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November 3, 2014

Inaugural Charity Art Event Raises $30,000.00

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- More than $30,000.00 was committed to the differently abled and shut-ins in the Sandy Point community as a result of a successful charity art event. All twenty-five acrylic and oil paintings that were…

Dominica celebrates 36 years of political independence

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Dominica is observing the 36th anniversary of its political independence from Britain with the traditional military parade, honour of nationals and a message from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit that the…

Bahamas government bails out local bank

Nassau, Bahamas -- The Bahamas government has established a government corporation that has absorbed $100 million worth of Bank of The Bahamas' "troubled" commercial loans and will hire an accounting firm to go after those overdue…

Caricom heads meet on Ebola, chikungunya tomorrow

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will convene a special meeting in Trinidad tomorrow to discuss the Ebola virus, a global concern, and the chikungunya disease, a mostly non-fatal but debilitating illness that is…

World Trade Center reopens for business

New York (AP) -- Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business — marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. Conde Nast will start moving Monday…

Air carrier and tour operator team up to re-enter Guyana

Greensboro, USA -- Dynamic Airways, which had a rocky start on its Guyana service earlier this year, and tour operator Travelspan, which also pulled out of Guyana, have teamed up to re-enter the Guyana market on November 22 after the US…

Sierra Leone says another doctor dies of Ebola

Freetown, Sierra Leone (AP) -- A doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola — the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to die of the disease, authorities said Monday. Dr Godfrey George, medical superintendent of Kambia Government…

‘I was just trying to hit every ball’ – Misbah

After equaling Sir Vivian Richards' record for the fastest Test hundred in terms of deliveries, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said that he had played to capitalise on the strong situation the side was in and score as many runs as possible…

In-form Smith leads Grenada reply

Castries, St Lucia -- West Indies opener Devon Smith stroked his second straight half-century as Grenada made a measured reply against St Lucia, in their second round game in the Windward Islands Goodwill Series here Saturday. Playing at…

Antigua and Barbuda-2014 LICA Champions

Antigua and Barbuda was officially crowned the LICA one day champions for 2014, when they defeated St.Kitts in a close game by just 10 runs. The grand final match was played at the Little Bay Playing field in Montserrat, on Sunday 2nd…

Dynasty Ballers takes care of St. James’ Royals

The Malcolm Guishard Basketball league continued on Sunday 2nd November at the hard court in Church Ground. The two teams facing off were Dynasty Ballers and St.James’ Royals. The Ballers led in every single quarter and the final result…

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