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TRINIDAD – Griffith to Abu Bakr: The evil that men doeth live after them…
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- “THE EVIL men doeth, live after them and at times even while they are still alive”.
This was a line contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Minster of National Security Gary Griffith following the barring…
ALBA summit on Ebola was a success, say leaders
Havana, Cuba -- Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela agreed on the success of a recent summit of the countries within the regional bloc known as Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas-Commercial…
Jamaica and Trinidad issue travel bans to and from Ebola affected African nations
Kingston, Jamaica, CMC -- The Governments of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, on Thursday issued an immediate travel bans against certain persons traveling directly or indirectly from some countries in West Africa.
In Jamaica – the…
Jamaican wins Miss Divali Nagar 2014
Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Jamaican beauty Rachel Biesray has won the Miss Divali Nagar 2014 crown.
Biesray got the judges’ nod over 11 other delegates who participated in the show at the National Council of Indian…
OECS to take harmonised approach to managing Chikungunya and Ebola
Kingstown, St Vincent -- The first Council of Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) health ministers meeting held on last Thursday in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines, identified chikungunya and Ebola as the most urgent…
Grenada PM willing to mediate in impasse involving Windies cricketers
Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says he is prepared to act as a mediator in the ongoing pay dispute between West Indies players and their representative, the West Indies Players Association (WIPA)…
Bermuda cleans up after Gonzalo
Hamilton, Bermuda -- Bermuda residents cleaned up on Saturday after Hurricane Gonzalo battered the island for several hours late Friday night with sustained winds of 110 mph and wind gusts recorded of up to 144 mph.
According to the…
Trinidad coup leader wants CARICOM to intervene in his detention in Jamaica
Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Leader of the Jamaat-Al-Muslimeen group in Trinidad and Tobago, Yasin Abu Bakr, who staged a violent, unsuccessful coup attempt in 1990, sat immediately beneath a sign at his Mucarapo Secondary School that read:…
Rastafarian leader urges members to emulate Nation of Islam teachings
Kingston, Jamaica -- Members of the Rastafari group in Jamaica today showed their appreciation to Nation of Islam leader Lious Farrakhan at the staging of the Million Man March now underway at the National Arena.
Members of the group were…
Did Jamaica pay US36,000 to deport T&T’s Abu Bakr from Jamaica?
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) — Trinidad’s security minister yesterday said that the Jamaican Government paid over $230,000 to hire a private jet to send Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr back to Trinidad and Tobago yesterday,…
Antigua latest Caribbean nation to ban nationals from Ebola-affected countries
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) — Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to issue a ban on travellers from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa.
Director of Communication Maurice Merchant told the…
Career training, employment opportunities for disabled youth
Kingston, Jamaica -- Starting next month disabled youth across five parishes will receive career and personal development training and be exposed to employment opportunities under an empowerment programme being undertaken by the National…
Haiti installs anti-Ebola border controls
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (AFP) -- Haitian authorities announced sanitary border controls Thursday to prevent Ebola cases from entering and spreading in the desperately poor country already in the grips of a deadly cholera epidemic.
The…
17-year-old on rape charges remanded in Trinidad
Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- A 17-year-old Point Fortin student charged with having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl was denied bail when he appeared in court Tuesday.
The boy, a vocational student, appeared…
Several brands of paracetamol available to treat symptoms of Chikungunya – Health Ministry
Kingston, Jamaica -- With reports of a shortage of Panadol -- the brand of tablet recommended for treatment of the symptoms of Chigungunya – the Health Ministry is assuring the public that there are several other brands of paracetamol…