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December 22, 2010

Assassin reacts…as Grenada churches protest his performance there

Dancehall artiste Assassin says he believes the Grenada Conference of Churches is protesting his performance in the island based on his name. The artiste, who also goes by the name Agent Sasco, said their protest is baseless. "I don't think they…

December 22, 2010

Haiti looks for a way out of election chaos

In a traumatized nation with a poor history of clean voting, Haiti's recent elections were a disaster waiting…

December 22, 2010

IMF providing emergency funds to St Lucia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said the emergency funding being provided to St Lucia should play a catalytic role in mobilising financial support from other financial institutions as the island deals with the aftermath of the…

December 22, 2010

New York investment firm to build $127 million power plant in Jamaica

Conduit Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm based in New York City and focused on energy infrastructure investment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, plans to build a $127 million power plant in West Kingston,…

December 22, 2010

Government finally pays teachers, JTA raises concerns about payments

The Jamaican Government says it has forwarded long-awaited retroactive payments to schools…

December 22, 2010

Morgue Overcrowded in the Bahamas

With 94 murders on the books so far for the year in addition to a number of other deaths, PMH Administrator Coralee Adderley said 2010 has been sort of a whirlwind year for the hospital’s morgue. Whether by murder, suicide, natural cause or some…

December 22, 2010

Clico payout next year

THE STATE will not begin releasing payments to Clico policyholders before the end of the year, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said yesterday, as the Government revealed the Ministry of Finance has retained British Queen’s Counsel Gabriel Moss…

December 22, 2010

Woman Died in Dump Accident in St.Maarten.

On Tuesday morning between 09:00 and 10:00 am police and detectives responded to the Philipsburg landfill after they received a call informing them that a woman identified ad Patricia Brooks (41) years of age who collects empty bottles on the…

December 22, 2010

Europe airports battle snow backlog

European airports are struggling to help thousands of passengers stranded after severe wintry…

December 22, 2010

UN chief warns of ‘real risk’ of Ivory Coast civil war

The UN's secretary-general has warned there is a "real risk" of a return to civil war in Ivory Coast after the…