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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – West Indies selectors have retained faith in the 15-man squad which toured England during the summer, naming an unchanged unit for the two-Test tour of Zimbawe starting later this month. All-rounder Jason Holder will once again take charge of the Caribbean side, marking his sixth Test tour of duty as captain. Despite losing the recent three-Test...
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 44-year-old woman is due to appear in court next Monday charged with cruelty to a child after a video emerged on social media over the last weekend showing her beating a child with a machete. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said that Doreen Dyer had been charged with cruelty to a child on Tuesday less than...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Set 29, 2017) – The Guyana government says it is moving to ratify several Hague Conventions in relation to child protection and legal commerce. “Taking on board the consensus in relation to the various conventions, both on the legal cooperation and commerce side, and the children conventions I would say that we would now move to the implementation...
Police Rule Out Robbery PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD -- A 27-year-old Rio Claro hose fabricator was brutally murdered during a home invasion early Wednesday morning. Police have ruled out robbery. Larry Garcia, 27, was found with his head bashed in, according to reports. The Trinidad Express reported that his killers used a sledgehammer on his head and another tool which Garcia...
Extradition Proceedings in the Port-of-Spain Magistrate’s Court to Resume PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Sep. 28, 2017) – Former politician and football official, Austin “Jack” Warner on Wednesday, lost his lawsuit challenging his extradition to the United States. Warner is wanted by authorities to answer charges of fraud arising out of a Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) bribery scandal. Delivering a 50-page...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Sep. 27, 2017) – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says his administration will not be approaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite billions of dollars in lost revenue over the last few years. Rowley was addressing the forum “Spotlight on Trinidad and Tobago’s Financial Circumstances – the Road Ahead” here on Thursday. The Prime Minister also said...
CMC FEATURE By Peter Richards ROSEAU, Dominica – When I lived in Dominica, nearly two decades ago, it would take me at least 15 minutes to walk from the capital, Roseau, to Loubiere in the south. On Friday (Sep 22), it took me nearly two hours. I had no choice. Transportation was impossible given the widespread disaster that Hurricane Maria brought to...
After Shooting of Female Cop and Her Two Daughters KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sep. 27, 2017) – Members of the police force have been warned to be on high alert following an incident late Tuesday in which a female cop and her two daughters were shot at their home in the central parish of St. Catherine. The warning was issued by the Police...
KINGSTON, JAMAICA -- The police say two persons were detained on Wednesday following the fatal shooting of Jamaica’s most wanted criminal, Marlon ‘Duppy Film’ Perry, in Port Morant, St Thomas. Perry was shot dead by Police. Superintendent Beau Rigabe, head of the St Thomas Police, was reported by the Jamaica Gleaner as saying it was not clear at the time whether...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Sep. 26, 2017) – The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) says it will be exporting approximately 7,500 tonnes of white rice to Cuba. General Manager of the GRDB, Allison Peters who visited the Muneshwar’s Wharf here on Monday as the rice was being loaded, lsaid that it has been close to two decades since rice was exported to...
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