Students and teachers on Barbuda returned to the classroom on Monday, and are functioning despite a few challenges. A complement of 30 primary school students, 28 from the secondary educational plant and nine teachers were present when the doors of the Sir McChesney George Secondary School...
A woman who published defamation claims about a family on Facebook, will have to compensate her victims. On Monday, Justice Frank Seepersad ruled that Jenelle Burke made a series of unsubstantiated libellous statements that caused the family to suffering “shame and embarrassment” since those statements were...
The Dutch government said Monday it will take over the running of one of its Caribbean island municipalities, denouncing "physical neglect" and "lawlessness" on Sint Eustatius. The island's ruling council will be immediately dissolved with Dutch Interior Minister Raymond Knops travelling there this week to explain...
A Jamaican manufacturing company has entered a joint venture with US-based biotechnology company United Cannabis Corporation (UCANN) and Cannabinoid Research and its local subsidiary company, Cannabinoid Research and Development Company Limited (CRD), to produce cannabis-infused water and other cannabis-based products. Under the limited partnership, LASCO Manufacturing...
[caption id="attachment_20538" align="alignleft" width="300"] Security forces will have the power to search, curtail operating hours of business, restrict access to places, detain people without a warrant, stop and question persons, seize property, and control public gatherings and movements until May 2.[/caption] The State of Public Emergency...