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Jamaica’s first lottery scam conviction
Kingston, Jamaica -- The Lottery Scam Taskforce on Monday secured its first conviction in the Circuit Court after 21-year-old Marlon Davis of Grange Pen, Lilliput in St James, who was arrested for breaches of the Law Reform (Fraudulent…
Dominica police investigating two murders
Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Police were on Tuesday searching for the killers of two men, who were murdered on Monday, the first killings the island reported for the new year.
Police public relations officer, Inspector John Carbon, said that…
CARICOM secretary general reiterates call on Dominican Republic to ‘right terrible…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Secretary general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin LaRocque, has reiterated the Community’s call on the Dominican Republic to take steps to “right the wrong” resulting from a ruling on nationality made by…
Haiti shows progress, four years after devastating earthquake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haiti's Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe said at the weekend that, under the leadership of President Michel Martelly, his government has made tangible progress in the areas of reconstruction, agriculture,…
Search still on for missing undertaker
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Owners of several funeral homes downtown Kingston are fearing the worst after their colleague Jennifer Hardy Edwards went missing on Monday.
Parlour owners gathered outside a funeral home Friday awaiting the outcome of…
Dynamic Duo: Bolt and Shelley-Ann, RJR Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Usain Bolt and Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce were awarded the RJR Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year titles Friday night at the 53rd staging of the event held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.
Bolt: World record…
Small plane crashes in Guyana; 3 injured
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A small plane has crashed in the South American country of Guyana, injuring three people.
Civil aviation chief Zulfikar Mohamed says the Cessna 206 crashed Saturday while taking off from a small airport near the…
Lara vies for spot on T&T golf team
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)- - Former West Indies Cricket captain Brian Lara is to compete for a place on Trinidad and Tobago’s national team for the upcoming Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship (CAGC) in Puerto Rico.
Lara is down to…
Elderly woman dies in house fire
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — An elderly woman died after fire of unknown origin destroyed her house on Dominique Drive, Retreat in St Thomas Thursday morning.
She has been identified as 76-year-old Nydia Johnson, otherwise known as ‘Millicent’.…
Mona Road St Andrew blocked after tanker fire
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The police a short while ago issued an advisory urging members of the public to use alternative routes of Old Hope Road or Gordon Boulevard in Kingston 6 as a section of Mona Road is now impassable.
Earlier today a gas…
LIAT slapped with notice of penalty following November incident
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, said Friday it would hold talks with the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) after it had been slapped with a notice of penalty in connection with an…
JLP knocks govt’s changes to Agro Park concept
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Opposition spokesman on Agriculture and Fisheries, J C Hutchinson, says that the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) must play an important role in the development of the Agro Parks, if the programme is to…
T&T gov’t launches attack on criminals following 19th murder in 2014
(CMC) The coalition People’s Partnership government Tuesday announced an all out attack on criminal elements in Trinidad and Tobago as the island recorded its 19th murder in just seven days.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar, speaking…
Michael Misick denied bail
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Turks and Caicos SUN on Tuesday reported that former premier Michael Misick was denied bail by the Magistrate’s Court in Grand Turk.
The newspaper reported that an appeal is to be lodged by his lawyers in the…
T&T gov’t minister calls for resumption of hanging
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Minister of National Diversity and Social Integration, Rodger Samuel Monday called for the resumption of hangings as Trinidad and Tobago recorded its 14th murder so far this year.
Last year, more than 400…