Defence attorneys representing dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel and his fellow murder convicts emerged from the Appeal Court with broad smiles yesterday after being granted permission to introduce fresh evidence to challenge their 2014 conviction. Court of Appeal President Justice Dennis Morrison, along with justices Patrick Brooks...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP)— Scenes of anarchy alternated with tentative signs of a return to normal life in Haiti's capital, with calls for a general strike today after two days of deadly looting and arson triggered by a quickly-aborted government attempt to raise fuel prices. With the...
[caption id="attachment_22453" align="alignleft" width="300"] Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley gives her opening speech at the Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Montego Bay on Wednesday[/caption] Caribbean Community (Caricom) heads began their 39th Annual Meeting on Wednesday with their newest colleague urging them to allow the integration...
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report reveals the dangers of poor health care in all member states, including the Caribbean. On Thursday, the WHO said that ineffective health care is “a global phenomenon, which increases the burden of illness and wastes...
Barbados has put together a strong negotiating team and is ready to engage in discussions with the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) representatives as of Monday through to July 12. This disclosure has come from minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, who said the IMF...