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T&T Churches wants Gov’t to ban ‘lewd’ songs from airwaves
NEWSDAY T&T
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - THE TT Council of Evangelical Churches (TTCEC) wants Government to consider banning certain songs from the airwaves to discourage, what it sees as “the immoral sexual behaviour” that many local songs promote.
Guyana’s Election Commission says it can’t hold elections by March
CARIBBEAN 360
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says it cannot hold elections by next month, the deadline by which polls should be conducted following the coalition government’s loss of a no-confidence motion last December.
Jamaican High Commissioner calls for halt to deportations from UK
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has called for a suspension of deportations to Jamaica until the Home Office has published its investigation into the Windrush scandal.
Jamaica’s opposition party stalwart murdered
Caribbean 360
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is grieving the loss of a second member in just a week after a former councillor was killed in her house yesterday, only eight days after one of its Members of Parliament was found dead, also at home.
Jamaican bus driver shot during tussle with Police
Jamaican Gleaner
CLARENDON, Jamaica - The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is conducting a probe into the shooting of a bus driver by the police in Spalding, Clarendon on February 5, 2019 in Jamaica.
2,300 kilos drug bust: Suspect attempts suicide in Suriname lockups
Kaieteur News
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CARICOM - A 43-year-old truck driver from Suriname whose only name was given as Shailindra attempted to kill himself in a lockup there on Sunday, January 20, 2019.
St. Kitts & Nevis Opposition Leader faces disbarment from Parliament
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts & Nevis – Attorney General, the Honourable Vincent Byron, while addressing a question posed during the Prime Minister’s press conference on Wednesday (January 16, 2019), reminded the nation of the serious implications surrounding the outcome of the diplomatic passport case brought against Leader of the Opposition, Dr Denzil Douglas.
Licensed Firearm Holder Killed In St James
Jamaica Gleaner
ST JAMES, Jamaica - A licensed firearm holder yesterday became the third person reported killed in St James since the start of the year after he was shot several times by unknown assailants.
Kidnappers ask Moruga families for US$40,000
T&T Guardian
MORUGA, T&T - Relatives of cousins Kenrick Morgan and Kendall Singh are praying that their kidnappers have a change of heart and not kill them by this weekend's deadline.
Ja Gov't ready with Legislation to Reclaim Venezuela Shares In State-Owned Oil Refinery
Jamaica Gleaner
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Amid calls by the parliamentary Opposition for the Government to reconsider its decision, the special legislation being crafted to sanction the decision by the Andrew Holness administration to retake Venezuela's stake in Jamaica's state-owned oil refinery Petrojam is expected to be unveiled in the House of Representatives next week.
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