Dust from Sahara desert covers sections of the Caribbean

May 01, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_5197" align="alignleft" width="300"] (wikimedia)[/caption] Dust particles from sand storms in the Sahara desert have blanketed sections of the Caribbean, affecting air quality in the region. Each year, Saharan dust storms pass through the region, usually in the spring and summer months. Meteorologist with the National Weather Service...

Trinidad opposition leader describes Kamla as “desperate”

May 01, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_5191" align="alignright" width="300"] Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley (File photo)[/caption] PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday April 30, 2015, CMC – Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley, describing Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar as “desperate” has brushed aside the government’s latest move to have him suspended from Parliament over...

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...