UK PM demands answers from Dominica baroness over spending

November 09, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15206" align="alignright" width="300"] Prime Minister Theresa May[/caption] LONDON, England -- New British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on Dominica-born Baroness Scotland, the Commonwealth secretary general, to answer allegations of extravagant spending based on documents leaked from the Secretariat, saying Scotland would be judged on...

At least 10 dead as heavy rains batter Haiti

November 08, 2016 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC )– At least 10 people were killed and four others missing as heavy rains caused widespread flooding in this Caribbean Community (Caricom) country over the past weekend. In a statement, the interim president expressed regret at the loss of lives and the damage...

Man chops teen girl to death in St Andrew

November 07, 2016 in Regional

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Police were on Sunday quick in apprehending the attacker of a teen girl who was chopped to death along Washington Boulevard in St Andrew. It has been reported that the teen was running along the roadway about 6:00 pm when she tripped...

Some 20,000 Jamaicans deported from the US over the past ten years

November 04, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15097" align="alignright" width="300"] Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, delivers the keynote address at the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora Northeast Trailblazer Awards in Queens, NY, on Saturday, October 29, 2016[/caption] WASHINGTON, USA -- Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, has revealed that...