Bahamas parole committee visiting two Caribbean countries
Written by CMC From Wired Online News Bahamas Parole committee visiting two Caribbean countries NASSAU, Bahamas, Aug 10, CMC – Officials from the recently formed Parole and Probation Steering Committee have left here for visits to Trinidad and Tobago and…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Over to you, Minister Lashley
By RICKEY SINGH, From Barbados Nation News So the minister of Culture, Youth and Sport and Stephen Lashley strongly disagrees with those who complain that costumes being worn for Kadooment Day – the key event in Barbados’ premier annual Crop…
Belize becomes first country in the Caribbean to overturn their sodomy laws
By OutRight Action International From The Bahamas Weekly The Belize Supreme Court today (August 10th) made a historic ruling in favor of gay activist Caleb Orozco, and has struck down the country’s anti-sodomy law. This is the first case launched…
A Clinton Presidency will be a disaster for the Caribbean
By WAYNE MADSEN From Strategic Culture Based on the destructive policies of Bill and Hillary Clinton towards Haiti and Honduras, both in and out of political office, a Hillary Clinton presidency would be a disaster for the Caribbean Basin. The…
Wortley Home to open doors again two years after fire
By Jodi-Ann Gilpin From Jamaica Gleaner In a split second, residents of the Wortley Home for Girls in St Andrew went from living in a stable structure to being homeless, after fire destroyed the building last year. However, Tanya Wildish,…
National ALS Registry releases updated prevalence estimates
Thursday, August 4, 2016 The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in the United States for…
Cayman Islands cannabis oil legislation changes on track
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands Government is pushing on in its efforts to legalise the importation and dispensing of cannabis oil for medical use but acknowledges that questions loom about how it would be sourced and dispensed….
RCIPS Main GT Phone Line – 649-4222 not being answered.
From RCIPS Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:28 AM Please be advised that the main line to the George Town Police Station – 649-4222 – is not being answered at the moment due to a fire alarm at GTPS and an…
Cayman Islands: Woman charged with Arson
From RCIPS: Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:02 AM Woman Charged with Arson Wednesday, 10 August A woman, age 37, of George Town, was charged Wednesday, 10th August 2016 with Arson, contrary to section 267 Penal Code (2013 revision), in connection…
