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March 3, 2011

Taliban: Pakistani minister killed over stance on blasphemy law

A Pakistani government minister who had said he was getting death threats because of his opposition to a controversial blasphemy law was shot to death Wednesday. Shahbaz Bhatti was the only Christian member of the Cabinet in Pakistan, where 95…

March 3, 2011

Nearly 260 Haitian migrants picked up at sea in Bahamas

Almost 260 Haitian migrants were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force…

March 3, 2011

Hundreds of Caribbean teachers in a quandary in New York

Hundreds of teachers who left the Caribbean several years ago to work in New York are now in a quandary, since they were misled when recruited by New York City schools. A BBC Caribbean report stated that promises of “green cards” (legal…

March 3, 2011

Protesters defy police at rally in Trinidad

Public servants in Port of Spain, Trinidad, defied the police and risked arrest on Tuesday when they formed a human barricade at the public entrance of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and later converged near the Parliament's entrance at…

March 3, 2011

22 new charges for U.S. WikiLeaks suspect

The U.S. Army Wednesday notified Pfc. Bradley Manning, a prime suspect in the WikiLeaks case, that he now faces 22 more charges in connection with allegedly downloading secret information from computers in Iraq. The most serious new charge…

March 3, 2011

AG: Machel has my vote for Soca Monarch

ATTORNEY General Anand Ramlogan says he would not be surprised if Machel Montano…

March 3, 2011

Dr. Conrad Murray Trail Gets Delayed by Judge

Dr. Conrad Murray, charged in the death of Michael Jackson will have to wait a while…

March 3, 2011

PM says Trinidadians will hang opposition for not supporting ‘hanging bill’

Minutes after Trinidad and Tobago House Speaker Wade Mark announced the government's death penalty bill had "failed", Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the population would "hang the PNM" for not supporting the legislation. The bill…

March 3, 2011

Drug submarine sighted in Caribbean waters

There's more lamenting in the Caribbean over a decision by the British government to scale down its naval presence in the region, A BBC Caribbean Report stated on Tuesday that the Antigua and Barbuda National Security Minister, Dr Errol Cort,…

March 3, 2011

St Lucia also considering resumption of hanging

The leader of the opposition in St Lucia has responded to an invitation from the prime minister to work with the government to remove obstacles to hanging. BBC Caribbean reported that Prime Minister Stephenson King issued the invitation as the…