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Jamaica Just Planted Its First Legal Marijuana Plant
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Caribbean Photo of the Week: On the Waves in Cap Cana

 Waves in Cap Cana. Photo by Dave Griffith.

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Dave Griffith, who sent in this lovely shot of the waves in Cap Cana behind the Secrets resort. Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location […]

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Jamaica to Decriminalize Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana

Above: Jamaica Justice Minister Mark Golding addresses the media following the announcement (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In a major shift, Jamaica has announced that the country’s Cabinet has approved a proposal that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The proposed amendment to the country’s Dangerous Drugs Act ((which has […]

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CARICOM Mandates Formation of Regional Commission on Marijuana

Above: CARICOM headquarters in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Should the Caribbean legalize marijuana? Should it decriminalize it? Should it maintain the current legal structure regarding its use? That’s the question to be explored following a decision by CARICOM this week to mandate the formation of a regional commission to address issues relating to marijuana […]

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Grenada Prime Minister: No Plans to Decriminalize or Legalize Marijuana

Above: Grenada By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada will not follow the decisions of certain states in the United States in decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana, Prime Minister Tillman Thomas said Friday. Thomas, who was speaking to the Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Grenada Drug Information Network and National Observatory (GRENDIN) on Drugs, rejected calls […]

CARICOM Mandates Formation of Regional Commission on Marijuana

Above: Parliament in Belmopan By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize’s Ministry of National Security has appointed a committee to evaluate and make proposals for the decriminalization of small portions of marijuana. The move, which was announced this week, was driven by “increasing evidence that the current legislation clutters the courts and the prison with primarily […]

Trinidad's Government Lifts Curfew

 Above: Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (Photo: TGISL) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad has lifted the curfew imposed at the beginning of the country’s declared State of Emergency, although the latter will remain in effect, according to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The Prime Minister declared the State of Emergency a success, citing what she said […]

Bahamas Launching Five-Year Plan to Address Drugs, Transnational Crime

 Above: Bahamian National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is launching a national plan to tackle what the government considers a still-serious drug problem. Drug abuse is manifesting itself most frequently in the use of marijuana, according to National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest. “Attitudes are also driving the […]

"Overwhelming" Volume of Ganja Cases Prompts Shift in Jamaican Courts

 Above: The Port Antonio Resident Magistrate’s Court in Boundbrook By the Caribbean Journal staff Certain ganja cases in Jamaica may soon be heard in the Petty Sessions Court, as the government seeks to reduce the backlog of cases in the country’s Resident Magistrate’s Court, according to Justice Minister Delroy Chuck. Chuck said a submission was […]