than US$387,700,000. (Three hundred…
June 3, 2014
Haiti’s Government Announces New Measures To Cut Expenditure
Haiti has announced a series of measures aimed at reducing government spending. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe says resources are very limited and that there is no room for any waste or unnecessary spending. Lamothe says he has already prohibited…
June 3, 2014
PAHO reports jump in dengue cases
American Health Organization (PAHO) says the number of dengue cases in the Americas, including the Caribbean increased five-fold between 2003 and 2013. According to data presented this week at a high-level regional meeting on dengue hosted by PAHO,…