Monthly Archives
September 2013
Mighty Sparrow doing well, says daughter
NEW YORK (CMC) – The family of Slinger Francisco, regarded as the Calypso King of the World, says the ‘Mighty Sparrow’ is responding very well to treatment. Sparrow who admitted to a New York hospital…
Islamist gunmen hold hostages in Kenya siege after…
By Duncan Miriri and James Macharia NAIROBI | Sun Sep 22, 2013 (Reuters) - Kenya said its security forces were in control of most of the Nairobi shopping mall where at least 68 people were killed by…
NEMA Continues To Build On the Disaster Management…
BASSETERRE, – (NEMA) – Despite a seemingly quiet Hurricane Season, NEMA has been busy building resilience to disasters at the community and national levels, throughout the year. In fact, Homeland…
Former prime minister testifies before Commission…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 20, CMC –Former prime minister Basdeo Panday said he had no prior knowledge of a coup by members of the radical Jamaat-al Muslimeen group in 1990 and said the phrase…
Woman Attacked by dogs in Frigate Bay
Officers of the Frigate Bay Police Station are investigating an incident which occurred on Thursday 18 September 2013 about in which a female resident of Frigate Bay was transported to the hospital…
Mexico storm toll rises, missing helicopter found
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) The Mexican government searched for victims and continued assessing the damage yesterday from the one-two punch of storms Manuel and Ingrid, as a missing Federal Police…
Rahul pleased with comeback from drug scandal
Kanishkaa Balachandran in Bangalore September 21, 2013 Rahul Sharma, the India A legspinner, has said he always had the self-belief to overcome the drugs scandal that threatened to derail his career…
Launch of the Department of Constituency…
The Department of Constituency Empowerment (DCE) has been activated and functions in the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Cooperatives. The Department is governed by the 3 Tenets:…
Bolt Backtracks … On Plan To Retire After…
LONDON (AP): Quick as can be, Usain Bolt is backtracking on his retirement plans. Less than three weeks ago, the Olympic champion said he planned to stop sprinting after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro…
BlackBerry warns of big loss, 4,500 job cuts;…
By Euan Rocha TORONTO | Sat Sep 21, 2013 (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd warned on Friday it expects to report a huge quarterly operating loss next week and that it will cut more than a third of its global…
Commissioner Walwyn Proud Of Drum Corps
Commissioner CG Walwyn is extremely proud of the performance of the Police Junior Drum Corps at the 30th Independence Parade that was held at Warner Park Football Stadium yesterday ( 19 September…
Haiti leader engages parties on major political…
By Joe Colas PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haiti's president, Michel Martelly, has initiated a series of meetings with political leaders to discuss conflicting issues regarding the holding of an…
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Another Victory for Unity………………….Injunction…
Basseterre, St.Kitts (September 20th 2013):-The Attorney General and Legal Team representing the Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas led administration received another blow in the Court today when their…
Rihanna on rebound from Chris Brown with British…
CALIFORNIA, United States, Friday September 20, 2013 – Ever since Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna split from Chris Brown for the second time in May, rumours have been rife about a new romantic interest…