Express Entry to Canada

January 08, 2015 in Regional

HIGHLY skilled and qualified Jamaicans are being urged to take advantage of Canada's new Express Entry immigration management system which was launched at the start of the year and aims to attract 181,000 new economic immigrants. At the same time, an appeal is being made for...

Trinidad gunmen shoot baby in head

January 07, 2015 in Regional

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Up to press time yesterday, an 18-month-old baby boy was fighting for his life at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope after he was shot in the back of his head by unknown assailants yesterday afternoon. According to...

Gov’t Mulls Raising Age Of Consent

January 07, 2015 in Regional

An upward shift in the age of consent and increased penalties for sex crimes are to be given consideration as Attorney General Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin laments last year’s increase in all forms of sex crimes. The legislator said he intends to start discussions soon with the...

Police report shows more criminal activity in 2014

January 06, 2015 in Regional

A significant increase in all forms of sexual offences, robberies, malicious damage, thefts and wounding, in 2014, led to Antigua & Barbuda recording a higher crime rate than it did the previous year. This information was contained in the recently released police crime report, which also...