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Montego Bay woman abducted, shot dead
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The body of a middle-aged practical nurse was found on a secluded road behind the Riu Hotel in Ironshore, Montego Bay Wednesday night.
Preliminary reports are that the woman and a child were abducted by men travelling…
Caribbean entrepreneurs need to look to Diaspora for funding — World Bank Group exec
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Caribbean entrepreneurs who are looking for funding to develop new or existing businesses are being encouraged to look to their own nationals living abroad.
“Diaspora financing should be explored as a source of…
Avoiding local transmission of Ebola is ‘the goal’ in the Caribbean says PAHO
WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr Marcos Espinal, says preventing local transmission of Ebola is the main goal in preparing for…
Obama in Myanmar: Rohingya crisis could dim ASEAN summit
Naypyidaw, Myanmar (CNN) -- What a difference two years makes.
When Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar in 2012, there was much fanfare about the country's political reforms and apparent road to democracy…
The SKNOC names its 2014 CAC Games Team
Basseterre, St Kitts – The St Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee will be sending a delegation of eighteen (18) athletes and officials to the XXII Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games to be held in Veracruz, Mexico, over the period…
Minister Marcella Liburd says Labour Government’s workers’ agenda aimed at improving quality of life
Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – Minister of Community and Social Development, the Hon. Marcella Liburd has been highlighting what she calls the governing St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party “workers agenda,” aimed at taking care of those who are…
Harris Files High Court Action To Compel Speaker To Table MONC
(ZIZ News)-- The Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris filed an action with the High Court this morning (tuesday) which will seek to compel the Speaker Of The House to table the Motion Of No Confidence filed against the government.
He outlined the…
Shooting at Millionaire Street
(ZIZ News)-- The police are investigating a shooting incident in the village area this afternoon.
According to reports, at around 2:30pm police responded to a shooting at Millionaire Street.
While details regarding the shooting remained…
Investment opportunities on Nevis highlighted in Singapore
CHARLESTOWN NEVIS – Nevis is the island of choice for investment opportunities. That was the message told to industry leaders, investors and international service providers by the Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance Hon. Vance Amory…
PM’s answers further clouds Outameni purchase, says CAPI
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Lobby group Citizens’ Action for Principles and Integrity (CAPI) says that Prime Minister Simpson Miller’s effort to answer questions on the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) acquisition of the Outameni attraction has…
UPDATE: Man arrested in death of 7-y-o girl found in Rio Cobre
KINGSTON, Jamaica --The police have taken a man into custody in relation to the death of seven-year-old Kadesha Cousins, whose body was found in the Rio Cobre near Dyke Road in St Catherine on Friday, November 7.
The man was held by the…
Hole in Florida swallows car, forces evacuations of homes
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) -- Residents in a central Florida community watched anxiously on Tuesday after two holes opened in the ground, including one that swallowed a car, forcing six families to evacuate their homes.
The first of the two…
Rosetta mission: Philae lander is on its way for comet touchdown
London (CNN) -- The Rosetta mission to land a probe on Comet 67P is past the point of no return, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Wednesday.
"There is no going back now," the agency said after the spacecraft's lander was…
Gonsalves proposes “grand settlement” to end Windies crisis with BCCI
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has written to CARICOM asking the regional body to communicate to the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) his “grand settlement” proposal, aimed at…
Venues confirmed for Leewards matches
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board today announced that it has confirmed venues for three home matches of the Leeward Islands Franchise in the Professional Cricket League Regional 4-Day Tournament.
The Leewards Franchise…