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CCJ hearing of Shanique Myrie case heads to Barbados

All is in place for Monday’s sitting of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Barbados to hear evidence in the case of Shanique Myrie, the Jamaican woman who took the Government of Barbados to court on allegations that she was assaulted by an immigration officer in 2011....read more

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Opposition leader says PM mismanaged economy

Opposition Leader Arnhim Eustace has accused Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves of bringing the Vincentian economy to its worst state since the country gained independence in 1979....read more

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Cops involved in shooting death of Caribbean youth named in several lawsuits

The two New York police officers allegedly involved in the shooting death of a 16-year-old Caribbean youth have been named in several federal lawsuits ranging from civil rights violations and false arrests, according to court documents released here....read more

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Senate begins debate on illegal lottery scam

The Jamaica government has reiterated its position of adopting a tough stance against people involved in the illegal lottery scam noting it has damaged “brand Jamaica and threatening the growth of legitimate businesses”....read more

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Council urges regional governments to do more in the fight against blindness

The Caribbean Council for the Blind (CCB) says unless regional governments make a strategic and fiscal decision to fund the training, recruitment and placement...read more

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Government vows to take hard line on spending

Finance Minister Bob Richards has pledged to take a "very hard line" on spending after tabling close to US$100 million of supplementary budget estimates in the House of Assembly....read more

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Dominica congratulates new Chinese President

The Dominica government says it is looking forward “to even greater collaboration” with China following the election of Xi Jinping as the new head of state in the Communist country....read more

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New programme to support sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Friday announced plans to launch a biodiversity and ecosystems services programme (BSE)...read more

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Passenger, who became ill on Caribbean Airlines flight, dies

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Friday confirmed that a 35 year-old passenger, who had taken ill on a flight from Miami to Trinidad and Tobago died in Puerto Rico...read more

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Court jails man who kidnapped school girl

A High Court judge has sentenced a man who kidnapped a 15 year-old school girl and sexually abused her in 2012 to nearly nine years in prison on Friday....read more

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