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Lester Bird to be named Antigua National Hero

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – Former Antigua prime minister, Lester Bird, 76, was sworn in as a senior minister in the new Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) administration Friday with Prime Minister Gaston Browne indicating that his…

Jamaicans with a ton of ganja intercepted in Antigua waters

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Law enforcement authorities say they have intercepted a vessel originating from Jamaica with more than 2,300 pounds of marijuana worth more than EC$30 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents). A statement from the…

UK police arrest four over Bermuda govt-office theft

HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC)-- Four people have been arrested and released on bail in Britain in connection with an investigation into theft from a Bermuda government department and money laundering. According to a report in the Bermuda Sun,…

Third cop arrested in robbery/abduction case

KINGSTON, Jamaica--A third policeman has been arrested in connection with a robbery/abduction, which allegedly occurred in Denham Town, Kingston 14 on Sunday, June 22. The cop was picked up at his home Wednesday evening by a team from the…

Education Ministry launches online jobs board

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Organisations wishing to employ individuals with trained-teacher qualification now have access to a database containing over 800 resumes, the Ministry of Education has reported The web application at…

Huge economic challenge ahead, says Cuban president

HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- President Raul Castro headed a meeting of Cuba's Council of Ministers last Saturday in which he called for deeper analysis of the challenges that continue to affect the country’s economic growth. "We have a huge…

Govt plans expansion of Wigton Wind Farm

Kingston, Jamaica -- The Government is to undertake an expansion of the Wigton Windfarm in Rose Hill, Manchester, which is projected to reduce the importation of oil by some 37,100 barrels and save approximately J$400 million. Making the…

Trinidad Police Department twinned with NYPD

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- The Trinidad and Tobago government says the island’s police service is being twinned with the New York Police Department (NYPD). A statement from the Ministry of National Security said that in an effort to…

Visitors robbed of US$20k, valuables in Spanish Town

St Catherine, Jamaica -- A couple was robbed of more than US$20 000 and other valuables about 1:00 Tuesday morning, June 24 in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Reports from the police are that the two foreigners arrived at a property in Spanish…

Snipers kill two in Port of Spain

TRINIDAD (Trinidad Express) -- Petrina Salandy, 39, was walking home holding her five-month-old baby, Kayla, in her arms with three of her other children in tow when snipers hidden in the nearby hills opened fire in Port of Spain yesterday.…

78-y-o Arthur Bramwell of Kingston 11 missing

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police have reported that 78-year-old Arthur Bramwell of Coffee Crescent, Kingston 11 has been missing since Sunday, June 22. Bramwell is of dark complexion, medium build and is about 5-feet-8-inches tall. Reports…

Barbados insists Shanique Myrie was paid

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- Attorney General, Adriel Brathwaite, says the money owed to Jamaican, Shanique Myrie, stemming from a ruling by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling has been paid, but the woman says she…