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Capitalising On The Potential Benefits Of Marijuana
KINGSTON, Jamaica – For centuries we have been socialised that marijuana is destructive and harmful to our health. Astounding as that assertion is, it is true. During the 1970s the subject of the benefits of marijuana was first explored, since then not much has been done to advance this subject. The current issue is how Jamaica can capitalise on the…
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This amusing chase after CCJ
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar used her “conversational message” on Monday with the people of Trinidad and Tobago for yesterday’s 37th anniversary of this nation as a constitutional republic to signal the coming of some significant political changes for improved democratic governance and building of a more united society. She chose the high road in pledging…
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Kamla to address UN General Assembly today
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will address the United Nations General Assembly today at 7:30 p.m. Persad-Bissessar arrived in New York yesterday morning to attend the 68th United Nations General Assembly. She is due to return home tomorrow. According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister, as current Chair of CARICOM, the Prime…
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CARPHA confirms strain of Swine flu
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has confirmed six cases of the “Influenza A H1N1 Pandemic 09” in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, according to a statement issued by Chief Medical officer, Simon Keizer. Last week, classes at the Troumaca Secondary School were suspended after the Ministry of Health confirmed that it had become…
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Government outlines priorities for CARICOM
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government Tuesday provided a shopping list that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries should examine as efforts continue to deepen the regional integration movement. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, speaking to reporters after his Cabinet met with a delegation from the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat, said the list included the need for hassle free travel, air and maritime…
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Muslim leader blanks Commission of Inquiry
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prominent Barbadian jurist Sir David Simmons Monday called on the Trinidad and Tobago government to review the Commission of Inquiry legislation after the leader of the Jamaat-al Muslimeen group failed to appear before the Commission probing the circumstances that led to the failed 1990 coup against the then government of prime minister ANR Robinson.…
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‘Plant on unused Caroni lands’
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Take back Caroni lands that are lying fallow and use them to produce food, says Independent Senator Subhas Ramkhelawan. Speaking during the budget debate at the Senate sitting yesterday, Ramkhelawan said in the national budget, some $1.3 billion was allocated toward agriculture. He noted that since the closure of Caroni (1975) Ltd, there were close…
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