February 11, 2014
White House ‘Disappointed’ N. Korea Withdraws Invitation
The United States says it is "deeply disappointed" by North Korea's decision to rescind an invitation for an American envoy to visit and discuss the release of an imprisoned U.S. citizen. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that the United…
February 11, 2014
Car Bomb Instructor Accidentally Blows Up Iraqi Pupils
A group of militants attending a suicide bombing training class north of Baghdad died when their instructor unwittingly set off an explosives belt during a a demonstration. At least 21 militants were killed in the huge blast Monday that alerted…
February 11, 2014
British Flood Crisis Swells on River Thames
Waterlogged British towns on the River Thames prepared Monday for days of new flooding, with officials issuing 14 more warnings as the fabled river burst its banks about 30 kilometers upstream of London. The new alerts were issued as Prime Minister…
February 11, 2014
Jamaicans Killed In Cayman Murder-Suicide
The media in the Cayman Islands are reporting an alleged murder-suicide yesterday morning involving two Jamaicans. According to the Cayman News Service, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service identified the deceased as 21-year-old Nichelle Anna-Kay…
February 11, 2014
Hundreds of workers picket offices in Dominican Republic
Hundreds of workers protested Monday morning in front of the headquarters of the country’s major business organization (CONEP), against an announced amendment to the labor code. The workers grouped in the national unions CENUS, CASC and the CNTD…
February 11, 2014
The Cuban embargo emerges as a political issue in Florida
Florida Gov. Rick Scott took issue Monday with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist’s view that the U.S. embargo has outlived its usefulness, saying keeping it in place is “standing up” for the Cuban people. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera…
February 11, 2014
U.S. warns Americans not to fly from Guyana
The U.S. Embassy in Guyana is warning American citizens against flying out of the country on Caribbean Airlines flights bound for the United States for the next two days. The embassy said it received unconfirmed threat information about such…
February 11, 2014
Talks between Hispaniola governments to double poultry exports
The Agriculture Ministry’s Livestock Dept. on Sunday said it expects the first two or three farms to be certified to resume eggs and chicken exports to Haiti within 60 days, while producers eye doubled sales with formalized trade on Hispaniola.…
February 11, 2014
FortisTCI Recounts All Island Power Failure
On Sunday, February 9, 2014 at approximately 12 noon, the FortisTCI power plant on Leeward Highway experienced technical difficulties following an explosion and electrical fire in one of the plants main switchgear rooms. It was the courageous…
February 11, 2014
TCI Prison Service Extends Rehabilitation Initiatives with New Course
The Ministry of Environment and Home Affairs and Her Majesty’s Prison on Friday 7th February 2014 announced the completion of yet another phase of the Prison Rehabilitation Strategy when members of the staff completed victim empathy training.…