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Parliament gives nod to amendment to legislation regarding marijuana use

BELMOPAN, BELIZE, Oct 21, CMC – The Belize Parliament has given the green light to the amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Act with bipartisan support.

Persad Bissessar seeking fresh mandate

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct 21, CMC – Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar will seek re-election to the post of leader of the United National Congress (UNC) next month even though she still has at least one year to go before facing party supporters for a new mandate.

A call for more Barbudans to return home to improve clean up efforts

The clean-up of Codrington has slowed to a crawl as National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) contractors await the return of the people who...

Trump expected to pressure China's Xi to rein in North Korea: officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pressure China’s president when they meet next month in Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea out of a belief that Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power should give him more authority to do so.

Madrid to impose direct rule in Catalonia to quash independence bid

MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - The Spanish government will impose direct rule on Catalonia, firing the regional government and forcing a new election, it said on Saturday, unprecedented steps that brought thousands of pro-independence protesters onto to the streets.

Good news for child who was at risk of losing leg

Four-year-old Faith Laville will not lose her leg which was badly injured in an accident on October 5. Doctors had feared they would have to...

Accused cutlass attacker still at large

Lawmen said that Conroy “Connie” Jones is still wanted for chopping his child’s mother that left her in critical condition at the Mount St....

Driver who fled accident scene turns himself in

The driver of motor car R3595, who fled the scene of a three-vehicular accident in the wee hours of Friday morning, has turned himself...

PM debunks claim of using disaster funds for political campaign

By Shermain Bique-Charles [email protected] Prime Minister Gaston Browne is debunking suggestions that a U.S. $40 million dollar loan being sourced from the World Bank could be...

Higher food prices coming?

Consumers may have to pay even more than they are already paying for fresh produce as the agricultural fallout from Hurricane Maria deepens. The Category...
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