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December 2014

Haitian president appoints new interim prime minister

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haitian President Michel Martelly has appointed Florence Duperval Guillaume as prime minister to replace Laurent Lamothe, who resigned over a week ago, in a move to help solve a political crisis threatening…

Improved Stadium lights for CONCACAF U-20s

Kingston, Jamaica -- All indications are that the lights at the National Stadium will be good enough to host matches in the CONCACAF Under-20 tournament, scheduled to start January 9, 2015. That is according to Jamaica Football Federation…

Antigua movie draws Caribbean crowd at UK premiere

London, England -- The reviews from the London premiere of the Antiguan homegrown movie The Skin are coming in and they are good. The movie made history recently as the first feature film from Antigua and Barbuda to be screened in the…

Former US President George HW Bush in hospital

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Former US President George HW Bush, 90, has been admitted to a Texas hospital suffering shortness of breath, a family spokesman said Tuesday. "President Bush was taken by ambulance to the Houston…

Cayon Pantastics remain undefeated

(ZIZ News) -- Following a one year sabbatical from the National Carnival line up, the Steel Pan Festival was this year revived with the 16 and 5 a side competition. On Tuesday evening five steel orchestras from the federation participated…

Mighty Sookie Crowned Junior Monarch

(ZIZ News) - A new junior calypso king has been crowned. The Mighty Sookie outperformed eight other calypsonians to win the title early Wednesday morning. The Mighty Sookie won the competition after performing to his song, "I Pray". In…

Jamaican minister calls for more support for Caribbean region

Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) -- Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips, has cited the need for a “new agenda” of support for Jamaica and other Caribbean states by key international stakeholders. This, he said, to effectively address…

OECS diplomat cautions Caribbean states

Castries, St Lucia -- The former director general of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr Len Ishmael, says the Caribbean will never achieve the status of economic resilience as long as the international community insists…

Barbados PM responds to credit rating downgrade

Bridgetown, Barbados -- In a statement issued on Monday, Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart responded to last week’s long-term sovereign credit ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services to 'B' from 'BB-'.…

NY man gets $4.75m after judge tosses ’92 murder conviction

New York (AP) -- A New York City man imprisoned for nearly 20 years for murder before a judge declared he was innocent is getting $4.75 million from the state. Fernando Bermudez told the New York Post in a statement published Tuesday, that…