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Government withdraws controversial legislation
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – The Grenada government Wednesday withdrew controversial legislation that provides for criminal charges to be brought against anyone sending offensive messages over the internet. The Senate was due to have debated the Electronic Crimes Bill on Wednesday, but the Leader of Government Business, Kenny Lalsingh, said the Keith Mitchell administration had made a decision to return…
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MATT condemns situation at Trinidad Guardian newspapers
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) Wednesday said it is monitoring “with serious concern developments over the last 24 hours at the Trinidad Guardian newsroom that appears to be a major threat to press freedom”. Journalists at the newspaper walked off their jobs amid reported government pressure on the board of directors…
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Regional stakeholders meet in Barbados to discuss energy project
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) stakeholders in the field of energy, as well as other partners are active in the regional energy sector will meet in Barbados on Thursday to discuss initiatives and activities identified as part of the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) Phase 1 Study. The C-SERMS Resource Mobilisation Forum which will be hosted…
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Trinidad tops obesity list in the Caribbean
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday, 2013 – Trinidad and Tobago has emerged as the top Caribbean country whose adult population is obese, according to a report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report found that Trinidad and Tobago is ranked sixth among all countries worldwide with 30 per cent of its adult population obese. Mexico with 32.8…
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EDITORIAL – Tough sentences alone won’t do
KINGSTON, Jamaica – MOST PEOPLE, we expect, will welcome the harsher penalties as well as the new offences introduced into the law against human trafficking. For our Government, this week's approval by the House of Representatives of the amendments is a signal to the United States that we are serious about the issue. We will, hopefully, now be rewarded by…
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Jamaica passes legislation to tighten measures dealing with human trafficking
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica parliament has approved the legislation dealing with human trafficking less than a month after the United States placed the island on a Tier Two status for not fully complying with the minimum standards set by the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act. National Security Minister Peter Bunting successfully piloted the Human Trafficking Bill that which…
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Bi-national conference to look at health issues in Guyana and Suriname
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A three-day bi-national conference on health for Guyana and Suriname begins here on Thursday. It is being organised by the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) in collaboration with the German International Cooperation (GIZ), EPOS Health Management and the Guyana government. Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran and his Surinamese counterpart Michel Bolkland as well…
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