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New report examines violence in the Caribbean

By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 9, CMC -More than a decade after it warned that the Caribbean had some of the highest homicide rates in the world, particularly in countries as Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released a new report highlighting a disconnect between security policies […]

Reggae Girlz held to goalless draw by Panama

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jun 9, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz wasted several good opportunities to score and were held to a goalless draw by Panama in the second of two international friendlies here at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutiérrez Stadium on Tuesday. Jamaica won the opening friendly 1-0 on Friday at the same venue and should have […]

Great Britain: Government Crack Down On Pension Scams

Pension scams are among one of the most damaging forms of financial fraud. Fraudsters trick savers into transferring their pension pots into bogus schemes, often leaving victims with no way to recover their losses. The new proposals would mean that where there is no clear link between a saver and the SSAS scheme they are transferring into, […]

United States: DHS Directs ICE To Deport Aliens Who Vote In American Elections

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after DHS General Counsel James Percival directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce stricter penalties, including deportation, for aliens who illegally vote in American elections. In a letter to ICE leadership, DHS points out that the Immigration and Nationality Act directs the removal of aliens who […]

United States: Justice Department Opens Investigation Of Philadelphia Police Department’s Allegedly Unconstitutional Permit Revocation Practices

Today, the Justice Department opened an investigation to determine whether Philadelphia Police use a vague “good cause” standard to cancel permits to carry legal firearms. The U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment protects the civil right keep and bear legal firearms — including the right to legally carry firearms where allowed. The investigation focuses on the Philadelphia Police’s permitting system; […]

United States: U.S. Extradites To Ghana Former Ghanaian Official Convicted Of Stealing and Misappropriating More Than $6M

On June 8, the United States extradited Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, also known as “Sedina Sharon Christine Acolatse,” a Ghanaian citizen, to serve a 10-year prison term in Ghana for convictions on more than 70 criminal counts that include charges of stealing, conspiracy, causing financial loss to the State and to public property, money laundering, and other offenses. […]