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Jamaica to amend Gun Court Act
CARIBBEAN NATIONAL WEEKLY
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Plans are afoot by the Jamaican government to amend the Gun Court Act to allow for all non-capital murder cases to be tried by a judge only.
Soldiers Implicated in Payroll Scam at Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force
CARIBBEAN 360
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - An intense investigation is underway within the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) after authorities uncovered TT$2 million (US$296,363) in salary over payments.
20,000 in Barbados march against tough tax measures
CARIBBEAN 360
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - With the support of more than 20,000 Barbadians, the island’s four main trade unions and the Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA) yesterday took to the streets to march against the austerity measures imposed by the Freundel Stuart administration.
Tourism earns US$1.46 billion for Jamaica in six months
CARIBBEAN 360
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica generated US$1.46 billion in tourism earnings during the first six months of the 2017 calendar year to record an impressive 7.5 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2016.
Fmr Cayman Islands Premier arrested in US for butt grabbing
CARIBBEAN 360
FLORIDA, United States - The Speaker of the House in the Cayman Islands has been charged after allegedly grabbing the buttocks of a female casino employee in Florida.
Jet Blast At Caribbean Airport Tosses Tourist To Her Death
FORBES
Jet blast from an airliner departing St. Maarten's Princess Juliana Airport has claimed the life of a plane spotter at the Caribbean beach internationally famed for its views of airliners on approach, according to a police report posted on the 721 news site in the Dutch Antilles.
Inmates set Guyana prison on fire
FIRST POST
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - One prison officer was killed and seven others were injured during a jailbreak in South America's Guyana that saw inmates set fire to the facility and four prisoners escape, authorities said.
Nearly 5,000 Haitians expelled from Dominican Republic in June
CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - On Tuesday, the Directorate General of Migration (DGM) of the Dominican Republic revealed that last June 4,943 migrants had been deported to their country of origin. Most of the returnees were of Haitian origin even though the DGM indicated that these deportations included a very small number of other foreigners from countries such as China, India, Russia, United States, Venezuela and the Netherlands.
Lawmakers injured in Independence Day attack at Venezuela’s National Assembly
CARIBBEAN 360
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro has ordered an investigation into a violent attack on the country’s National Assembly yesterday, as the country observed its 206th anniversary of Independence.
Forecasters upgrade hurricane season to 15 named storms
VI CONSORTIUM
Colorado State University (CSU) now expects a total of 15 named storms and eight hurricanes in the Atlantic basin this year. Three of the eight hurricanes are forecast to be Category 3 or stronger on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
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