Alkaline gets PM nod

April 16, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4849" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Alkaline[/caption] DANCEHALL artiste Alkaline has been given the thumbs up to perform in Dominica from the most unlikely quarters: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Alkaline is expected to headline at a concert at Saaman Gardens in Canefield, Dominica, on...

Gully Bop: From Rags to Riches

April 16, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4846" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gully Bop[/caption] DEEJAY Gully Bop is slated to release his debut EP, Rags to Riches, this month. The seven-track project will feature singles such as his signature Dem no Bad Like Me, Body Specialist and Dream. "Bop have been having a really busy...

Ganja Licence

April 16, 2015 in Regional

THE University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be the first two educational institutions to be issued with licences to grow marijuana for research purposes under the new provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which took effect yesterday. Minister...

Caribbean welcomes new multi-million dollar Marriott hotel

April 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4812" align="alignleft" width="300"] President Donald Ramotar, and Chairman of Atlantic Holdings Incorporated, Winston Brassington being given a tour of the outside of the Marriott Hotel (Credit: GINA)[/caption] GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday April 14, 2015, CMC – The 197-room Marriott Hotel opens here on Thursday providing employment...

Ganja law goes into effect Wednesday

April 14, 2015 in Regional

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015 which was passed by both Houses of Parliament in February has been gazetted. The amended law will come into effect on April 15. The following is a release in full from the Ministry of Justice: The Dangerous Drugs...