March 31, 2013
Virus keeps Trini PM away from Liberation Day celebrations
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar failed to show up at Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day celebrations held across the country yesterday because she was ill. Minister of National Diversity and Social Integration Clifton De Coteau took…
March 31, 2013
Nearly 70 per cent of Jamaica’s customers lost power
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says nearly 70 per cent of its customers across the island lost their electricity supply in a major power outage this afternoon. JPS says it has already restored electricity to several areas, but up to…
March 31, 2013
Bahamas aiming to improve tourism
A digital platform which will give visitors the ability to search for airlift, car rentals and hotels in the Bahamas is among plans outlined by the BahamasTourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe, as that country seek to impove the tousim product. Part…
March 31, 2013
Police uses tear gas in row at Brazil World Cup stadium
Police in Brazil have used tear gas and smoke grenades to break up clashes between fans who were trying to buy tickets for the inaugural match in a stadium built for the 2014 World Cup. The football fans had queued overnight at a ticket office…
March 31, 2013
Chile ex-president Bachelet to run for re-election
The former president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has said she will run for a second mandate in the November poll. Mrs Bachelet became the first female president of Chile in 2006, serving out her term in 2010. She has spent the last three…
March 22, 2013
Police officer denies cavity search and mistreatment of Shanique Myrie
A Barbados police officer accused of conducting a cavity search on Shanique Myrie denied the allegation when she took the stand before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today. Constable Sirphene Carrington also insisted that she did not make any…
March 22, 2013
Dominican military officials among 35 arrested in drug bust
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested 35 people -- including military, police and customs officials -- in a drug bust at the country's busiest airport. The arrests were made in connection with the seizure of a private jet carrying 682…
March 22, 2013
Police charge McKeeva Bush
The former Premier of the Cayman Islands, William McKeeva Bush, has now been charged and is due to appear in court early next month. Mr. Bush answered his bail this afternoon (Wednesday 20 March) and was formally charged with two counts of…
March 22, 2013
Venezuela cutting off contact with U.S. diplomat
Venezuela is cutting off contact with a top U.S. diplomat, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Wednesday that his country's representatives would no longer be talking about improving U.S.-Venezuela…
March 22, 2013
Brazil doctors’ council backs abortion reform
As the Senate in Brazil debates reform of abortion laws, the body that regulates medical practice has for the first time backed the legalisation of abortion on request. The Federal Council of Medicine called for the legalisation of terminations…