Health Minister Thanks Mary Charles Hospital Staff for Service

(ZIZ News) -- The country’s Health Minister, the Hon. Marcella Liburd, was among those present at Monday morning’s Annual Christmas Programme at the Mary Charles Hospital. Minister Liburd, who delivered brief remarks, used the opportunity…

Finalists named for Senior Kaiso Contest

(ZIZ News) -- The seven finalists who will seek to dethrone the reigning Senior Calypso Monarch, Richie Buntin, have been named. Lady Diva, Lord Kut, Astro, Queeny G, Socrates, Rudder and Big Lice have advanced to the final round of the…

Death roll rises in Indonesia landslide

Jakarta (CNN) -- The death toll from a landslide that struck a village in central Java Friday, burying dozens of homes, has risen to 39, Indonesian authorities say. Days of heavy rains triggered a rush of mud, rocks and trees from the…

Five people escape from Sydney cafe in hostage crisis

SYDNEY (AP) — Five people escaped from a Sydney cafe where a gunman took an unknown number of hostages during Monday morning rush hour. Two people inside the cafe earlier held up a flag with an Islamic declaration of faith that has often…

ILO warns of higher unemployment in Latin America and Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found an “unusual pattern” in this year’s urban employment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued to fall despite warning signs…

Caribbean Airlines introduces charges for second checked-in bag

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The state-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) says it will now charge passengers for a second checked-in bag despite the “growing industry trend of airlines moving to charge passengers for all checked bags”. In a…