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November 24, 2015

Alton Towers Smiler ride crash due to ‘human error’

(BBC) Human error caused the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash in June that seriously injured five people, the Staffordshire theme park has said. Two women, Victoria Balch and Leah Washington - had legs amputated after the Smiler ride hit…

Murder charge for Chicago officer who shot teenager

(BBC) A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times last year has been charged with first-degree murder, state lawyers have said. It comes a day ahead of the expected release of a police car dashcam video showing Jason…

Nurses receive pay for first half of November

(Antigua Observer) St. John’s Antigua - The payment of salaries for nurses at Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) has now been brought up to date. The hospital’s Chairman of the Board, Bernard Percival told OBSERVER media yesterday that…

Repeat offender weeps, begs magistrate after getting 9 months

(Jamaica Observer) Kingston, Jamaica – A repeat offender who pleaded guilty to stealing a malfunctioning iPhone he had sold to a student was slapped with a sentence of nine months in prison when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident…

LIAT Launching New Caribbean Flights

(Carib Journal) LIAT has announced it will launch a new, nonstop service from Barbados to Trinidad early next year. Beginning Jan. 18, LIAT will offer daily flights from the Grantley Adams Airport to Piarco International Airport. The…

More Cocaine Seized, Three Arrested

(ZIZ NEWS) -- The Public Relations Department of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is singing its praises following a joint operation, conducted by officers of the Special Services Unit, the Anti-Narcotic Unit and other law…

St. Kitts-Nevis and Colombia Strengthen Relations

(ZIZ News) – On Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted government officials from the Republic of Colombia for discussions on advancing the agenda of cooperation, trade and investment between both nations. During the meeting at…

MRI Services Coming to St. Kitts

(ZIZ News) -- Residents of St. Kitts will soon feel relief as the island’s Minister of State within the Ministry of Health, Hon. Wendy Phipps, has announced plans to purchase Magnetic Resonance Imaging or MRI equipment for the island.…

Nevisian Male Killed on Construction Site

(ZIZ News) -- Laughton “Two Cack” Mills of Brick Kiln was killed at approximately 7:15am on Monday at a construction job site near the Nevis Wind Farm at Maddens. An official from the local police force confirmed, via phone to ZIZ News,…

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