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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…
Observer Online Poll: Kartel should not be allowed to release songs while in prison
Kingston, Jamaica -- After 11,386 votes 73 per cent of respondents in the Observer Online poll feel that entertainer Vybz Kartel should not be allowed to record and release songs while in prison.
Kartel , whose real name is Adidja Palmer,…
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…
Trinidad Gov’t tightens regulations governing gaming industry
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Government Friday announced plans to strengthen the gaming industry on the island saying it would be guided by three main principles.
Finance Minister Larry Howai, tabling the Finance…
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…