There is division in Jamaica over the government's plan to extend states of emergency, or SOEs as they are commonly called, to fight an upsurge in violent crime in that country. Murders there are now well past the 1000 mark and Prime Minister Andrew Holness has argued that the SOEs are needed, having secured the approval of the House of assembly to get a 46 day extension of the measure in seven parishes.
The Barbados Howse of Assembly has initiated some amendments to the Road Traffic Act
Freight nightmare developing in the Red Sea
There is more to keeping food prices down in Barbados than passing on reductions in port cost.