CCJ strikes down mandatory death penalty in Barbados

June 28, 2018 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that the mandatory death penalty in Barbados is unconstitutional. The CCJ, which is the highest court for Barbados, made the ruling based on two unrelated death penalty cases from Barbados. The cases,...

Farmer gets eight years for sex with teen

June 27, 2018 in Regional

Eight years in jail is what Wilmoth Ralph will serve for having sex with an underage girl. The maximum sentence for the crime of sex with a girl under 16, but over 14 years, according to the Sexual Offences Act, is 10 years in jail. Justice...

More J’cans nabbed in US immigration crackdown

June 26, 2018 in Regional

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says several Caribbean nationals, including Jamaicans, are among 40 persons arrested during a four-day enforcement operation in New York State that ended on June 21. Yesterday, ICE said the operation targeted at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants, immigration...