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March 24, 2014

Police Updates — 24th March 2014

(ZIZ)-- Raphael Wallace of New Castle was formally arrested and charged for Larceny, malicious damage and taking without the consent of the owner, which were committed between 22nd and 24th June 2013. Adorington Govia of Thibou…

528 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death in Egypt

(CNN) -- An Egyptian court sentenced at least 528 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to death Monday on charges related to violent riots in the southern Egyptian city of Minya last August, including the murder of a police officer, the…

Taiwan police clash with students in protests over trade deal

(CNN) -- Riot police evicted scores of protesters from Taiwan's executive building early Monday morning as rallies over a controversial trade deal between Taiwan and mainland China entered their seventh day. Hundreds of protesters stormed…

30 injured in train derailment at Chicago’s O’Hare airport

(CNN) -- A commuter train derailed and hit a platform at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport early Monday, leaving 30 people with non-life-threatening injuries, Chicago police said. The front of the Chicago Transit Authority train moved…

Elderly man found wandering in Seaview Gardens, Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica -- An elderly man, who has given his name as George Reid, was Sunday night found wandering in Seaview Gardens, Kingston. He says he is 75 years old and from a Montgomery Avenue address. Reid is of dark complexion, slim…

Burnt human remains may be that of kidnapped victim

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police are awaiting a forensic report to determine whether or not the burnt remains of a human being found in a forested area in Princess Town, south Port of Spain are that of 29-year-old…

St Lucia activist group calls for MP’s resignation

Castries, St Lucia -- A political activist group in Saint Lucia has called upon Allen Chastanet, the political leader of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP), to denounce conduct by Guy Joseph, the UWP representative for the…

Nevis Football Association hosts Awards Ceremony

It was ceremony fit for hard working players and officials but there was one major disappointment.  The folks who were especially invited did not show up in their numbers. Unlike the well known parable in the bible, the Nevis Football…

JLPS coming Hot and Heavy

Coach at the Joycelyn Liburd Primary School, Kurvin Wallace is confident that his school will regain championship honours in the upcoming inter Primary meet on April 2nd. ‘We are coming hot and heavy,’ he stated confidently on Friday last,…

Easterns defeat GSS

Easterns easily disposed of the GSS school boys on Saturday 22nd March. This was the second division fixtures continued over the weekend. Summarized scores: Easterns 147 for 9 in 19.4 overs: Eustace Williams 31; J. Huggins 27; M. Hanley…