Spain, Portugal issue health alerts amid scorching temps

Lisbon, Portugal (AP) -- Spain and Portugal both issued weather alerts Monday, advising residents to take extra care as scorching temperatures were forecast to soar up to 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 Fahrenheit) in some southern areas. The…

GOL and Azul Airlines set to enter the Guyanas; CAL exiting

Paramaribo, Suriname -- On August 25, Brazilian airline giant, GOL will commence twice weekly flights to Paramaribo, the capital of Dutch-speaking Suriname. On the other hand, reliable sources reveal that Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is exiting…

Warner’s extradition papers delivered to T&T

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) -- Official documentation requesting the extradition of Independent Liberal Party (ILP) leader and former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has been delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.…

Man dies after being hit with gas cylinder

Kingston, Jamaica -- A man died yesterday after another man used a 25-pound gas cylinder to hit him in the head. He is Cedric Maxwell, 27, of an address in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Reports are that Maxwell was standing on the roadway…

3 killed as car goes over cliff in St Vincent

Kingstown, St Vincent (CMC) -- Three people, including a 91-year-old man, were killed after the motor vehicle in which they were travelling went over a cliff late Sunday night, police said. The three – Denzil Johnson, an employee of the…

Caricom denies moving slowly on Dominican Republic issue

Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it disagrees with statements that the 15-member regional grouping “has been slow” to deal with the unfolding situation in the Dominican Republic, where people of Haitian…

Emmanuel wins big again

Sports Page -- Emmanuel Jeffers, originally of Nevis but who currently resides in Anguilla, won big again last weekend in a body building competition held in St. Maarten. This follows hot on the heels of his overpowering win in the…

Bronx Crisis outs High Voltage

Sports Page -- The eventual scoreline may serve to belie the intensity of the game but with nine minutes remaining in the final quarter, the Bronx Crisis team was only leading the NEVLEC High Voltage team by a mere nine points. However,…

Leewards under 17 Camp starts in Nevis today

Sports Page -- President of the Nevis Cricket Association, Denrick Liburd, has confirmed that the Leeward Islands under 17 training camp will take place in Nevis this week. The one week camp will take place at the ET Willet Park and…