January 15, 2013
Grenadians will go to the polls next month
Grenadians will head to the polls on Tuesday February 19th 2013.The date has just been announced by Prime Minister Hon Tillman Thomas as he addressed supporters at a rally, hosted by the New Democratic Congress (NDC). The Prime Minister did not…
January 11, 2013
US spent billions on Caribbean immigration enforcement
A new study has found that last year the Obama administration spent more on immigration enforcement affecting the Caribbean and other countries than on all the other major federal law enforcement agencies. The Migration Policy Institute, a…
January 11, 2013
US seize Gold Bars in Puerto Rico
U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico have confiscated 11 gold bars sent by mail from Curacao, officials said Tuesday. Investigators are now probing whether the seized gold is from a recent heist on the Dutch Caribbean Island. The gold bars were found in…
January 11, 2013
Mother hacks 11 month old baby to death
A mother chopped her 11-month-old son to death yesterday then turned herself over to the police in a bizarre case of infanticide that shocked the country.Police did not name the mother, who is now in custody pending further investigations. However,…
January 11, 2013
PNP says much achieved in first year
THE People's National Party (PNP)-led Government yesterday released what it described as a Year One Report Card detailing its achievements in the first 12 months of the administration. In highlighting the five main pillars of the report, the party's…
January 9, 2013
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to miss swearing-in
The Venezuelan National Assembly has approved a request by President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration for a new term in office, which was scheduled for Thursday. Mr Chavez is in hospital in Cuba after cancer surgery, and has suffered…
January 9, 2013
Mexican pack of stray dogs ‘kills four’ in park
Authorities in Mexico are investigating the deaths of four people reportedly killed by a pack of dogs in a park. The bodies of the victims, including a mother and her baby, were covered in what appeared to be bite marks, and police found their…
January 9, 2013
Trade between Haiti and the Dominican Republic halted at the border
Trade between Haiti and the Dominican Republic was suspended on Monday when several thousand Haitians were reportedly stranded on their side of the border, halted by authorities from crossing into Dominican territory.Immigration Agency inspectors…
January 8, 2013
BVI offering reward for capture of Dominican murder suspect
The British Virgin Islands is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Dominican Republic national Alberto Rosa De La Rosa, Domin who is suspected of the murder of Riky Dennis Bautista Familia.Bautista (also a…
January 8, 2013
Venezuela calls pro-Chavez rally on inauguration day
Venezuela's authorities have urged President Chavez's supporters to join a major rally on Thursday, when he is due to be sworn in for a fourth term. Mr Chavez, in hospital in Cuba after cancer surgery, is unlikely to attend. But Venezuelan National…