Minister urges region to allow small possession of quantities of marijuana

April 30, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_5164" align="alignleft" width="300"] Minister of Social Transformation Samantha Marshall[/caption] Antigua & Barbuda could see changes to laws relating to marijuana usage, after Minister of Social Transformation Samantha Marshall called for Commonwealth countries to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of the substance. Minister Marshall said regional...

Woman faces court for touching man’s penis

April 29, 2015 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A young woman was this morning taken before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court for allegedly touching a man on his penis. The woman was recently arrested and charged with indecent assault following an alleged altercation between her and the complainant at a...

Commonwealth officials meet to focus on youth

April 29, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_5137" align="alignleft" width="300"] Volunteers from the Department of Youth Affairs showcase the flags of the countries of the region that are a part of the Commonwealth during Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting. (Photo by Kadeem Joseph)[/caption] Government officials and...

CARICOM and WICB agree “way forward” for West Indies cricket

April 29, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_5127" align="alignleft" width="300"] St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves (left) and WICB president Dave Cameron (right)[/caption] ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Tuesday April 21, 2015, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Caricom committee on cricket governance say they have ended a “productive”...