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CARICOM education ministers meeting in Guyana

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Education Ministers began a two-day meeting here on Wednesday amid concerns as to  whether or not the education system is providing every learner with the foundation...
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Trinidad rocked by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1...
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Suriname prosecution seeks 10-year sentence for man with HIV accused of rape

Paramaribo, Suriname – The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is seeking a 10-year unconditional prison sentence for a man...
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Bahamas to review work permit process

Nassau – The Bahamas government says it will conduct a review examining labour certificate applications and employment data. “The...
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Dominica targets 100 000 population with New Renewal Initiative

ROSEAU –  The Dominica government says it will establish a National Population Renewal and Global Dominican Engagement Programme...
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SVG opposition activists charged for ‘protesting’ outside Parliament

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Four opposition activists have been denied station bail on charges that they held an illegal public meeting outside Parliament on Thursday. Luzette King, a retired...
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Guyanese fisherman sentenced to 25 years for killing captain

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Georgetown, Guyana –A High Court judge has sentenced two fishermen to 25 years in jail after they were pleaded guilty of manslaughter in the...
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Former SSL employee remanded

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Kingston, Jamaica – The former employee of the investment firm, Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), Jean-Ann Panton, has been remanded in custody until February 24...
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Barbadian judge takes up TCI appointment

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Barbadian Justice Jacqueline Cornelius Thorne has been appointed by the Judicial Services Commission as a Justice of Appeal for the Turks and Caicos Islands...
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Grenada to deport 15 Haitians

Sherrylyn Clarke -
St George’s – The Grenada government on Monday said that it would deport 15 Haitian nationals, who entered the island as a group of...
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Friday calls for national response to crime

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Kingstown, St Vincent – Leader of the main opposition party – the New Democratic Party, Godwin Friday says crime is in such a state across...
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