Consumers and businesses in St Lucia are in for a big break as a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) takes effect. In keeping with a campaign promise made leading up to the June 6 general election, the United Workers Party (UWP) administration slashed the VAT...
[caption id="attachment_4367" align="alignleft" width="300"] UWP leader Lennox Linton (File photo)[/caption] ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) says it is planning a demonstration on Tuesday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Opposition Leader Lennox Linton said the demonstration to be...
[caption id="attachment_14783" align="alignleft" width="300"] File Photo[/caption] Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifford Chambers says over 100 illegal firearms have been confiscated since the start of the year through the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) ‘Get the Guns’ campaign. He said the seizure is part of sustained efforts by the...
While many struggle to quietly come to grips with US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, some have shown less restraint. Among them was a very vocal Rihanna, who took to the President’s favourite platform on Saturday night to protest the...
The World Bank is urging Caribbean countries to rethink their approach to governance, as key to overcoming challenges related to security, growth and equity. In a new report titled “Governance and the Law” the Washington-based financial institution explores how unequal distribution of power in a society...