Caribbean water ministers to meet in Miami

August 24, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_7376" align="alignleft" width="300"] Water running to waste from a National Water Commission main.[/caption] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) — Caribbean ministers with responsibility for water resources management will meet in Miami next week as the region prepares to participate in the United Nations conference to finalise a...

Parents blame ganja, alcohol for son’s suicide

August 24, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_7367" align="alignleft" width="300"] Residents looking on from the Rio Minho bridge, in May Pen, Clarendon, from which Oraine Stephenson jumped to his death Wednesday.[/caption] THE 24-year-old man who jumped to his death from a bridge in May Pen, Clarendon had a history of mental illness...

Tommy Lee denies cops claim

August 21, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_7343" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tommy Lee Sparta[/caption] EMBATTLED dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta has responded to police claims of him being associated with gang violence in St James. In a one-minute YouTube audio, the Montego Bay-based artiste said his past association with several other controversial entertainers has...

Food and Drug Administration approves “Female Viagra”

August 21, 2015 in Regional

NORTH CAROLINA, United States, Friday August 21, 2015 – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) t1his week approved flibanserin, a libido-enhancing drug for women that has been dubbed “Female Viagra.” Produced by North Carolina-based Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the pill is designed to help premenopausal women regain...

T&T opposition wants country to have bigger role within CARICOM

August 21, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_5191" align="alignright" width="300"] Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley (File photo)[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – A People’s National Movement (PNM) government will move to have a bigger role in the affairs of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) if it wins the September 7 general elections,...