September 2014

ROCHESTER, New York (AP) — A police officer died in a shooting in Rochester and a suspect has been apprehended, officials in the upstate New York city said. Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli said the officer was shot just before…

KINGSTON, Jamaica --The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has announced that an Official Funeral service for the late Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke will be held on Saturday, September 13. The funeral service will take place at the…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad police are investigation the death of a 24-year-old murder accused who was found hanging in his cell late Wednesday. It is said that Kevin Hospedales, who had been committed to stand trial for the…

(ZIZ)-- The coaches of the teams participating in the Caribbean Football Union Caribbean Cup are confident as they prepare to take the field at Warner Park over the next few days. During a press conference on Tuesday, Coach of the St.…

(ZIZ)-- The University of the West Indies’ Open Campus, in collaboration with the Ripple Institute, will be hosting its second lecture, “Issues of Aging.” Presenter Pat Leader will speak on the topic ‘Public Education on the Care of the…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – With over 20,000 man hours worked on the Park Hyatt St. Kitts in August, construction of the multi-million facility on the island’s South East Peninsula is in full swing. The Dubai-based developers, Range…

(ZIZ)-- This year's Independence Ceremonial Parade will see some changes as a cooler setting has been identified to accommodate another major international sporting event. Speaking as a guest on this week's edition of ZIZ's The Round…

Tallinn, Estonia (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants after the beheading of a second American journalist and will build a coalition to "degrade and destroy"…

Pasadena, Texas (AP) -- Police say a 5-year-old Texas girl has been hospitalized after she was trapped inside a running washing machine. Pasadena police say the child "was tumbling pretty fast" for several minutes Tuesday before a customer…

New York, United States (AFP) -- Joan Rivers, the acerbic US stand-up comic and television presenter rushed to a New York hospital last week, has been moved out of intensive care, her daughter said Wednesday. Brooklyn-born Rivers, 81,…

Castries St Lucia -- The first ever training programme in pest risk analysis or PRA for Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Quarantine Officers concluded on Thursday August 28 with a field trip. Over 20 experts, including plant…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The 18-year-old nephew of Prime Minister Gaston Browne was shot and killed on Monday night. Police confirmed that Albert ‘Pressureman’ Browne was killed, the 10th person murdered in Antigua so far this year. “I…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Spokesman on National Security, Derrick Smith, has called on Security Minister Peter Bunting to explain recent developments affecting the future of the Firearm and Tactical Training Unit…

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS) -- Residents moving through Basseterre during the lunch hour today were treated to impromptu performances by several local acts transforming Fort Street into a cultural arena. Sylvester’s Masquerade, the No…

NIA Charlestown Nevis --Deputy Premier of Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley says the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) was using a non-traditional approach to attract investment from Asia, and would continue to do so elsewhere in its efforts to…