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- One dead, 4 injured in Orange Bay shooting
- CARICOM heads to free the weed?
- Youth can save CARICOM
- Courts’ performance improving – Sykes
- Ja-China bilateral trade expands
- Phillips backs PAJ calls for post-Cabinet briefings
1. One dead, 4 injured in Orange Bay shooting
The community of Orange Bay in west Portland is now in mourning following the shooting death of a pregnant woman and the injuring of four other family members, this morning. Dead is 24-year-old Kimberly Baugh, of Lower Layton of Orange Bay. She was five months pregnant. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
2. CARICOM heads to free the weed?
The dismantling of the prohibition of marijuana in its totality across member states is a key recommendation contained in the report of the CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana 2018, which will be reviewed by heads of government at the 39th conference of the regional body to be held in Montego Bay, St James, from July 4-6. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
3. Youth can save CARICOM
Declaring that young Caribbean nationals are displeased with the level of transparency in CARICOM, a local academic and former youth ambassador is urging that they be empowered with data to advocate for how they want to see the regional bloc operate in the future. Dr Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, research fellow at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, stressed that young people play a major role in the sustainability of the 15-state body. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
4. Courts’ performance improving – Sykes
Jamaica’s chief judge says despite resource constraints, several courts islandwide have been showing significant improvements in their performance. “In the midst of what we are doing, we need to recognize that good things are happening within the courts and that it is not all doom and gloom,” Chief Justice Bryan Sykes emphasized at a recently held case management seminar in Trelawny. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
5. Ja-China bilateral trade expands
Bilateral trade between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China increased from US$58 million in 2000, to US$382 million in 2017. This is according to commercial counsellor, Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Jianghong Fan. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
6. Phillips backs PAJ call for post-Cabinet briefings
Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips has thrown his support behind the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) in urging the Government to resume post-Cabinet press briefings. There has been no post-Cabinet press briefings since the start of the year. PAJ President Dionne Jackson, in a press release last week, indicated that the Government has ignored requests made by her organisation to address pertinent matters currently facing the country. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.
