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No arbitrary legalisation of ganja, says AG

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams on Wednesday said while he is in support of non-custodial sentences for persons found in possession of small amounts of marijuana, countrywide consultation is needed on the matter.Williams was the time meeting with members of the Rastafarian community at his Carmichael Street Office.
“I think I have been an advocate for that, that certainly, possession of certain amounts should not attract custodial sentences… I thought in marginal cases considerations could be given for non-custodial sentences,” he said.

CRFM, partners to unlock Caribbean’s fisheries potential through value chain approach

Belize City, Belize, (CRFM)— Some fear that climate change and global economic pressures will create a toxic mix that would cripple the potential of the Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture sector. But a new initiative being implemented by the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is looking for that “golden key” that would, instead, unlock the industry’s hidden potential for all concerned, thus improving the contribution of fisheries to the Region’s economic development.

Anguilla and St. Maarten Law Enforcement holds bilateral talks

ANGUILLA / SINT MAARTEN — Law Enforcement Officers from Anguilla and St. Maarten on Thursday 10th December, 2015 met in Anguilla at Police Headquarters to hold bilateral talks on security and intelligence for both islands.
The meeting hosted by the Royal Anguilla Police Force and chaired by Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police Elliott Forbes was attended by Police, Customs and Immigration Officers.

Improved markets important to farming sector

Fresh produce markets in the Caribbean should ideally be a space for sellers, buyers and visitors, including tourists, to ‘circulate’. There would be no front and no back in the new stylish circular, domed-roof model agricultural market.

That’s the vision recommended in an ‘assessment of the adequacy of marketing infrastructure with specific focus on the needs of small farmers’ that was recently concluded through the CARICOM Secretariat under the policy component of the Agricultural Policy Programme (APP).

Cuba a critical partner to CARICOM, says Brantley

St. Kitts and Nevis joined the rest of the region observing Caricom-Cuba day on December 8, which marked 43 years of strong ties and friendship and cooperation between Caricom and Cuba.

St. Kitts-Nevis Foreign Minister Hon. Mark Brantley says Cuba now plays a fundamental role in the Caribbean region, since the formalization of diplomatic relations between Caricom member states and Cuba in 2002.

“This valued relationship between Caricom and Cuba has blossomed over the years, and continues to mature with the strengthening of cooperation in multiple areas.

Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change

An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today.

The Paris Agreement for the first time brings all nations into a common cause based on their historic, current and future responsibilities.

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