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England arrive for 3-test netball series

Kingston, Jamaica -- England’s netball team touched down via Virgin Atlantic airline on Sunday at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay for their 3-test series against Jamaica's Sunshine Girls. England, who lost to Jamaica at…

Haitian government denies Ebola rumour

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (HCNN) -- The Haitian department of public health and population has issued a formal denial of rumours appearing in some social networks to the effect that a first case of Ebola has been detected in Haiti, specifically…

TTPBA condemns govt’s payment of per diem to journalists

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association (TTPBA) has condemned the decision by the coalition People’s Partnership government to pay TT$15,000 (One TT dollar = US$0.37 cents) in per…

3.6 Earthquake rattles St Lucia

Castries, St Lucia (CMC) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 rattled St Lucia and was also felt in the neighbouring islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines early Wednesday morning, the Trinidad-based Seismic unit of the University of…

Police Convalescent Centre gets new ambulance, equipment

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Operations Branch on Tuesday, December 30 handed over an ambulance and other equipment to the Jamaica Police Convalescent Centre (JPCC), located in Black River, St Elizabeth. The…

Suriname police rescue fishermen in the Atlantic

Paramaribo, Suriname (CMC) -- The Police Naval Unit says it has rescued four fishermen who spent almost 12 hours floating in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The police said they had been informed that the fishing boat, Natasha, had…

T&T govt ministers dismiss concerns over new $50 bill

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Dr Lincoln Douglas has dismissed reports of occult symbols within the new TT$50 bill now in circulation. Douglas told the Trinidad Guardian newspaper that the currency,…

Bahamas denies keeping migrants ‘herded like cattle’

Nassau, Bahamas (CMC) -- Bahamian authorities have described as a “false and malicious construction of events,” a photo showing a number of migrants being herded into a cage like "cattle". The Department of Immigration said it had taken…

Guyana authorities search for missing plane with 2 aboard

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says the search and rescue mission for two people on board a Cessna Britten Norman Islander resumes on Monday after a six hour search on Sunday proved fruitless. The…

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…

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…

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-'.…