April 4, 2012
Judge’s appeal causes further delay in Cuban light bulb trial
THE Cuban Light Bulb case today suffered further delay in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court after it was disclosed that Presiding Magistrate Judith Pusey is appealing the recent judicial review which ruled that the Director of Public…
April 4, 2012
Guatemala drugs: Zetas cartel suspect Overdick arrested
Guatemalan police have captured one of the country's most-wanted drug traffickers, the authorities say. Horst Walther Overdick - known as "the Tiger" - was arrested at a property he owns outside Guatemala City. He is accused of being a crucial ally…
April 4, 2012
Gonsalves: No sympathy for REDjet
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he has no sympathy for the financial problems facing the Barbados-based low cost carrier, REDjet, adding that he was never informed as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) lead prime minister on air transport…
April 4, 2012
Bermudian sworn in as new Chief Justice
Bermudian Ian Kawaley was sworn in Tuesday as the island’s new Chief Justice, replacing Englishman Richard Ground who took up the post in 2004 after having also served in the Turks and Caicos Islands, another British Overseas Territory. Ground…
April 1, 2012
Panama teen was adrift at sea for 26 days; mother calls return ‘a miracle’
It was a Friday evening in February when Adrian Vasquez, an 18-year-old from the town of Rio Hato, Panama, accepted an invitation from two friends to accompany them on what was proposed as an overnight fishing expedition. Their plan, according to…
April 1, 2012
Cuba sets Good Friday as holiday after pope’s request
Cuban President Raul Castro has granted Pope Benedict XVI's request to make Good Friday a holiday -- at least this year -- Cuban state media reported Saturday. During his visit to Cuba this week, the pope asked Castro to recognize the day…
April 1, 2012
Quieter hurricane season predicted for 2012
As we rapidly approach the official start of the 2012 Hurricane Season, experts are predicting a quieter season. Two recognized hurricane experts say “this year’s storm season could be the quietest one in the past 3 decades”. The preliminary data…
April 1, 2012
St Vincent UN ambassador describes ordeal at hands of New York police
The permanent representative of St Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, Camillo Gonsalves, has issued a statement in which he describes mistreatment and abuse he received earlier this week at the hands of New York City police…
April 1, 2012
Man dies in petrol tanker explosion
A man was burnt to death Thursday night when a petroleum tanker, loaded with 10,000 litres of premium 87 gasoline, burst into flames after overturning along the Falmouth bypass in the vicinity of Martha Brae. The deceased, who was a passenger in…
March 29, 2012
Pope Benedict Ends Cuba Visit
Pope Benedict concluded his first official visit to Cuba after meeting with former President Fidel Castro and holding a mass before a multitude gathered in Havana's Revolution Square. During his trip -- which included a stop in Mexico -- the pope…