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Jamaican Artist Settles $300 Million Lawsuit Against American Pop Star Miley Cyrus
Jamaican Dancehall artiste Flourgon and his legal team have reached a settlement in their US$300-million dollar lawsuit against American pop star Miley Cyrus.
Another earthquake shakes several islands
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook several islands, including Saint Lucia, on Wednesday morning, another in a series of quakes that has rattled the region.
Venezuela opposition charges congress and swears in leader
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó pushed through rows of national guardsmen blocking congress to retake his seat on Tuesday, and in a darkened building with no power he pledged to press forward in his bid to topple the country’s…
‘Everyone’s scared’ – Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes
Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after a series of earthquakes killed at least one person, toppled buildings and knocked out power to nearly the entire island of more than 3 million people.
Victims in triple murder all strangled
Police have detained a suspect in the murders of three members of Chuniesingh family who were found tied up at a house on Getwell Avenue, Pinto Road, Arima, on Monday.
Principal murdered at pre-school
The first day of school began tragically for pupils of the Baby's Pre-School who saw their principal being brutally stabbed in what police have described as an incident of domestic violence.
6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, the largest in a series of quakes that have struck the U.S. territory in recent days and caused heavy damage in some areas.
Former B’dos PM becomes new chairman among changes for LIAT
Former Prime Minister Owen Arthur will be the next Chairman of regional airline LIAT, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced.
Dominican women’s group to push for sex offenders registry
President of BPW Dominica, Rhoda St. John, said the organization will work with other women’s groups in the region to ensure the sex offenders registry becomes a reality.
Wisynco Cuts 100 Jobs Ahead Of Styrofoam Ban
The Wisynco Group has made the positions of more than 100 workers redundant in the last few weeks and has opted out of the food packaging business as the Government remains firm in its decision to place a ban on all Styrofoam products come…
Brazil investigates Christmas Eve attack over Netflix show
Brazil’s police on Thursday were investigating a video on social media that shows a gasoline bomb attack targeting the makers of a Christmas program on Netflix that some critics have described as blasphemous.
ECS Embassies Congratulates Dominican Foreign Service Officers on Graduation from the Moroccan…
Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco — The Embassies of Eastern Caribbean States to the Kingdom of Morocco wishes to congratulate Ms. Remilia White and Ms. Kamila Bell, Foreign Service Officers from the Commonwealth of Dominica, on the successful…
Dominican Prime Minister names a 13-member Cabinet
Skerrit had previously assigned himself six different portfolios in the new Dominica Labour Party (DLP) Cabinet when he took the oath of office, oath of allegiance and oath of secrecy at a short ceremony at the Office of the President…
OECS Agriculture Experts visit Kingdom of Morocco on Technical Cooperation Mission
In an effort to strengthen capacities in the critical areas of agronomy, soil fertility mapping, diagnostic laboratory testing, irrigation, and export market development; a delegation of agriculture experts from the OECS visited the Kingdom…
PM Congratulates Saint Lucian On Making Forbes List
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has congratulated Johanan Dujon on making the 30 under 30 2020 Forbes List in Manufacturing & Industry.