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Bahamas police seek killers of British visitor

Nassau, Bahamas (AP) -- Police in the Bahamas are searching for suspects in the death of a British visitor who was killed during a home invasion robbery. Authorities say at least three masked intruders burst into the family's home on Grand…

St Lucia government challenged on continued Japanese aid

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Following the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling prohibiting Japan from whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, the Lucian People’s Movement (LPM) has called on the government of Saint Lucia to apprise the nation of…

Rastafari Village opened in St James

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- Cultural tourism in St James is expected to be significantly boosted with the opening of the newly developed a J$23 million Rastafari Indigenous Village, situated at Irwin in the parish. The attraction, which…

Kartel shows his colours

(CMC)-- CLAD in a white suit, with his alma mater Calabar High School jersey and tie, Vybz Kartel was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the August 2011 murder of Clive 'Lizard' Campbell in the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston…

Wayne ‘Sleng Teng’ Smith’s brother killed

(CMC)-- IT'S double grief for the family of singer Wayne 'Sleng Teng' Smith. One month after his death, they are mourning the loss of his older brother who was killed on Tuesday. Police report that 51-year-old Carl Williams, a dental…

Washington faces scandal over cyber war against Cuba

Havana, Cuba (ACN) -- The United States spent over one and a half million dollars in a so-called ZunZuneo social network aimed at promoting a regime change in Cuba, financed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The…

St Lucia fire service workers plan protest action

Castries, St. Lucia (CMC) -- Members of the St Lucia Fire Service Association (SLFSA) have voted in favour of industrial action as they seek to get the authorities to pay attention to a number of outstanding grievances. ALFSA president…

T&T police hold up burial of pastor who killed himself

Port of Spain, Trinidad (CMC) -- Police have held up the burial of evangelical pastor Vishnu “Kitty” Lutchmansingh, 54, who shot and killed himself earlier this week. Head of the Central Division, Superintendent Johnny Abraham, said the…

Economy stronger than a year ago – GG Throne Speech

Kingston, Jamaica  -- Governor General Sir Patrick Allen in presenting his Throne speech in Gordon House Thursday, April 3, said that the Jamaican economy is stronger than it was one year ago, evidenced by three consecutive quarters of…

CXC and UK publisher to hosting CCSLC workshops in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Over 50 secondary school teachers in Barbados stand to benefit from a series of workshops to be hosted by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and UK-based publisher Nelson Thornes on 7 and 8 April 2014 in…

Turks and Caicos opposition calls on government to resign

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- On Wednesday, at the conclusion of a speech that laid out the reasons the current and proposed tax regime of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) government was sure to cause the people to become…

Cuba and Russia to enhance cooperation in crackdown on crime

HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuba and Russia have agreed to enhance collaboration in the fight against crime. The two countries have pledged to strengthen cooperation in cracking down on crime and also discussed ways to deepen cooperation in this…

St Lucia confirms first case of Chikungunya virus

Castries, St Lucia -- Saint Lucia has confirmed its first case of Chikungunya, a mosquito borne disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the same vector of dengue fever. Persons infected with the virus present symptoms after three…