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January 14, 2011

International drug lord sought over £7m ganja haul

POLICE in the United Kingdom are hunting down an international drug lord in connection with the seizure of £7 million-worth of ganja, shipped via Jamaica from Cuba last year, reports the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. The drugs were individually…

January 10, 2011

Revolt within Trinidad coalition member threatens government

Moves are reportedly afoot to remove Finance Minister Winston Dookeran as political leader of the Congress of the…

January 10, 2011

Ousted chairman of Antigua-Barbuda Electoral Commission warns of legal action

Former chairman of the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC), Sir Gerald Watt QC, has announced that he will challenge his removal as head of the commission in the courts. The Observer newspaper reported that, in a press release, Watt…

January 9, 2011

Man with the golden voice invited to Bermuda

Steps are being taken to invite American Ted Williams, whose “golden voice” has taken him from homelessness to…

January 9, 2011

Man killed on St. Croix

The territory's second shooting death of 2011 came less than 24 hours after the first. Krishna Ramkisson, 26, of Mutual Homes housing community was getting out of his vehicle near his home about 8:30 p.m. when an unknown number of assailants fired…

January 9, 2011

Don killed in police operation in Jamaica

The reputed don of the Southside community in central Kingston was fatally shot yesterday during a joint police/military operation in the community. He has been identified as 31-year-old Horace Ramsay otherwise called 'Pugu'. A release from the…

January 9, 2011

Lionfish Infestation continues in St.Martin

After a relatively brief lull in Lionfish activity the Nature Foundation is responding to increasing reports of Lionfish in local waters. A large specimen of 30 cm was caught on the wreck of the Fu-Sheng dive site outside of Cupecoy on Saturday…

January 7, 2011

Medical experts appointed to probe source of cholera epidemic in Haiti

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday named four top medical experts to an independent panel to…

January 7, 2011

Government failing Barbadians, says opposition leader

Barbados opposition leader, Owen Arthur, said that the administration now led by Freundel Stuart is a "broken government" with broken promises, which they intend to show Barbadians through a strong and vigorous campaign. Arthur was speaking to…

January 7, 2011

Solemn goodbye for TNT 1st President

Many persons among them parents and guardians with their children filed pass the casket of Sir Ellis…