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January 7, 2014

Nigeria Governor donates to JNF General Hospital

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): The Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital is the recipient of a generous donation of over US$50,000.00 from Executive Governor of the Nigerian State of Akwa Ibom, His Excellency Chief Godswill Akpobio. His…

Police Updates (January 07, 2014)

(ZIZ) Bernell “BJ” Whyte of Fort Thomas Road was formally arrested and charged for being armed with an offensive weapon, which was allegedly committed at the Pelican Mall at about 9:10am on 3rd January, 2014. Craig…

Bandit kills cop in Guyana during escape bid

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – A 27-year-old detective was shot and killed by a suspected bandit who escaped police custody at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Monday night. A police statement said that Corporal Seburn Elias was shot in the…

9th-grade student collapses, dies of heart attack

ST MARY, Jamaica — Ninth-grade Marymount High School student Abigail Hyman fainted at her school in Highgate, St Mary, Monday and was taken to health centre where she reportedly died of a heart attack. In a release a short while ago, the…

Antigua to host Caribbean Travelling Film Showcase

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Antigua and Barbuda will host the fourth Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase featuring 22 films from 16 Caribbean countries. The January 10 to12 film festival is sponsored by the Cuban Institute of Film Art and…

T&T gov’t minister calls for resumption of hanging

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Minister of National Diversity and Social Integration, Rodger Samuel Monday called for the resumption of hangings as Trinidad and Tobago recorded its 14th murder so far this year. Last year, more than 400…

Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea basketball game

(CNN) -- Basketball star Dennis Rodman on Tuesday defended his controversial visit to North Korea with a team of former NBA players, saying it was a "great idea for the world." In an exclusive interview with Chris Cuomo of CNN's "New Day"…

Lindsey Vonn out of Sochi Olympics

(CNN) -- Lindsey Vonn's knee troubles apparently are too much to overcome in time for Sochi. Vonn, the reigning Olympic and World Cup downhill skiing champ, will not compete in next month's Winter Olympics, according to a post Tuesday…

Iraq facing ‘biggest fight’ since Americans left

(CNN)-- Iraq’s security forces are taking on their biggest fight since U.S. troops withdrew from the country at the end of 2011, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, who was national security adviser in Iraq for the five years after the fall of Saddam…