April 30, 2011
Mexican Authorities Still Uncovering Bodies in Mass Graves
Mexican Attorney General Marisela Morales says 183 bodies have been uncovered so far from mass graves in the northeastern part of the country, near the U.S. border. Morales made the comment Tuesday as she announced that 74 people, among them 17…
April 28, 2011
Barbados PM breaks silence on Shanique Myrie case
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said surveillance cameras will be installed at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) as Barbados continues to deal with the controversy sparked by allegations by a Jamaican woman that she had been sexually…
April 28, 2011
Disaster officials informed at National Hurricane Conference to expect above average 2011 Season.
Disaster Section Head Paul Martens said disaster management officials attending the National Hurricane Conference (NHC) in Atlanta, Georgia, expect an above average hurricane season. Martens said the NHC being a platform for networking, allowed…
April 28, 2011
Man gets $136,440 for false imprisonment
A 25-year-old Morvant man who was beaten with a metal broom handle by police officers in Tobago and detained for 72 hours without any charges being laid against him has been awarded $136,440 in damages. Lawyers for the State entered into a…
April 28, 2011
Clico/HCU files confidential
CHAIRMAN of the Clico/HCU Commission of Inquiry Sir Anthony Colman has acceded to lawyers’ requests to cover all documents filed in the public enquiry with blanket confidentiality, sources yesterday confirmed. The crucial issue of the status of…
April 28, 2011
Vulture damages Caribbean Airlines aircraft
A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing here yesterday with more than 150 passengers on board after a bird was sucked into its engine. Aviation Minister, Robeson Benn said “the engine sustained critical damage”…
April 20, 2011
Haitian President-Elect: ‘Huge Challenges’ Ahead
Haiti's President-elect Michel Martelly says he has "huge…
April 20, 2011
Raul Castro Named Head of Cuba’s Communist Party
Cuban President Raul Castro has been named the head of the nation's ruling…
April 20, 2011
Jamaicans to pay billions in Air Jamaica divestment costs
Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw said $7.2 billion has been set aside in the Budget for divestment legacy payments. Of this amount, he said $4.5 billion represented payments associated with Air Jamaica, and the Sugar Company of…
April 20, 2011
Bahamas tightens immigration rules
The Bahamas has tightened its immigration rules in favour of wealthier investors. Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced Monday that those applying for permanent residency will now have to spend at least US$1.5 million on a Bahamian home to get…