Yearly Archives

2014

Gunmen shoot 19-y-o, 10-y-o in St James

Kingston, Jamaica -- A 19-year-old and a 10-year-old were shot and injured by gunmen following a dispute in Content District, St James Sunday morning. Reports are that around 10:00 am the complainants, both males, and two other men were at…

Chikunguyna confirmed in Trinidad

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago has become the latest Caribbean country to record cases of the Chikunguyna virus after the disease was first detected in the region last December. Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan said that…

PM Douglas condemns Shooting

ZIZ News -- Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of a recent shooting incident which left three men dead. The incident, which occurred in the early morning hours of…

CMO says no Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes in La Valle Ponds

ZIZ News -- Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Patrick Martin, has described claims listed in a petition which blames man-made ponds at La Valle for helping to spread the chikungunya virus as false. The Hon. Shawn Richards and members of the Sandy…

Phoenix Airways – Customer Relations Desk

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Phoenix Airways, a new Inter-Caribbean airline, has announced the commencement of its flights service to and from St. Kitts, starting July 16th, 2014. The launch of the airline was hosted at Marriott last Saturday…

Update: Shooting incidents at Frigate Bay Strip and Conaree

July 12th 2014 Three men: Cecil Charles of Stapleton Housing, Glendale Hendrickson and Tavis Francis both of Old Road were fatally wounded in the wee hours of this morning (Saturday) following a shooting incident at the popular…

CPL T20: Guyana Amazon Warriors defeat Antigua Hawksbills

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated Antigua Hawksbills by two wickets, in the opening game of the Caribbean Premier League at the National Stadium on Friday. Scores: ANTIGUA HAWKSBILLS — 136 for eight off 20 overs…

Brazil, Netherlands in uncomfortable third place match

BRASÍLIA, (AFP) - The Brazilians and Dutch will be the uncomfortable warm-up act for Sunday's grand finale between Germany and Argentina at Rio de Janeiro's historic Maracana Stadium. Saturday's match will be the end of a campaign that…

Shelly second in Glasgow Diamond League 100m

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Double Olympic gold medallist Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce was beaten into second by Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad in the Glasgow Diamond League 100 metres Saturday. Ahye clocked seconds 11.01 to Fraser Pryce’s season’s…

Tracy Morgan sues Walmart over deadly crash

(CNN) -- Comedian Tracy Morgan is suing Walmart over a deadly limo bus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that left him critically injured. The complaint was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey. Morgan, 45, suffered…

Former GG Howard Cooke is dead

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former Jamaica Governor General Howard Cooke has died. Cooke, a teacher in his early years and a Minister of Government during the 1970s, served as Governor General from August 1991 until February 2006. He died at 98…