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…
March 27, 2012
Pope Benedict calls for open society during Cuba visit
Pope Benedict XVI has urged Cubans to build an "open and renewed society", at the start of the first papal visit to the communist-run country in 14 years. At a Mass in front of some 200,000 people in the eastern city of Santiago, he called for a…
March 27, 2012
Jamaica: PNP AGAIN! Governing party thumps JLP in Local Gov’t Elections
THE ruling People’s National Party (PNP) demolished the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in yesterday’s Local Government Elections, taking 12 of the 13 parish councils, among them the prized Kingston and St Andrew Corporation in the capital…
March 27, 2012
Three men slashed and killed in Barbados following domestic disputes
Three men were stabbed to death in less than 24 hours following separate domestic disputes incidents between Friday afternoon and the early hours of Saturday morning. And, police are today questioning a woman and a man in connection with two of…
March 27, 2012
Trinidad contravenes CARICOM treaty – PM
St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Monday said insurance laws in Trinidad and Tobago contravene the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) treaty and allow the oil rich twin island republic to treat its nationals favourably following the…
March 27, 2012
Human rights in Cuba deteriorate, warns Amnesty
Cuba has intensified its harassment of dissidents and human rights activists, according to Amnesty International. The campaign group's report says the number of people intimidated and taken into custody has risen sharply over the past two years. It…