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St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves participating in round table discussion on violent crime in the region in Trinidad on Monday, April 17, 2023.

PM Gonsalves wants death penalty carried out despite European position

By Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Monday urged CARICOM countries to use the death penalty as a deterrent…

17 Apr 2023 8:28PM

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Dwayne Moses, left, a mentally ill man was shot by police in his home village, RIllan Hill on Thursday, April 13, 2023. His mother, Herlitha Moses, right, said her son was left bleeding for a long time before being taken for medical attention. (Photos" Searchlight & Facebook)

Mother unhappy with police response after they shot her mentally ill son

17 Apr 2023 6:13PM

Opposition Leader Godwin Friday in a Jan. 10, 2023 photo.

Opposition Leader urges push back against ban of fetes on hard courts

16 Apr 2023 9:27PM

Police and civilians at the scene in Rillan Hill on Thursday, April 13, 2023, where police shot and injured Dwayne Moses, a mentally ill villager.

Mentally ill man was about to charge at officer who shot him — witness

16 Apr 2023 7:32PM

The first cutting of vetiver, in February 2023.

Hand2Earth partners with Prisons in farmland restoration project

16 Apr 2023 6:13PM

MP for Central Kingstown, St. Clair Leacock, a vice-president of the New Democratic Party. (File photo)

Gov’t hides Taiwan when ULP’s ideological friends visit — Leacock

The Unity Labour Party (ULP) government, despite its claims of principled support for Taiwan, hides Taiwanese diplomats when it hosts countries do not regard Taipei as independent of China. This…

16 Apr 2023 6:00PM

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