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March 15, 2014

Windies ready for title defence, says Sammy

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Captain Darren Sammy believes the West Indies side that will defend the World Twenty20 title in Bangladesh later this month, is much better equipped than the one which lifted the trophy two years ago in Sri…

Gatlin for Jamaica International invitational

MONTEGO BAY, St James — American Justin Gatlin will run in the men's 100m at the May 3, Jamaica International invitational (JII) to be held at the National Stadium, it was confirmed yesterday. A release from the organising committee said…

Trinidad 1990 attempted coup revisited

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar Friday urged citizens to read the report of a Commission of Inquiry that probed the events leading to the 1990 attempt by a group of Muslims to overthrow the government…

Baby dies after being cut in head during C-Section

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- A doctor who performed a C-Section operation at the Mt Hope Maternity Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago on Carnival Saturday, during which the baby died, has received the backing of the University of the West…

Father arrested for biting off infant’s nose

FAIRFIELD, California (AP) — A teen father in Northern California is under arrest after police say he bit the nose off his one-month-old son because he was frustrated with the infant's crying. Joshua Cooper, 18, was being held Friday in…

First responders welcome new station at Tabernacle

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): Personnel of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force and the St. Kitts and Nevis Fire and Rescue Services based in Tabernacle are feeling energized due mainly to the new 8,000 square foot building…

Tabernacle Residents Urged to Care for New Station

(ZIZ)-- Former Attorney General Now Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, the Honourable Patrice Nisbett, was among the dignitaries at Wednesday’s opening of the new Tabernacle Police and Fire station. Nisbett, who is responsible for Fire…

CCLEC Executive Council Meeting in St. Kitts

(ZIZ)-- Several high level officials in customs and law enforcement have wrapped up a weeklong series of meetings addressing various issues in the sector. For the past five days members of the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council…

Consumer Affairs Department, No Longer a Secret

ZIZ-- The Department of Consumer Affairs has made considerable strides in recent months says the Honourable Richard Skerritt who, in 2013, assumed responsibility for consumer affairs. The department was previously managed by the Honourable…

Co-operation for a corporate surprise

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS)-- The Ministry of Consumer Affairs ‘sprung a surprise’ on a member of the corporate world recently (Wednesday 12) as part of its 2014 Consumer Week celebrations. Light industry manufacturer Kajola Kristada was…

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