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Guyana OnLine: "Sukhra died in a robbery attack on her family home at Coldingen on 2004-08-28. Police said Andrews was charged with the murder of Troy Phillips on 2004-12-05 at Church of God Road, Buxton and inflicting grievous bodily harm on Dennis Daniels at Annandale on 2005-07-11. Arrest warrants were issued for him in both cases."
Jamaica Gleaner News "DR. ERE Seshaiah, the Government pathologist whose revelation that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered, again defended his controversial analysis on the 10th day of the coroner's inquest at the Jamaica Conference Centre. The diminutive, India-born Seshaiah was making his third appearance at the inquest. For most of his three hours on the stand, he faced intense questioning from Jermaine Spence, the attorney representing the International Cricket Council."
UN News Centre "Two independent United Nations human rights experts have called on the Dominican Republic to combat what they describe as a “profound and entrenched problem of racism and discrimination” against blacks in general – and Haitians in particular – in the Central American nation. “While there is no official government policy of discrimination, there is nevertheless a profound and entrenched problem of racism and discrimination against such groups as Haitians, Dominicans of Haitian descent, and more generally against blacks within Dominican society,” the experts said in a press release issued today in Geneva. "
Barbados Free Press: "Veteran Bajan journalist Roy Morris is in court tomorrow on a rape charge. Morris was the Nation News Associate Managing Editor in July when the alleged rape occurred. He was arrested and charged by police on August 14th after Barbados blogs refused to let the story die."
National Hurricane Center: "NOEL NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...APPROACHING THE NORTHERN COAST OF CUBA... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF SANCTI SPIRITUS...CIEGO DE AVILA...CAMAGUEY...LAS TUNAS... GRANMA...HOLGUIN...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...AND GUANTANAMO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS."
The Bahama Journal: "The Bahamian murdered in St. Thomas, Jamaica late last week has been identified as Beswick Musgrave. Acting Deputy Superintendent of the Jamaica Constabulary Police Force, Carlos Bell, told the Bahama Journal Tuesday, 'The man was believed to be in his 30s and was shot and killed 4am on Friday morning.'"
Caribbean Net News: " A man wanted for the 2006 murder of Guyana's agriculture minister Satyadeow Sawh and two of his sisters -- all three naturalized Canadians-- was killed Tuesday in a shootout with security forces, police said. Police spokesman Ivelaw Whittaker said Orlando Andrews, one of 10 men wanted for the April 2006 assassination, was shot and killed after he and other gunmen opened fire on police and soldiers cordoning off a house at Buxton village, considered a haven for armed gangs. "
guyanachronicle.com: "POLICE have charged Trevor Kaioum, 21, a junior supervisor, following the discovery of two suitcases containing compressed cannabis (marijuana), guns, ammunition, grenades and detonators at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, last week Friday."
Newsday.com: "UNITED NATIONS - Cuba's foreign minister on Tuesday warned that his country is prepared to defend itself if the United States tries to bring regime change by force, saying a conflict would jeopardize U.S. stability. "......
Financialexpress.com: "Havana, October 31: At least 43 people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Noel as it barreled across Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, in the Caribbean, officials said. "
FOXNews.com : "Tropical Storm Noel brought heavy rain to the western Caribbean Tuesday as it pushed through Cuba and edged closer to Florida. Floods and mudlides across the region have killed at least 22 people."
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday: "UNC POLITICAL Leader Basdeo Panday stunned a huge crowd of UNC Alliance (UNCA) supporters assembled in Penal Junction into silence on Monday night when he launched a full-scale attack against the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) for allegedly using Hindu pundits to threaten teachers employed at Maha Sabha schools to support the Congress of the People (COP) in next Monday’s General Election. "
Amandala Online: "Tourism Minister Godfrey Smith bolted from the Bacalar Chico de-reservation heat today in an interview with Channel Seven’s Jules Vasquez. "........
The Bahama Journal: "Tropical Storm Noel created widespread disruption in business in the country on Tuesday as it made its way toward The Bahamas after killing more than a dozen people in the Dominican Republic and moving across northeastern Cuba. A tropical storm warning remained in effect for the central and the northwestern Bahamas last night, and forecasters warned that flooding was a major component of the storm."
Antigua Sun: "Controversy descended on the Homecoming Queen Competition yesterday as some of the contestants are claiming that the winner was below the stipulated age requirement for participation in the show and should therefore relinquish the crown. "
Jamaica Gleaner News: "Several secondary school teachers are caught in a bind trying to explain homosexual unions as a viable family option as presented in a Ministry of Education-recommended textbook. The controversial clause in the book entitled, C-SEC Home Economics and Beyond (Management) by Rita Dyer and Norma Maynard, reads: 'When two women or two men live together in a relationship as lesbians or gays, they may be considered as a family. They may adopt children or have them through artificial insemination.' "
Stabroek News: "Terror returned to Buxton yesterday as two men were fatally shot and a toddler wounded by a bullet as police and Guyana Defence Force Special Forces ranks raided the village in search of wanted men. "
Africa - Reuters.com: "The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to urge the United States to lift its four-decade old embargo against Cuba in a resolution adopted for the 16th consecutive year. The resolution entitled 'necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba' was passed with 184 votes in favor, four against and one abstention."
Reuters AlertNet : "Tropical Storm Noel weakened as it moved across northeastern Cuba on Tuesday and the storm that killed more than a dozen people in the Dominican Republic was not expected to become a hurricane as it neared the Bahamas. Torrential rains drenched eastern Cuba, where double the average rainfall in October had reservoirs already filled to the brim and authorities worried about flooding. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages."
The Nation Newspaper : "A MISUNDERSTANDING over a bottle of rum may cause respected Cuban coach Bienvenido Orlando Gonzalez not only to lose his job – but also his livelihood. 'I have worked 26 years for my country in places like Ghana, West Africa, and Botswana in Southern Africa and I never had a problem anywhere or at home in Cuba,'he said. "
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "Williams Belle who was charged with causing grievous bodily harm and inflicting grievous bodily harm was, yesterday acquitted of both charges. Belle was accused of pushing virtual complainant (VC) Collin Rawlins, of St. Paul’s, to the ground and causing him to break his right hand on the night of the 20 Oct., 2004. "
Antigua Sun: "Gunshots rang out in Liberta early yesterday morning as cops went in hot pursuit of a teenager wanted by the police on a number of alleged criminal offences. Eighteen-year-old Tristan Armstrong, who has had a lengthy history with the courts, was released from the Boys Training School some months ago after serving an extended sentence for previously escaping the facility......
The Nassau Guardian : "Police are appealing to the general public to help identify murder victim no. 62, who was brutally shot and killed in a car around 12 a.m. Saturday morning. The unidentified black male was said to be in his late 20's to early 30's and described to be about six feet tall. According to Assistant Superintendent Walter Evans, police were called to the scene of the murder by members of the public, who came upon the victim in the area of Maria's Foodstore near Family Guardian offHighway. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday: "GOVERNMENT’S much touted and much publicised de-shifting of Junior Secondary Schools to whole day, five-year schools, which formed a major part of its General Election campaign and which is a feature of its 2007 election manifesto, has hit a major snag with at least three de- shifted schools having two-day school weeks since classes are held on a rotational basis."
The Nation Newspaper : "POLICE are making it hot for vendors selling pirated DVD movies and CDs in The City as part of Operation Safe City. 'We have noticed an upsurge in illegal vendors in The City and steps have been put in place to deal with the situation,' said Assistant Superintendent of Police David Johnson, who is in charge of operations in the Bridgetown Division. "
Stabroek News: "Tragedy struck a Liverpool Village family on Sunday night when a GDF corporal knocked down and killed a man later identified as his younger brother. Dead is 19-year-old Terrence 'Egg' Allen who was struck down while crossing the road by motorcar number PDD 9187, driven by his brother Corporal Denis Allen. "
Boston.com: "SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic --Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Dominican Republic with heavy rains Monday, causing flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people and left another 20 missing, officials said. Noel was expected to dump up to 20 inches of rain on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, which share the island of Hispaniola, as it heads northwest toward the Bahamas."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Denham Town erupted in anger yesterday after three men were shot dead and two other people were wounded during what the police said was a fire fight with gunmen in the gritty West Kingston community. Residents lambasted police and soldiers, accusing them of killing the men in cold blood, while scores of people gathered outside Maddens Funeral Home near the Kingston Public Hospital where the bodies of the three dead men were taken."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "As the country's official murder toll climbed to 1,105, a series of incidents in west Kingston yesterday added four others to the list of those killed since the start of the year. In the most controversial of the three incidents, the shooting death of three men and injuring of two others in west Kingston left residents of Denham Town livid with the security forces. "
Houston Chronicle: "SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Tropical Storm Noel brought fierce thunderstorms and flooding to the Dominican Republic today and officials said at least eight people had died. At least three others people were reported missing as rains continued to lash Hispaniola, the island the country shares with Haiti, said Manuel Antonio Luna Paulino of the Dominican emergency services agency."
Reuters AlertNet: "At least a dozen people died and many more were reported missing in the Dominican Republic on Monday after Tropical Storm Noel dumped torrential rain on the island of Hispaniola, cutting off communities and grounding flights. The Dominican National Emergency Committee declared a red alert in six provinces and for the capital, Santo Domingo, as the 14th named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season poured 10 to 20 inches (25 cm to 51 cm) of rain on the Caribbean "
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Getting close with your sexual partner where you share everything including personal items like towels may mean that you may be set up to contract bacteria that results in deaths which may surpass the AIDS toll. The potentially deadly infection is the drug-resistant staph 'super bug' called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA."
USATODAY.com: "For almost half a century, Fidel Castro has survived the best U.S. efforts to topple his communist regime in Cuba. Assassination attempts by the CIA (the most famous involving an exploding cigar). A botched invasion by U.S.-supported exiles. A tough economic blockade."
Antigua Sun: "A lingering air traffic controller sick out in Trinidad has led LIAT to caution potential passengers from scheduling travel to the island because of the difficulties of getting flights in or out. Air traffic controllers in Trinidad staged a sick-out action last week in order to show rejection of the salary and benefits proposals by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of T&T. According to the Sunday Express, the employees have accepted the CAA’s offer of salary and cost of living allowance (COLA) but are said to be seeking additional perks that are outside of the remit being offered."
Storm rocks Caribbean: "Tropical Storm Noel formed over the Caribbean yesterday and forecasters warned the slow-moving system could send flash floods gushing down stripped hills in Haiti before it heads on to Cuba. The strengthening storm poses a serious threat to impoverished Haiti, which is still recovering from floods that killed at least 37 and sent more than 4,000 people to shelters earlier this month."
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "The father of the boy who was allegedly slapped by an official of the Cuban Embassy in St. Kitts said he has every intention of taking legal action against the assailant. Concern and even outrage was expressed by residents of the Federation late last week when word began circulating that a grown man slapped a boy of about eight years while he was at school. "
Antigua Sun: "A 16-year-old youth has been charged with the attempted murder of one of his peers of similar age in a shooting incident which occurred a little over a week ago. The alleged shooter, who is currently on probation in an isolated case, was formally charged on Saturday, but is also being fingered as being a member of an alleged teenage crime ring, several of whom are currently in custody in connection with the recent spate of burglaries in the English Harbour and Dockyard areas, as well as the shooting."
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday"Vexation and frustration were expressed by passengers at Piarco International Airport whose flights were cancelled or delayed due to protest by Air Traffic Controllers yesterday."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Jamaica was placed on a tropical storm watch yesterday as Tropical Storm Noel formed over the Caribbean and forecasters warned the slow-moving system could send flash floods rushing over deforested hills in Haiti before it heads on to Cuba."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Noel are expected to pound Jamaica today, just two weeks after a baptism which ravaged the island's road network, triggered landslides and devastated many rural farms. Noel, the 14th tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is forecast to pass over Haiti's south-western peninsula in the morning, and its centre is expected to move over south-eastern Cuba later in the day, the United States National Hurricane Center said."
Stabroek News: "Years of being at the receiving end of domestic violence came to a tragic end on Saturday night for a 45-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in front of her three children at Bladen Hall, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Police have since detained the woman's reputed husband and another woman as investigations into the murder continues. "
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Dominican Today : "The presidential candidate for the main opposition party, the PRD, issued a challenge to the PLD ruling party and any other political organization to prove whether he had obtained money through corrupt activities. Miguel Vargas Maldonado said that during the Salvador Jorge Blanco (1982-1986) government he headed the Santo Domingo water authority (CAASD), and no-one could say that any corrupt activities went on under his leadership."
Reuters AlertNet : "It may not be fun anywhere but visiting the dentist in Cuba is a still unhappier prospect marked by a lack of dentists, technicians, materials and even reclining chairs, an official newspaper reported on Sunday. In Cuba's second internal criticism in as many weeks, a team of reporters from the Juventud Rebelde, or Rebel Youth, fanned out to 22 dental clinics in various provinces only to discover the problems were the norm, not exception in the free system of more than 1,000 facilities."
MSNBC.com: "Slow-moving rains that have drenched the Caribbean strengthened into a tropical storm on Sunday and forecasts said it could send flash floods gushing down denuded hills in Haiti. Tropical Storm Noel, which formed in the Caribbean early Sunday afternoon, poses a serious threat to an impoverished nation that is still recovering from floods earlier this month that killed at least 37 and sent more than 4,000 people to shelters."
Reuters: "- The 16th tropical depression of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season brought heavy rains to Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Sunday after forming in the Caribbean, U.S. forecasters said. The depression was on the verge of becoming a tropical storm, with top sustained winds of 39 miles per hour (63 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It would be called Tropical Storm Noel once it reached storm strength."
The Trinidad Guardian: "Congress of the People’s Laventille West Candidate David St Clair is in a coma at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex after being severely beaten at his campaign office on Pashley Street in Laventille yesterday. Reports state that St Clair and a group of supporters were at the office around 9 am when four men, armed with pieces of wood and cutlasses, entered the premises and assaulted St Clair. He was scheduled to go on a walkabout in his constituency yesterday. Police could not say if the attack was politically motivated. "
Barbados Free Press: "Twenty years from now, no one will remember much about Cricket World Cup 2007 except for one event: the strange death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer in his hotel room in Jamaica."
National Hurricane Center: "AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR JAMAICA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER TO PORT-AU-PRINCE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS."
The Nation Newspaper: "Barbados may be one of the 'hottest' tourist spots, but big British investor Peter de Savary doesn't want Grenada to end up like it. '. . . We do not want Grenada to become like Barbados or The Bahamas – crowded, busy, [with] high-rise buildings,' he told Caribbean journalists visiting the island last week. "
Dominican Today : "The Catholic church began yesterday, with a long walk in Santo Domingo West, part of the activities to protest a bill aimed at modifying the Penal Code to legalize abortion. The activities include the collection of one million signatures and a waving of banners by catholic school students and teachers around the country, such as the one slated for Thursday morning in a street near the National Palace. "
International Herald Tribune: "Tropical Depression 16 prompted storm warnings in Haiti and a watch in Cuba and could bring more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain to Jamaica, forecasters said. The depression could strengthen into a tropical storm late Sunday, when it would be named 'Noel,' according to the National Hurricane Center."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Last week's revelation by Energy Minister Clive Mullings that 'free' fluorescent light bulbs from the Cuban Government have already cost taxpayers $114.7 million and could amount to near $280 million, is one of at least 10 business arrangements under the previous Government that the current administration is probing, and which are said to be causing a mixture of jitters and anticipation inside the Opposition People's National Party (PNP)."
Jamaica Gleaner News "Political commentators say the controversial deal involving the Cuban light bulb programme could adversely affect the People's National Party's (PNP) chances of winning the local government election, which is due in December.
Stabroek News: "The bound, decomposing bodies of two males appearing to be of Caucasian descent were discovered at separate points on the Corentyne yesterday and Thursday and the police were last night contemplating the gamut of possibilities behind the macabre find. Both of the men's hands and feet were bound together with pieces of green rope. Their heads were completely bald and their teeth, eyes, ears and parts of their face were missing. Immersion in ocean water for long periods can lead to severe skin bleaching so the police are leaving all options open. "
The Nation Newspaper : "A woman is said to be at the centre of the Opposition party's focus on Clyde Mascoll and Hardwood Housing Factory. This was revealed yesterday at the Barbados Labour Party's (BLP) annual general conference, during an unscheduled speech by Mascoll, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. "
Dominican Today: "A teenager has been arraigned on charges he tried to smuggle dozens of heroin-filled balloons into the country after taking a flight from the Dominican Republic to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Prosecutors say Anthony Cruz, 16, swallowed 80 balloons of heroin with a street value of at least $500,000 before he boarded the plane to JFK on Oct. 23."
The Nation Newspaper : "The Grenada government wants popular United States talk show host Oprah Winfrey to visit the island as part of a tourism marketing plan. Tourism Minister Clarice Modeste Curwin has asked Oprah's father, Vernon Winfrey, to encourage his daughter to visit the tri-island state. "
The Nation Newspaper : "The Grenada government wants popular United States talk show host Oprah Winfrey to visit the island as part of a tourism marketing plan. Tourism Minister Clarice Modeste Curwin has asked Oprah's father, Vernon Winfrey, to encourage his daughter to visit the tri-island state. "
Caribbean360.com: "Martinique has recorded its second fatality from dengue fever, health authorities on the French dependent territory said Thursday. The victim was reportedly in his 60s and died at a hospital Tuesday according to reports."
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday: "THE common-law wife and three children of the late Grandmaster Aldwyn Roberts (Lord Kitchener) have been ordered to vacate the majestic Rain-o-Rama property on the Diego Martin Main Road by December 31. Yesterday, Justice Lennox Deyalsingh, presiding in the Port-of-Spain First Civil Court, ordered Valarie Green and her children Kernal, Christian and Quweina to vacate the lavish premises and hand over possession to June Ann Howell-Logan, Susan Gittens, and Charmaine Kumar. "
Trinidad Express "Is Prime Minister Patrick Manning hiding a house in Germany? The stunning allegation was made on Thursday night by the United National Congress Alliance's Tabaquite candidate, Ramesh Maharaj. "
Lifesite: "Thousands of pro-life protesters took to the streets and descended upon the National Congress of the Dominican Republic yesterday to announce their emphatic opposition to efforts to decriminalize abortion in the island nation."
The Bahama Journal: "Although ministers of tourism in the Caribbean region have endorsed an agreement for the creation of a single Caribbean air space, according to Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Neko Grant this country does not adopt such an arrangement. Last week, ministers with responsibility for Tourism and International Transport – who are members of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) – met in San Juan, Puerto Rico to discuss proposals for restructuring the regional air transport sector."
Amandala Online: "For two years the family of Shawn Copius, 23, and the Belizean public have clamoured to have wealthy Belize City businessman, Chay Ben Abou-Nehra, 32, prosecuted for Copius’ shooting death, which occurred on September 17, 2005. Because the history of Belize is that no rich person has ever been convicted and sentenced to jail, it was the opinion of some that Abou-Nehra, a very rich man, would never be convicted. Yesterday they were proven right in Belize City."
St. Lucia Star Online : "Among the more memorable revelations associated with the recent passing of Sir John was that his daughter Janine Rambally nursed a secret ambition. No sooner had the admission slipped passed her lips than the divorced mother of four revealed that her father had never gone out of his way to make her dream come true. Indeed, he had advised her “not to rush into politics.”"
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "THE Jamaica Association of Evangelicals - one of the island's major church groups - yesterday cautioned the government on any plan it might have to introduce casino gaming here."
Jamaica Gleaner News "The Central Village police say a gang war was the motive behind the murder of a 19-year-old woman and the injuring of four persons during a shooting in Caymanas Bay, St. Catherine on Thursday night. Dead is Nashauna Barrett, while the four injured males were hospitalised with gunshot wounds."
Stabroek News: "Twenty-three-year-old Delroy Forde of Laing Avenue was shot dead around noon yesterday after he robbed a couple at the corner of Robb Street and Orange Walk, Bourda. According to reports, the bandit was shot dead by one of his victims who is also a licensed firearm holder. It was another example of the type of desperate measure that members of the public have begun to take in the face of continuing attacks of this sort. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday:: "FORMER South African President and legendary freedom fighter Nelson Mandela has declined an invitation to come to Trinidad to address UNC Alliance supporters at the November 3 rally at the Aranjuez Savannah."
International Herald Tribune: "Dominica has opened a Chinese-financed stadium described by the Caribbean island's government as the fruit of its decision to switch diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan. The US$17 million (€12 million) stadium, unveiled at a ceremony Wednesday, was included in a Chinese aid program awarded after Dominica cut ties in March 2004 with Taiwan, which Beijing views as a renegade province."
The Nation Newspaper: "A CHRIST CHURCH FAMILY is not persuaded the death of their loved one earlier this month was accidental. They suspect foul play in the death of 57-year-old fisherman Stevenson Kinch, whose body was discovered in his girlfriend's garage at Lower Carter's Gap, Christ Church, on October 6 around 7 a.m. Police reports indicated at that time that Kinch had fallen and cracked his skull. "
Jamaica Gleaner News: "FOUR SEATS now separate the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) from the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) after Dr. D.K. Duncan was yesterday declared winner of the Eastern Hanover constituency. He defeated the JLP's Barrington Gray by 10 votes. "
The Nation Newspaper"THE WEST INDIES CRICKET BOARD (WICB) has been given some advice. It has been told to change its name and change its style. The recommendation is part of the Governance Report – also called the Patterson Report – which was commissioned by the WICB and prepared by P.J. Patterson, the former Jamaica prime minister, along with Sir Alister McIntyre and Dr Ian McDonald. "
Antigua Sun: "“Gunman can’t go a station go make report; a so de submn set up so them must take things inna dem own hand; and it just a start.” It was one Gray's Farm resident’s account of what was taking place within his community a short time after an execution style shooting claimed the life of a fellow villager. Dead is 37-year-old George Edwards, fondly known as “Little George”. His killing is the third in as many days, pushing the total murders to a record 17 for the year. "
Stabroek News: "Hitting back at Barama's announcement that workers would have to be laid off as a result of heavy fines by the forestry commission, the government yesterday said it would not be blackmailed and it added that interim arrangements can be made to ensure the company's plywood factory is supplied with raw material. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday: "A WOMAN and two of her brothers are locked in a legal battle in the Port-of-Spain High Court for the estate of their dead father which is worth more than $100 million. Jagdath Maharaj, race horse owner and businessman, left a will dated September 28, 1999 with two of his six children as executors.
IC Publications: "A US Nobel Prize-winning scientist, whose controversial remarks on race triggered a firestorm, announced Thursday his retirement as chancellor and board member at a laboratory where he has worked for more than 40 years. The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory located outside of New York had already suspended 79-year-old researcher James Watson, who said in an interview with The Sunday Times that Africans were not as smart as white people. "
Trinidad Express: "A 15-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl was electrocuted yesterday at her Beetham Gardens home. She was the second teenager to be electrocuted in a week. Fourteen-year-old Rishi Dhanraj of Penal was killed last Wednesday when he stepped into a pond with a live wire to retrieve his dead goat. "
Reuters: "Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. President George W. Bush of encouraging violent uprising against its communist government with a speech in which Bush urged Cubans to push for democratic change. 'You will never force us to our knees,' Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said in response to Bush's speech, which came 15 months after ailing leader Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother."
The Bahama Journal: "A week after the 60th murder was recorded in The Bahamas for 2007 police said they still did not have any suspects in custody. A manhunt was launched last week for three men police said are responsible for the death of Villy Reneitt, 38, of Fox Hill. According to reports, Reneitt was accosted by three armed men around 4:30am last Wednesday outside his home in the Romer Street area. 'It was further reported that these persons accosted this individual and they forced him into his house where they demanded money,' Chief Superintendent of Police Hulan Hanna reported at the time."
Antigua Sun: "I know it’s hot in Antigua, but I awoke last Saturday night (20 October) in a sweat. Where was the breeze? I remembered with a start why I was so hot. For the first time in all the years I have lived and spent time in Antigua, this Saturday night was the first night I have ever had every window shut and bolted. Why? A series of shocking break-in’s and ordinary people terrorised in their own homes in the English Harbour area. I am friends with some of the people who experienced unthinkable acts of intimidation and violence and the community is now on edge."
The Age: "A Jamaican government pathologist whose autopsy of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer launched an international murder investigation but was later called into doubt insisted that the Englishman died from pesticide poisoning. Ere Sheshiah, an Indian doctor who ruled four days after the burly coach's death in March that he was strangled, said a toxicology report in June revealed fatal levels of the pesticide cypermethrin in his system."
Stabroek News: "In the backdrop of an alarming rise in road fatalities and a public outcry for action, Acting Commissioner of Police Henry Greene yesterday unveiled several new plans including a ticketing system from November 1 with fines between $5,000 to 7,000 and the naming of those whose licences have been suspended "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "VIRGIN Atlantic has decided to move its Barbados flights from Gatwick to London's Heathrow, in the slots controversially sold by Air Jamaica, impeccable Observer sources said yesterday."
Jamaica Gleaner News: "JAMAICA and Britain are in discussions on the transfer of more than 1,000 Jamaicans currently serving time in the United Kingdom (U.K.) prisons. The issue surfaced yesterday in the British House of Commons after it was revealed that there were two prisons - Bullwood Hall in Essex and Canterbury Prison in Kent - that are currently housing only foreign inmates."
Antigua Sun: "In one night, Antigua and Barbuda’s murder rate shot to a record 16 for the year and has left citizens reeling over the dramatic events that left two men dead in the space of a couple of hours. It gets worse. The figures now show that the country has recorded some 29 murders in the space of two years, with incidents between September and October pushing the figure past last year's 13 recorded killings.
The Nation Newspaper "'The profiling of the Rastafarian in Barbados generally has got to stop, particularly in sports. It is a very wrong thing to select a particular group from your society and stigmatise, bastardise and ostracise them,' Lashley said. "
Cayman Islands : "The Department of Public Health is now dealing with one confirmed and three suspected cases of dengue fever, its director, Dr. Kiran Kumar confirmed Tuesday. One of the patients suspected to have dengue fever, a visitor, has returned to Jamaica, while the one confirmed and two suspected cases remain on Grand Cayman."
Reuters: "The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it did not expect any tropical cyclones to form over the next 48 hours, however, an area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean Sea could slowly become more favorable for development during the next couple of days. The Miami-based agency was monitoring the system, located between Colombia and Jamaica. 'There are currently no signs of organization but upper-level winds are forecast to slowly become a little more favorable for development,' the NHC said in a tropical weather outlook."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "The murder last week of South African reggae singer Lucky Dube has saddened and shocked many Jamaicans who had come to know and appreciate his music and its message of peace and goodwill."
Irish Examiner : "Fidel Castro accused US President George Bush of plotting a new conquest of Cuba, in an essay published a day before the White House was to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism. In yesterday’s brief essay titled 'Bush, Hunger and Death', Castro predicted that Bush “will adopt new measures to accelerate the ’transition period’ in our country, equivalent to a new conquest of Cuba by force”."
Stabroek News: "One of the two men who were allegedly caught during the early morning robbery at Nedd's Uplift Bakery at Garnett and Middleton streets last Friday, appeared yesterday in the Georgetown Magistrate's Court. "
Trinidad Express: A 42-year-old woman was yesterday awarded $200,000 following the death of her baby during delivery six years ago at the Mount Hope Maternity Hospital. Rajdaye Victor, a resident of Tacarigua, sued the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) for negligence in 2003. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday:: "THE first occupant of the $148 million Prime Minister’s official residence would be the person who becomes PM following the November 5 General Election. Government sources stated yesterday that Prime Minister Patrick Manning has taken a decision not to move into the official residence before the election."
The Bahama Journal: "Full Gospel Baptist Church Bishop Earl Randolph Fraser was freed on Tuesday after being accused of having sexual intercourse with a dependent between July 2005 and February 2006. The girl was 16 at the time the acts were alleged to have occurred. The bishop appeared without his attorney, Wayne Munroe, in Magistrate’s Court number five to hear the ruling."
The Bermuda Sun: "It's a move that's left bosses reeling - hire more black Bermudians or pay a fine. It's called the draft Workforce Equity Act and it's designed to ensure equal opportunity at work. So far reports have focused on the mostly negative reactions from the business community, but today we take a closer look at what the act actually says and what it does not say - to help readers decide whether it's right for Bermuda."
St. Lucia Star Online: "It had been left to public speculation what would become of the multi million dollar medical facility; a top of the line psychiatric hospital—an initiative by the previous St Lucia Labour Party administration, through a partnership with the Chinese Government."
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "Romeo “Buncum” Cannonier, who was charged with the 25 July, 2004 murder of Police Constable #454 Delvin Nisbett, was convicted of the crime by a 12-member jury yesterday. Nisbett was shot to death on the said evening while he was walking along a stretch of road between Parsons Village and Dieppe Bay in the vicinity of Caines’ Pasture. Following a week-long trial, the five-man/seven-woman jury was sent off to deliberate on the matter at about 2:25 p.m. yesterday and after little more than two hours, the jury returned with its verdict. "
Antigua Sun: "Swiftly on the heels of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) winding up its primaries, the ruling United Progressive Party is now moving to undertake some housekeeping of its own. While noting that the country’s general elections, constitutionally due in 18 months is fast approaching, Chairman of the UPP Leon 'Chaku' Symister told the Antigua Sun that the imminent hosting of an Annual General Meeting in the St. Phillip’s North constituency branch is basically an internal meeting between party members and has nothing to do with any national elections."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "PROFESSOR Lorna Martin, head of the Division of Forensic Science at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, yesterday recommended that a review of tests carried out on samples from the body of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's be conducted to find the real cause of death."
Jamaica Gleaner News: "THE CONTRACTOR General and the Auditor General have been asked to investigate the circumstances under which the last People's National Party (PNP) government accrued a bill of more than $276.5 million in the distribution of free Cuban light bulbs. In a statement to Parliament yesterday, Clive Mullings, Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, said the matter requires the 'most thorough investigation'."
The caribbean responds to recent ignorant racist comments that claim that black people are less intelligent than whites.....
The Nation Newspaper : "THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING DNA PIONEER James Watson is certainly intelligent enough to have known that once he dared to link intelligence to race in a way that claimed Africans (Blacks) were less intelligent than Europeans, he was bound to come in for a heap of criticism, and spark anger. "
Elementary, my dear Dr Watson - blacks are not inferior - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Here in Britain it is autumn. The leaves are turning brown and the nights are getting colder. And October is not just the month of falling leaves; it is also Black History month. So you might think this a very inappropriate time for some 79-year-old white professor to be digging up long disproved theories of black racial inferiority. But American scientist Dr James Watson has been all over the British newspapers with his theory that black people are less intelligent than white people."
'A ridiculous statement' - Nobel-prize winning scientist under fire for racist remark
Jamaicans yesterday dismissed claims made by DNA pioneer Dr. James Watson that black people are less intelligent than whites. In an article published in the Sunday Times in England, the 79-year-old geneticist said he was "inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa" because "all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours - whereas all the testing says not really."
The Elementary Dr Watson Last week the Sunday Times published a fascinating profile of a man who made one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century. James Watson is the surviving member of the most famous scientific duo of the twentieth century. In the 55 years since he and Francis Crick won a Nobel prize for discovering the double helix structure of DNA, mircobiology and genetics have become two of the most competitive fields of scientific endeavour.
SKNVibes.com News: : "The fate of Romeo Cannonier, the man accused of brutally murdering Police Constable #454, on July 25, 2004, now rests in the hands of the jury, which comprises of five men and seven women. Their decision is expected to come later today, Tuesday, 23rd October. The Prosecuting team rested its case against the accused on Friday last, October 19th, and following that, the closing arguments from both the Prosecuting team and the Defence team were heard on Monday, October 22nd. "
Prensa Latina: "The population of the Cayman Islands were warned of a probable dengue epidemic after confirmation of two cases in that Caribbean nation. Health authorities noted that the two persons were infected during a visit to Nicaragua and Jamaica, countries that are confronting one of the worst outbreaks of this viral disease that has spread in the region."
Jamaica Gleaner News "Yet another sobering turn in our family relationships has surfaced with the revelation that there is a growing trend to paternity tests, sometimes ordered by the courts, sometimes sought by individuals - usually fathers - in settlement of domestic disputes or for the popular cause of migration. It has also been revealed that we now have a high ratio of children whose 'daddy is not their daddy, but their daddy don't know', to borrow from a popular Caribbean calypso."
dailynews.com: "The fact there are about 25 pirate radio stations in Brooklyn playing Caribbean music, says Bob Frederick, should tell somebody there's a market in this city for that music. But no commercial station plays Caribbean full time, so Frederick, 'The Spice Man' on WLIB for more than 13 years, is trying again to move into the void."
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :: "HIGH COURT Judge Peter Jamadar yesterday turned down an application by Chief Magistrate Sherman Mc Nicolls for him (Jamadar) to step down in a judicial review case on the ground of “apparent bias.” Mc Nicolls turned up at the San Fernando High Court for the start of his lawsuit against the Judicial and Legal Services Commission’s (JLSC) decision to institute disciplinary charges against him. "
The Nation Newspaper : "THE APPLAUSE will linger long for Stephen Mark Clark Alleyne. The globally respected and beloved cricket administrator was applauded by several hundred admirers who gathered yesterday to celebrate his life during a moving service of thanksgiving at Kensington Oval. "
Antigua Sun: "Swiftly on the heels of the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) winding up its primaries, the ruling United Progressive Party is now moving to undertake some housekeeping of its own. While noting that the country’s general elections, constitutionally due in 18 months is fast approaching, Chairman of the UPP Leon 'Chaku' Symister told the Antigua Sun that the imminent hosting of an Annual General Meeting in the St. Phillip’s North constituency branch is basically an internal meeting between party members and has nothing to do with any national elections."
St. Lucia Star Online : "Sir John Compton had left his Castries law office to take charge of the Micoud seat from his older cousin Julian, over fifty years ago. The Compton name has since received high acclaim in the district, with the Micoud constituency being the only one to have never been won by the St Lucia Labour Party. Sir John died on September 7. As per the island’s constitution, a new MP must be selected within three months. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "The Bob Woolmer inquest took a dramatic twist yesterday when an overseas pathologist, whose assessment of the evidence the Jamaican police had used to conclude that the cricket coach had died of natural causes, testified that a toxic substance was, in fact, present in his system."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "CANADIAN PATHOLOGIST Michael Pollanen yesterday ruled out strangulation as the cause of death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, but admitted under cross-examination from Director of Public Prosecutions Kent Pantry that a foreign substance was detected in Mr. Woolmer's body. "
Stabroek News: "The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) yesterday seized around 4,000 carats of suspected smuggled diamonds bound for Dubai following cross-checking of documents which showed irregularities in the paperwork. "
The Associated Press: : "The Caribbean tourism industry, the lifeblood for many island economies, needs to brace itself for stronger hurricanes, more frequent droughts and rising sea levels resulting from global warming, scientists said Monday. The Caribbean, where more than half the population lives within a mile of the coast, faces some of the greatest risks from climate change, according to the expert panel at the Caribbean Tourism Organization meeting in San Juan."
The Associated Press:: "SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Three Dominican banking executives were convicted Sunday for their roles in a 2003 financial collapse that crippled the Caribbean country's economy. The trial focused on the management and 2003 collapse of the country's largest bank, Banco Intercontinental, which prompted a costly government bailout and led to the collapse of two other large banks as international lenders helped prop up the Dominican economy."
The Bahama Journal: "COCKBURN TOWN, San Salvador – Authorities have ordered two local families to vacate a site on Fortune Hill where they have been digging for gold and other treasure they believe is buried at the site. The order came down Friday afternoon from the island’s Chief Administrator Jordan Ritchie, who told the Bahama Journal that he asked a police inspector who had been assigned specifically to keep the peace as it relates to this matter to carry out that order."
Antigua Sun: "A Sunday morning quarrel in the Gray’s Farm community escalated into a shoot-out, landing two men in the hospital nursing gunshot wounds. The incident took place shortly after 8 a.m. in Perry Bay, in a part of the community commonly referred to as Tinning Village. Hospitalised are 26-year-old Robert Jeffery of Jamaica and Gray's Farm resident George Murray, 39. Jeffery underwent surgery yesterday afternoon to remove the bullet from the left side of his abdomen while Murray’s situation did not require surgery; he was shot in the left thigh with the bullet exiting his left buttock."
Trinidad Express: "A 49-year-old taxi-driver was shot dead yesterday by a man who walked up to him and asked him if he was going to Penal. The man, said to be in his twenties, was caught a few minutes later by police who found him sitting in a Chaguanas maxi-taxi on nearby Penitence Street, San Fernando. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "SHIRLEY Williams, the newly appointed chairman of the national airline, Air Jamaica, says there is no rush to find a chief executive officer (CEO) to replace Mike Conway who resigned last week, as the board might leave the selection of a new head to the private entity the national carrier is seeking to partner with."
Jamaica Gleaner News -: "A scare on Friday night has left some medical staff at the Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings, Manchester, calling for improved security measures on the hospital grounds. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that three men, armed with knives, attempted to barge their way into the Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) of the hospital on Friday night in order to finish off an attack on a man whom they had stabbed several times."
Stabroek News: "Six persons including two children and a heavily pregnant woman died after a car suffered a tyre blow-out on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) Highway at Bel Air, near the now abandoned Texaco Gas Station causing the driver to slam head-on into a concrete fence and a guard hut. The security guard who was in the hut situated just outside the compound of the Shivraj's Oceanville apartments is among the six killed. He died several hours after the incident. The other five victims were passengers of the car and were killed instantly. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "THE sudden resignation of Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas has raised the possibility of a woman becoming the top cop for the first time in the history of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). But while some commentators believe the country is ready for a woman to sit in the chief constable's chair, the wall of silence from within the male-dominated institution suggests there may be some apprehension at the prospect."
Jamaica Gleaner News "Despite billions of dollars spent to rehabilitate several hospitals in the 1990s, currently, many of these facilities operate under the burden of poor infrastructure and non-functioning or missing medical equipment. Even facilities built or renovated a year or more ago lie idle due to a lack of equipment."
Stabroek News: "As Guyanese mules continue to be held abroad and a family was recently granted asylum in Canada because of threats from a drug lord, the government's much-vaunted drug master plan which promised witness protection and other innovations has barely inched out of the starting blocks. "
The Nation Newspaper : "A PROSTITUTION RING destined for Barbados and involving victims of human trafficking as young as 13 and 14 years old, has been dismantled by regional security forces. And it all happened at the start of Cricket World Cup in March. "
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Trinidad Express: "UNC Alliance candidate for Laventille East/Morvant , Lennox Smith, was charged last night with breaching a protection order. Smith, 47, of Filbert Street, Old St Joseph Road,Laventille, was arrested by officers of the St Clair Police Station around 4.45 p.m. yesterday at his home. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday :: "HUNDREDS of residents in La Canoa Road, Santa Cruz were greeted with torrents of mud and rushing flood waters on Thursday evening after the Santa Cruz river burst its banks and flooded surrounding areas following heavy thundershowers which fell for several hours that day."
BBC NEWS : "During his lifetime South African reggae star Lucky Dube was a man on a mission to make the world a better place. 'Hey you Rasta man. Hey European, Indian man. We've got to come together as one,' go the lyrics to his anti-apartheid hit Together as One."
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WE have seen many foreign musicians perform here, but none has ever equalled Lucky Dube in popularity. He always gave your money's worth. He would perform for over three hours non- stop, give you the live music of similar quality to the studio recording, and sing with the passion of rich messages. He was never obscene and none of his crew could embarrass the puritans.
Asked whether he was a real Rastafarian, Dube said: "If Rastafarianism is about having dreadlocks, smoking marijuana and believing that Haile Selassie is God, then I am not Rastafarian. But if it is about political, social and personal consciousness, then, yes, I am," he said.
CBC.bb: "A top United States (US) official in Barbados says Washington will soon start a pilot programme to help reintegrate some deported Caribbean nationals into their homelands. A statement from the Barbados government says US Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Mary Ourisman, gave this assurance recently when she met with Minister of Social Transformation, Trevor Prescod, who raised concerns over the deportation of nationals from the US. "
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "The Kittitian-born Professor Emeritus at the Caribbean Research and Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) Dr. Samuel Rawlins, one of the regional scientists whose work on climate change helped the United Nations win the Nobel Peace Prize, said he hopes the achievement will focus more attention on the growing problem of climate change. Dr. Rawlins said the award should be less about the scientists themselves and more of a recognition of the pressing need for people to pay more attention to the environment."
Antigua Sun: "The manslaughter trial involving Kenaz “Kemwah” Whyte is drawing to a close, as the defence ended its case yesterday. The court will convene today, but is expected to, shortly after, journey to the locus in Gray’s Farm. Whyte of Cooks Hill and others are alleged to have caused the death of the 23-year-old Jamaican, Owen Andrew “Jo Jo Peck” Douglas. "
St. Lucia Star Online : "Prime Minister Stephenson King is expected to today announce the party’s candidate to contest the Micoud north by-election. For weeks there has been speculation on who is best placed to run the seat for the ruling party. Already the St Lucia Labour Party has named its candidate as Silas Wilson who ran the seat and lost to Sir John Compton last December. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Operation Kingfish yesterday marked its third anniversary by trumpeting its successes, including what it said was a 100 per cent conviction record, and by issuing a steely warning to drug dealers that they will get no breathing space from the police task force."
Jamaica Gleaner News: "The Ministry of Health and Environment yesterday reported that there were 282 confirmed cases of dengue fever and 1,770 suspected cases, noting that this was a significant increase over the past week. The ministry also noted that there were 11 suspected cases of the deadly dengue haemorrhagic fever."
Amandala Online: "Yesterday afternoon UDP Opposition Leader, Hon. Dean Barrow, released information about a pair of oil deals that appear to be very favorable to two PUP-linked businessmen, and very unfavorable to the government and people of Belize."
Stabroek News: "Three men, two of whom were armed, on Thursday morning staged a daring robbery on Nedd's Uplift Bakery at the corner of Garnett and Middleton streets but it all went wrong. At the end of the ten-minute ordeal, a bandit/ employee had been shot twice in the legs, one had been captured unhurt and the third managed to get away. The locked box with about $100,000 which represented the sales from the night before was left abandoned in a nearby walkway. "
The Nation Newspaper : "REVOKE HIS WORK permit immediately or sooner than that. That's the call of Barbados Workers' Union (BWU) general secretary Sir Roy Trotman in relation to Jim McCormick, operations manager at ADM Barbados Limited, who the labour boss charged had violated Barbados' labour laws. "
Antigua Sun: "Kenaz “Kemwah” Whyte continues to deny any involvement in the beating of three men, which ultimately led to one of them succumbing to their injuries. Whyte for a second consecutive day took the witness stand in his own defence, as he was being cross-examined by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Anthony Armstrong. The Cooks Hill man along with others are alleged to have caused the death of the 23-year-old Jamaican, Owen Andrew “Jo Jo Peck” Douglas. "
New York Times: "James D. Watson, who shared the 1962 Nobel prize for deciphering the double-helix of DNA, apologized “unreservedly” yesterday for comments reported this week suggesting that black people, over all, are not as intelligent as whites. "
allAfrica.com:: "Reggae superstar Lucky Dube will be remembered for musical genius and efforts to create a better world, writes Sholain Govender and Gabi Khumalo. Lucky Phillip Dube was shot and killed by would-be hijackers Thursday evening in Rosettenville, Johannesburg and friends, fans and fellow musicians of Mr Dube are in shock at the loss of such a great South African."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "PORT-AU-PRINCELIMABUENOS AIRESGAZA CITYMOSCOW - U.N. peacekeepers called Thursday for a renewed police investigation into the disappearance of a Haitian human rights activist and senate candidate who was reported missing more than two months ago."
Cay Compass News Online : "With recent reported outbreaks of dengue fever in parts of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Central and South America, the Public Health Department is advising people travelling to any of these countries to take precautions to reduce the risk of being infected. In a press release Wednesday, the Public Health Department called on those travelling through these areas to use a repellent such as Off! as much as possible, wear protective clothing limiting skin exposure, use air conditioning and only open screened windows and doors, and to reduce outdoor activities during early dawn and dusk."
BBCCaribbean.com : "An American Nobel prize-winning scientist, who's arrived in Britain for a lecture tour, has caused an outrage over his remarks concerning race and intelligence. In a newspaper interview, Dr James Watson was quoted as saying Africans were less intelligent than Europeans. "
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Antigua Sun: "Two vehicles were crushed under the weight of a rolling 15 tonne 40 foot container at the Deep Water Harbour yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. The grey container of glass bottles, which was stored on a slight hill inside the Antigua Distillery Ltd. yard opposite the Harbour yard, was being prepared to move to the factory doors about 100 feet away, when it slipped from its moorings and rolled down the slight incline to two parked cars beneath. One eyewitness said the impact caused a loud crash causing her to run to the scene. It also grabbed the attention of several others nearby."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Reggae singer Lucky Dube was shot dead in a hijacking yesterday in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, South Africa, the Independent online reported last night. 'Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said the incident took place at around 8:20 pm when Dube was driving a blue Polo in the Johannesburg suburb,' said the report."
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Jamaica Gleaner News : "Tensions are now running high among the staff at Air Jamaica following the shocking and immediate resignation of president Mike Conway yesterday. Workers at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay last night walked off the job, shutting down the airport for a short period, in protest against Mr. Conway's resignation. The former president was reportedly well admired by the staff at the national carrier, and reports reaching The Gleaner are that other workers across the island were restive."
Stabroek News: "A senior government official is under investigation for allegedly indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl more than two weeks ago and a file has been sent to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions for advice. "
The Bahama Journal: "The Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union [BCPOU] and the Bahamas Communications and Public Managers Union [BPMU] are refusing to back down from their demands of 4.5 percent of the total annual revenue for the Bahamas Telecommunications Company for 2005, 2006 and 2007 in a profit sharing arrangement."
Nation News: "INCREASING NUMBERS of Barbadians from all walks of life are finding themselves in high levels of debt. They owe on credit cards, hire purchase accounts, rent, vehicle payments, loans, and for other miscellaneous goods and services. "
Stabroek News: "Guyana has not seen an increase in dengue cases but a few neighbouring countries have, so the country is on high alert and local surveillance has been scaled up, according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy. The Caribbean region was recently placed on alert for the mosquito-born disease by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) due to an outbreak of dengue in Puerto Rico and a rapid increase in the number of dengue infections in some Central and South American countries including Brazil and Jamaica. "
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "Health authorities in the Federation have the complex matter of keeping dengue fever at bay even while other countries in the Caribbean region are being affected by the mosquito-borne illness. Just a few weeks ago there was a dengue alert issued in Puerto Rico.
China View" Cuba's literacy method 'I can do it' has benefited Haiti's southeastern Valle de Jacmel inhabitants, local media reported on Wednesday. Haiti's Secretary of State for Literacy Carol Joseph said specialists from Cuban Education Ministry has advised the anti-illiteracy campaign in Valle de Jacmel. Valle de Jacmel used to suffer a 15-percent illiteracy rate. Thanks to the Haitian government's continuous efforts to create more and more educational centers, the region is about to be declared free of illiteracy, Joseph said. "
Stabroek News: "The National Archives is to be named after slain historian Dr Walter Rodney. The announcement was made by President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday during a tour of the Theatre Guild site. "
BBCCaribbean.com : "A court in Jamaica has begun hearing an inquest into the death of the former Pakistan cricket coach, Bob Woolmer, during the cricket World Cup in March. The first witness, maid Bernice Robinson, told how she found Mr Woolmer's body in his hotel room."
The Bahama Journal: "The murder count climbed to 60 early Wednesday morning when a Fox Hill resident was shot and killed outside his home in an apparent robbery attempt. The murder count now equals what it was for all of 2006. According to reports, Villy Reneitt, 38, was accosted by three armed men demanding cash around 4:30am outside his home in the Romer Street area."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "GOVERNMENT yesterday gave foreigners working in Jamaica without valid work permits 10 days, from today, to report to the labour ministry and have their status assessed or face deportation."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "At a time when only 18 per cent of men are matriculating to the University of the West Indies (UWI), more than 200 boys at Kingston College proved that not all men are failing when they scored 100 per cent passes in their CAPE and CSEC examinations. "
St. Lucia Star Online: "Jeff Fedee has hardly kept hidden that he harbors a special degree of contempt for Opposition Leader Dr Kenny Anthony and the St Lucia Labour Party. He has certainly not minced words in his series of articles. "
Antigua Sun: "Paul “Chet” Greene was declared the victor in the St. Paul’s constituency primary held Monday night at the Liberta Primary School in what turned out to be a largely one-sided affair following his opponent’s withdrawal from the contest. Greene amassed a total of 215 votes at the final count.
The Winnipeg Free Press Online Edition: "A former Winnipeg bar owner was knifed to death at his home in the Dominican Republic Sunday morning. Hugh Edward Gannon was found by his wife Vivian at one of his hotel properties in the Caribbean nation. He had been stabbed and his throat slashed, according to an unconfirmed report. "
St. Lucia Star Online "The post of general manager at the nation’s station, Radio St Lucia, is currently being advertised. The STAR has received word that the current GM Roger Joseph, whose contract was renewed for two years just before last year’s general elections, will be leaving the government-owned station.
The Bahama Journal: "Many families are experiencing serious hardships due to sudden economic burdens they are faced with because of the abrupt loss of their jobs from the different government agencies, president of the National Baptist Convention Rev. Dr. William Thompson said last night. 'We meet at a time when there seems to be a great amount of uncertainty among our people as to the security of their jobs,' Rev. Thompson said."
St. Lucia Star Online : "Jeff Fedee has hardly kept hidden that he harbors a special degree of contempt for Opposition Leader Dr Kenny Anthony and the St Lucia Labour Party. He has certainly not minced words in his series of articles. "
Trinidad Express "Results of a political opinion survey conducted by Selwyn Ryan and Associates over the period September 29 to October 6, 2007 indicate that the People's National Movement (PNM) and Congress of the People (COP) are locked in an electoral battle that is extremely close, with the PNM being only marginally ahead of the new challenger. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday:: "SAYING that it was the worst rape case he had adjudicated on, a High Court judge yesterday sentenced a 34-year-old man to a total of 191 years in jail for kidnapping and raping a woman on a beach in south Trinidad. Marlon Gregory John, of Quinam Village, was found guilty by a jury in the San Fernando High Court on 12 charges arising out of the rape of the woman four years ago. For the crime, John was ordered to receive 20 strokes with the birch. "
Jamaica Gleaner News: "With 14 days to go before the deadline expires for interested persons to apply for the job of commissioner of police, only one person has applied since the post was first advertised on Sunday. 'Well, yes, we received one application today (yesterday),' Jacqueline Hinkson, chief personnel officer at the Services Commission told The Gleaner yesterday."
St. Kitts-Nevis: Sport Headlines: " The Directors and Staff of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today joins the Barbados Cricket Association and all those involved in cricket throughout the Caribbean in mourning the loss of one of the region’s foremost cricket administrators, Stephen Alleyne."
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday :: "FORMER Prime Minister Basdeo Panday has been abandoned by his attorneys. Panday stood alone yesterday as he told Magistrate Lucina Cardenas-Ragoonanan that he had no attorneys to represent him. "
The Nation Newspaper : "THE DESIRE for 'bling' and showy possessions are the two main factors driving the precocious sexual activity among secondary and tertiary school students. Behaviour change consultant to the National HIV/AIDS Commission, Marilyn Sealy, disclosed this and other findings at the commission's research symposium yesterday at Hilton Barbados. "
BBC NEWS : "An inquest into the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer at this year's Cricket World Cup starts in Jamaica on Tuesday. The 58-year-old's death was originally treated as murder, with speculation it was linked to a match-fixing ring. "
Jamaica Gleaner News : "The eight-year-old took the spotlight in August as The Gleaner first reported his bravery when he saved his friend from drowning on August 20. His bravery moved Prime Minister Bruce Golding to add him to the list of persons to have received awards, yesterday."
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Stabroek News: "A businessman early yesterday morning shot and killed one of two gunmen who ambushed him and his son as they arrived at their Lamaha Gardens home in what appeared to be a robbery attempt. As the now dead bandit was lying at the side of the road bleeding from gunshot wounds to his chest, his accomplice fled the scene, ignoring his cries for help. Police yesterday identified him as Shawn Edwards of East Ruimveldt. "
Antigua Sun: "Attorney-General Justin Simon has once again challenged the former prime minister Lester Bird over the Dato Tan Kay Hock/Asian Village deal and has released a document detailing Bird’s own stated objections to the contract which has now left Kay Hock with title to over 1,000 acres of land. The land was the subject of a lengthy and, by all accounts, costly dispute, after the government sought, unsuccessfully, to reclaim the property from Asian Village Antigua Ltd. "
The Nation Newspaper "ON HIS DEATH YESTERDAY Stephen Alleyne was hailed as 'a brilliant, precious and amazing man' by admirers from across the world. The president of Empire Sports and Social Club died at his Clerview, St Michael, home in the early hours of yesterday at age 47 – just five months after successfully guiding this island's hosting of the final of the 2007 International Cricket World Cup (CWC). "
The Bahama Journal: "The 47-year-old woman shot in the face during a daring daytime robbery on Thursday is on life support, her sister confirmed on Sunday. 'She’s still critical, but stable,' Andrea Francis told the Bahama Journal. 'There’s slight improvement. We’re hoping for the best.' Lori Francis was shot after she collected the payroll for Holiday Industrial Builders Construction Company, police said. A bullet was still lodged in her neck, the Journal learnt on Sunday."
Trinidad News,: "Emboldened by positive poll numbers and wary of the threat posed by the Congress of the People's most dangerous candidate, Anand Ramlogan, the UNC Alliance called a meeting at its Tabaquite constituency office yesterday, aimed at crushing Ramlogan's chances of winning the seat. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday"The massive show of women who are outnumbering men at political meetings throughout the country is also expected to manifest itself on Election Day."
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "Ivan James of the Basseterre area who was once wanted, is now in police custody after he was shot by a policeman sometime last week. The police have informed, via a press release, that they, about 4:30 p.m., Thursday afternoon, acted on intelligence received and approached James in the Westbourne Ghaut area. The release further states that James, when approached, ran and a pursuit ensued. Sometime during the pursuit, the officers attempted to apprehend the wanted man and as explained in the press release, “he attacked one of the officers. As a result, James sustained a gunshot injury.”"
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "THE Ministry of Education is encouraging independent or private schools to register with the ministry, warning that those that are unregistered could face sanctions or even be closed down if they fail to comply."
Jamaica Gleaner News: "Voters in the upcoming general election are to be banned from using cellphones inside voting booths on election day, election officials here have said. The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC), in a statement on the weekend, said the use of cellphones could compromise the secrecy of the voting process."
Stabroek News: "Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Cecil Kennard says that the police report into the killing of Buxtonian, Donna Herod should have been sent to his office first before it went to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). "
The Nation Newspaper: "THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTIVE SECTOR was last night highlighted as a leading contributor to Barbados' spiralling cost of living. Prime Minister Owen Arthur pointed an accusing finger at the sector during a live presentation on CBC TV 8 during which he addressed a number of issues. He spoke of evidence of price-gouging as previously disclosed by the Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, but did not support the introduction of a price control regime. "
AFP: : "CABARET, Haiti (AFP) — Residents of flooded villages where at least 47 people were killed just north of Haiti's capital, on Saturday started to try to pick up the scattered pieces of their lives. After driving rains let loose raging floodwaters in this mountainous Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Americas, two more bodies found on Saturday took the toll up to at least 47 dead here, authorities said."
The Nation Newspaper : "IF A GENERAL ELECTION were held in Barbados today the result could be as close as a tie. As a result of a current 5.5 per cent swing against the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) the balance of power here could shift from the present 24-6, to a loss of up to nine seats to the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) to form a 15-15 seat House of Assembly; or a loss of six seats and a balance of 18-12 in favour of the ruling BLP. "
Stabroek News: "Manmohan Singh became the first man to have heart bypass surgery in Guyana when the Caribbean Heart Institute's (CHI) medical team successfully completed the operation yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Richard Evans, who was also scheduled to have the surgery done, will do a triple bypass today since the team got off to a late start yesterday and was unable to do a second operation. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "NEWS that more than 50 people who were trapped by flood waters had to be rescued by the Jamaica Defence Force in the perilous Bog Walk Gorge was apparently not enough to keep motorists away yesterday, despite a closure notice."
Jamaica Gleaner News: "The revelation that some 33 per cent of Jamaican men have been named 'father' to children they have not sired has brought into sharp focus some moral and socioeconomic issues affecting women in Jamaica. 'The truth is that the phenomenon is complex, as well as human,' says gender consultant, Dr. Glenda Simms, in dismissing the stereotypes of the faithless wife with regular lovers, as well as the bored housewife."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Head of Operation Kingfish, Assistant Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds, says, while the same is not true for all communities, gang implosions are playing a significant role in the wave of murders plaguing volatile communities in the Corporate Area."
BBC NEWS : "Flooding in Haiti caused by several days of torrential rain has left at least 20 people dead, officials say. Twenty-three bodies were recovered from the town of Cabaret, which was inundated by flooding, Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aime said."
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday"SEVERAL students from San Fernando Boys’ Government Primary School had to run for safety yesterday when two masked gunmen robbed a teacher of her car at the school’s compound. According to a parent, the teacher received a telephone call from the Critchlow Street school at about 8 am to pick-up her six-year-old son."
St. Lucia Star Online "Fast gaining a local reputation as St Lucia’s Al Sharpton, Central Castries MP Richard Frederick has again deftly placed himself in the public spotlight, this time due to his latest statements on the Royal St Lucia Police Force."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "NEWS that more than 50 people who were trapped by flood waters had to be rescued by the Jamaica Defence Force in the perilous Bog Walk Gorge was apparently not enough to keep motorists away yesterday, despite a closure notice."
Stabroek News: "Guyana is to record its first two open-heart surgeries today at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) which had promised to pioneer the major medical intervention this year. Local patients, Manmohan Singh and Richard Evans will have by-pass surgeries. Prior to their admission to the institute which is located in the Georgetown Public Hospital both men along with their families were counseled. "
The Nation Newspaper : "BARBADIANS WHO EAT bread, biscuits, fishcakes and any other flour-based product can expect a major price increase in these items soon, as the island's lone milling company raises flour costs by a whopping 25 per cent from Monday. "
Radiojamaica.com: "The Ministry of Health says it has recorded 154 confirmed cases and 975 suspected cases of dengue fever between July and September this year. Most of the confirmed cases are in persons under age 20. This is the highest number of reported cases since the last outbreak of Dengue Fever in 1998. There are also reports of five suspected cases of a severe complication of dengue heamorrhagic fever with one confirmed death."
SKNVibes.com News: : "Basseterre; St. Kitts): Cadel Collins has successfully undergone a major heart surgery since being diagnosed with a complex cardiac lesion (VSD/ASD) and is on the road to recovery. Baby Cadel as he is affectionately called was diagnosed with the condition soon after he was born. Youth groups such as the Rotaract and the Leo Clubs have been assisting Baby Cadel and his family with funds for the costly surgery which was well over $25,000.00."
ScienceDaily: "Male sex tourists, largely from the United States and Europe, may be fueling an HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean, and efforts to stop the epidemic will be severely hampered unless HIV prevention dollars are diverted to help male prostitutes, a new study suggests."
Antigua Sun: "The couple, who was held by police in connection with the death of a 23-month-old child, has been released. The 17-year-old mother was released sometime yesterday afternoon and her 27-year-old boyfriend in the evening. The police were forced to release the couple after the 48-hour period, as stipulated by law to hold suspects, expired. The two were in the custody of police since Sunday.
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday:: "TWO sisters, 17 and 12 years of Bamboo Settlement No 1, Valsayn, are in critical condition at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex suffering from first and second degree burns after their home was firebombed during the wee hours of yesterday morning."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "A fifth straight day of rain yesterday caused flooding in several sections of the island, more road blockages, and anxious moments for motorists trapped by raging flood waters."
Jamaica Gleaner News "A health CRISIS is looming over the island as the Ministry of Health and Environ-ment has confirmed one death associated with dengue fever, five suspected cases of the deadly dengue hemorrhagic fever, and 100 cases of leptospirosis. In addition, the ministry on Tuesday, also identified one new case of malaria in Waterhouse, St. Andrew. This comes after 15 weeks of no new cases being reported."
Stabroek News: "The aftermath of the worst road accident for the year has left residents of Linden in a state of grief as relatives of the dead and injured struggle to come to grips with the reality of the horrible mishap. Ten persons perished in the incident while nine others are receiving treatment at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) and the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). "
Advocate: "The US Embassy in Barbados processes some 45 000 Non-immigrant visa (NIV) applications each year, in addition to over 3 000 immigrant visa (IV) applications. Of these approximately three quarters of all persons applying for the NIVs or visitor visas as they are called, are successful. "
The Nation Newspaper: "BARBADIANS need to be vigilant as health officials try to stave off a possible outbreak of dengue fever. Chief Medical Officer Dr Joy St John said yesterday a programme has been launched aimed at the general population, schools and medical practitioners. She urged people to 'co-operate to ensure that no containers' in which mosquitoes could breed were left around their households. "
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "The public is once again being called upon to provide assistance to the police in apprehending three wanted men all of whom are presumed to be armed and dangerous. The men are 17-year-old Evron “Worm” Williams of West Farm/Back Way, Sandy Point, 18-year-old Joseph “Capleton”/“Capie” Charles of Back Way, Sandy Point and 43-year-old Ivan “Collogy”/“Kebo”James of Basseterre. According to information released by the Royal St. Christopher/Nevis Police Force’s press and public relations office, Williams is wanted for escaping from the Sandy Point Police Station “where he was awaiting to be further remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison on a charge of assault with intent to rob committed on 2 Sept.” "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday :: "TWO MURDER cases collapsed yesterday with the accused in both cases walking free. In one case, Imraz Mohammed, 26, was described as mentally incapable of giving a confession statement to the police. In the other case, Junior Parris, 21, was acquitted after the eyewitness changed his story in court yesterday."
Palisadian-Post: "For many of the 400,000 Cuban Americans, their Caribbean homeland is a lost limb. Resentment, nostalgia and sadness fill the void of what has become a phantom island they haven't seen in decades. Since the revolution in 1959, more than 10 percent of the island's population has moved to the United States. Many exiles are former revolutionaries who fought alongside Fidel Castro, but were betrayed by his brutal consolidation of power. "
BBCCaribbean.com : "Caribbean nation to report an outbreak of dengue fever. More than 50 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been confirmed in just under two weeks, according to the ministry of health. Most of the cases have been in the Kingston metropolitan area. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "COMMISSIONER of Police Lucius Thomas yesterday dismissed rumours that he had thrown in the towel because of disagreements with the new Jamaica Labour Party Government and the national security minister, Derrick Smith."
Stabroek News: "At least ten people died and a number of others were injured following a horrific accident last night in Linden when a 'round the town' bus slammed into a parked logging truck at Amelia's Ward as it was ascending a hill. Dead are Nicola Jones, Lorraine McCurdy, Florence Cummings, Carl Austin, Carl McAlmont, Delroy Mitchell,17, Tyrese McLean, 2, Evelyn Adams, 42, Elaine Lashley - who died on the way to the Georgetown Hospital - and Paul Lewis, the conductor of the bus. "
The Nation Newspaper: "THEY'RE BANNED . . . . But are they really? Those vendors who were told last May they could not sell food and snacks on the premises of primary and secondary schools are back at their usual locations. Elsie Doughlin, stationed outside St Leonard's Boys' Secondary School, said she never really left"
The Bahama Journal: "In a letter to the media delivered on Monday, accused drug kingpin Samuel 'Ninety' Knowles appealed to the Bahamian government to protect his constitutional rights, but stopped short of asking for an outright push by officials to have him returned to The Bahamas. 'I am asking for the lawful Bahamian government to provide me with the assistance, concern and intervention that is due to all Bahamians under the mighty and upright constitutional law of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, as well as also under all the international treaties that The Bahamas [has] with all respected countries,' Knowles says in the letter, which was sent in care of his attorney, Roger Minnis."
The Trinidad Guardian : "A St James doubles vendor was found dead by relatives yesterday, almost eight hours after he was gunned down in his bed. Premnath “Tattie” Rambharat, 35, of Upper Seventh Avenue, Malick in Barataria, died on the spot when his assailants broke louvre panes in his bedroom and shot him through the burglar-proofed windows. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday:: "Petrotrin workers shut down six Petrotrin branches yesterday, including the Trinmar operations at Point Fortin, as they once again clamoured for job security, claiming that 2,500 are to be retrenched. Their protest prompted panic buying at some service stations, mostly in North Trinidad, as news spread that there was a gas shortage because of industrial action. "
Amandala Online: "On Saturday night this reporter’s closest uncle, Ervin “Tanchie” Withfield Milligan, 38, former chairman of Sandhill Village, died after he was involved in a traffic accident. Today, Monday, information to the family is still not forthcoming, but there is one factor that the family highly disputes - that Ervin Milligan was driving the vehicle he died in."
St. Lucia Star Online: "Is anywhere safe anymore? That’s what many are asking after several worshippers were wounded at a church on Sunday. A scary moment for St Lucians as this is not the first time news of the sort has come from a church. No doubt as news circulated the island about Sunday’s injured churchgoers many were reminded of the Cathedral murders of 2001. But this latest incident according to reports was as a result of a police shooting which took place outside the church on Chausee Road. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "A compromise between Government and Opposition leaders on the volatile fiscal accounts issue aborted an anticipated clash between rival finance spokesmen, but failed to reduce tensions in the House surrounding the issue."
Jamaica Gleaner News: "WITHIN THE next two months, Jamaica will experience changes in the security directorate. Already, one such change has been confirmed, with Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, chief of staff of the Jamaica Defence Force, retiring and handing over command, effective October 27."
Stabroek News: "A Guyanese family of three was last month granted refugee status in Canada under the Canadian Immigration and Protection Act by arguing that the police here provided no protection after they had been threatened by a drug lord. The decision handed down on September 28, 2007 in Toronto, Canada, by AC Knevel, the tribunal judge acting on behalf of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said they were accepted as refugees under the UN Convention based on their claims. The case was heard on September 21. "
The Nation Newspaper : "AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS in operation, the price cap mechanism, designed to regulate prices for some of Cable & Wireless' services, has been branded a 'total failure'. And the British telecoms giant's annual rate of return of about 33 per cent has been described as 'atrocious' and a 'rape' of Barbadian consumers'. "
The Nation Newspaper: "A ST GEORGE WOMAN who appeared on an assault charge in relation to a judge was granted bail when she appeared in the Bridgetown Traffic Court yesterday. Cecile Codrington, 39, of Rock Hall, pleaded not guilty to wounding Justice Elneth Kentish causing actual bodily harm last Wednesday. She was released on $1 000 bail. "
mlive.com: "The U.S. government should allow more Haitian migrants to remain in the United States after dangerous ocean voyages, Rep. John Conyers said Monday after a one-day visit to the troubled Caribbean country. Conyers, a Detroit Democrat who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, praised the island's improving security after meeting with President Rene Preval and parliament members."
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "A proposal made by the police high command to have officers attached to outstations on St. Kitts, and thus increase their working hours, has not been well received by police officers there. The SUN understands that as of 15 Oct., officers of the outstations in the various districts in St. Kitts will be required to work almost twice as hard. Their hours will be doubled to compensate for the staff shortage that the police force seems to be experiencing at the moment. The rumour was that the officers would be required to put in a total of 15 hours per day with just one rest day per week, marking a seven hour increase in the number of hours worked per day. Other rumours suggest that the officers would be required to put in this time without compensation."
Antigua Sun: "The sexual assault of three women in the Golden Grove area last week has once again evoked fears that a serial rapist is operating in the Golden Grove/Nut Grove/Gray Hill area. Last Tuesday, three women were attacked and sexually assaulted at a school in Golden Grove. Two of the women are security guards, while the third is a vendor. The assaults took place between 4:30 and 5 a.m. while the security guards were on duty at the school. The two were sitting in a locked classroom, along with the vendor, who had arrived early to prepare the snacks she sells to students at the school."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "FLOODING was yesterday reported across sections of the island as heavy rains from a low pressure system which has been affecting the island since Sunday continued to lash several parishes."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "The Area One Fraud Squad has launched a manhunt for a man, who they say collected thousands of dollars from unsuspecting job seekers, and left several suppliers of goods holding bad debts in Montego Bay, St. James. "
St. Lucia Star Online : "It’ll probably not come as a shock to the nation’s nervous system that Ausbert d’Auvergne has not watched or listened to a local news program for at least half the time he has been a member of the Stephenson King government. After all, a glutton for punishment he is not. "
The Nation Newspaper : "PART OF THE DESIGN of the ABC Highway expansion project by 3S Structural Solutions LLC could cause serious accidents, says the Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE). It indicated this yesterday in a Press release signed by president Roger Blackman. "
USATODAY.com: "In court documents, Jones claims to be all but financially busted. Makes you wonder what happened to all of those millions generated from Nike endorsements and other appearance fees. Where could it all disappear so fast … perhaps into an offshore account in the Caribbean? She is a citizen of the USA and Belize."
MiamiHerald.com: "Riding an international wave of demand, Caribbean rum producers are hard at work refining their famously ruffian wares for the connoisseur. Once a shameful profit of New World slavery, the rotgut fuel of the American Revolution and the favored tipple for frat parties and prom night, rum has entered the crystal-and-cigars splendor of fine parlors"
Reuters: "An area of low pressure centered between Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands in the northwest Caribbean Sea could further develop during the next couple of days as the system moves westward or northwestward, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday in a report."
Antigua Sun: "The Upper Fort Road community yesterday morning awoke to the dreadful news that a 23-month-old baby boy had been stabbed to death, allegedly by his 17-year-old mother. Allegations are that the baby was stabbed twice in the heart and was found clutching a piece of paper in his hand on which a handwritten note was scribed. The contents of the note still remain somewhat of a mystery. The incident is said to have occurred shortly before dawn in a two-bedroom house which the teenaged mother occupies. Police reports to this newspaper indicate that the young mother had, in recent times, become despondent over several personal issues, including the paternity of her child. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : "Appearing to throw down the gauntlet to the male-dominated leadership of the UNC Alliance, a bloodied, battered, bandaged but unbowed Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday stated defiantly that she would no longer crawl on her belly before anyone."
Jamaica Gleaner News "A call for mandatory military training for young persons, particularly males, was issued on the weekend as an initiative to stem the nation's worrying crime problem. The call to Government came from the president of the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Churches, Pastor Glen Samuels, at a thanksgiving service in Montego Bay to mark the recovery of an Adventist pastor from an attack by gunmen last May."
Stabroek News: "While the ban on travel via the semi-legal 'backtrack' route between Guyana and Suriname remained in effect yesterday, desperate Guyanese boat owners were taking their chances in the nights. "
BBC NEWS : "At least 28 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in Cuba after a train collided with a bus at a level crossing, official media says. The accident - which is the worst in Cuba for years - happened in Granma province in the east of the island. "
Caribbean360.com: " A student from the United States studying in Grenada has been found dead. Police have named her as 26-year-old Pamela Wall who was a medical student at St George's University. They have declined to give further information on her US address, how long she has been in Grenada, the circumstances surrounding her death, or the type of investigation they are conducting - whether the death is being regarded as suspicious or not suspicious."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Anglican archbishop regrets church's participation Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, did not mince his words as he apologised for the Anglican Church's participation in the slave trade. 'Whether I like it or not, I belong to the church which participated in the transatlantic slave trade,' said Archbishop Sentamu, at a special convocation ceremony at the University of the West Indies (UWI)."
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Most school principals had been hoping that after the recently installed Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government followed through on its election promise to abolish tuition fees for high schools, they would have seen an improvement in the payment of the other fees. But this has not been the case as some parents are still refusing to honour that obligation. As a result, a number of principals are fearful that this could pose severe problems for their institutions in the long run."
Stabroek News: "A five-man crew was on Tuesday rescued by members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard after they were held hostage aboard their fishing vessel, Ashley 11 by another crew member, who became enraged after smoking marijuana. The incident occurred some seven miles north of the Berbice River mouth. "
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Men in Jamaica, in a matter of days, are learning through sophisticated DNA tests that the children they have been faithfully 'fathering' for years are actually not theirs. The 'rate of exclusion is pretty high,' reveals Dr. Compton Beecher, lead scientist at Caribbean Genetics (CARIGEN), based at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. While declining to give figures, pending the results of a study being done by CARIGEN, Beecher tells The Sunday Gleaner an increasing number of men are turning up for DNA proof of biological paternity, the results of which are sometimes psychologically devastating, he says."
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When Desmond's 'son', Roy, turned 18, Desmond decided it was time to leave him, his siblings and their mother. Roy was now an adult, and Desmond could no longer contain his anger every time he looked at the boy, who bore a striking resemblance to Mr.Mac, a well-known businessman in their community. The wide gap between their front teeth was the clincher. So, he left to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, part of which was spent fathering a child who was not his.
The Nation Newspaper : "TODAY MARKS the 31st anniversary of the bombing of the Cubana Airlines aircraft off Barbados. The incident will be commemorated with a joint ceremony by the July 26 Movement (Barbados) and the Cuban Barbadian Friendship Association at 4:30 pm at the Cuban Monument, Paynes Bay, St James, to demonstrate solidarity with the government and people of Cuba. Of the 73 people who perished as a result of that act, 57 were Cubans, including members of the Olympic fencing team and other athletes"
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday:: "FORMER SUPERMARKETS Association president Balliram Maharaj said that he too has been affected by the current chicken shortage affecting the country."
The Trinidad Guardian : "DIEGO MARTIN Central MP Ken Valley, in a strongly-worded letter to his political leader Prime Minister Patrick Manning, has called on the PM to accept his endorsement by PNM’s screening committee and stop imposing his bias against his selection as the party’s candidate for the seat in the November 5 general election. Valley, the incumbent PNM parliamentary representative for Diego Martin Central, was rejected as the candidate after he was screened on September 27. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "A four-month-old baby girl, a nine-year-old boy and an elderly woman were among seven persons shot dead just before 3:00 yesterday morning when armed men went on a rampage in Rockfort, a tough community in East Kingston. At the same time, a woman was burnt to death after her house was fire-bombed and a man was shot dead at a bar by gunmen in the volatile community of Newlands in the municipality of Portmore, St Catherine on Thursday night."
Jamaica Gleaner News "With their hands folded across their chest, a group of teary-eyed women erupted in loud screams as Madden's Funeral Home attendants emerged from the gates of 3 Glasspole Avenue, carrying the bodies of 48-year-old Violet Williams and her 18-year-old daughter, Christina Bryan. The impact of powerful rifles had torn away the left side of Christina's head. The two women were among seven persons, including a four-month-old child, who were slaughtered in the east Kingston community of Rockfort, during the wee hours of yesterday."
The Nation Newspaper : " Three-time Olympic champion Marion Jones-Thompson yesterday pleaded guilty to lying to United States government investigators when she denied using performance-enhancing drugs. She also announced her retirement from athletics. Outside the courthouse, Jones-Thompson broke down in tears as she apologised for her actions, saying she fully understands she has disappointed her friends, family and supporters. "
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday :: "IN AN AMAZING turnaround yesterday, the London-based Privy Council gave Basdeo Panday a chance to prove that the three integrity in public life charges brought against him were filed out of time. The Law Lords’ decision thus, also gave TT’s former PM a new lease on his political life as he won’t have to argue his case until next April."
Stabroek News: "Kicking off the reform of sex offences laws, Human Services Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday said the system is failing victims of sexual violence because the laws in the country are archaic. In order to strengthen protection against and punishment for sexual violence, the Ministry of Human Services has put out a consultation paper titled 'Stamp it Out' as a first step to reforming the law. "
The Bahama Journal: "The minor accused of stabbing a security officer to death on Monday night was arraigned on the charge of murder in the juvenile court yesterday. A 15-year-old boy was on Thursday charged with the murder of a security officer, which occurred Monday night. The minor is shown being escorted to court on Wednesday. (Photo by Stephen Gay) Isaac Sweeting, 36, became the 58th murder victim so far this year, making the murder count two shy of the total for 2006."
Antigua Sun: "The Holberton Hospital was plunged into darkness yesterday as a power outage sent the institution into near disarray for close to two hours. A fire on a utility pole is said to have been the cause of the outage. The pole is situated near the hospital’s central stores and sterilisation department along the Queen Elizabeth Highway and within close proximity of the main building. In an interview with the Antigua Sun, Hospital Administrator Gary Thomas explained that he received word of the outage at approximately 9:05 a.m., after being alerted by a hospital employee. "
St. Lucia Star Online : "For several weeks now it seemed the political spotlight has been unwaveringly focused on Senator Ausbert d’Auvergne. Yesterday the Comptroller of Customs, Terrence Leonard, at a press briefing sought to assure the public that the case in which he had been the central point was, contrary to popular belief, far from dead. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "AT least one child was yesterday admitted to the Bustamante Hospital for Children and more than 20 others received medical attention following a chlorine leak near the National Stadium's swimming pool, which left them with respiratory problems."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Kent Pantry, has given instructions for the four policemen implicated in last Friday's controversial killing of 18-year-old André Thomas in Grants Pen, St. Andrew, to be arrested. The Gleaner was told that the decision was made yesterday following a high-level meeting held at the DPP's office in downtown Kingston. Several senior officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were in attendance."
The Nation Newspaper : "AN EARLY MORNING SMASH-UP involving two minibuses and a backhoe loader left one woman dead and 30 people injured yesterday. The accident at The Garden, St James, claimed the life of Marjorie Boyce, 61, who was on her way to work as a housekeeper at Sundown in Mullins, St Peter. "
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The Nation Newspaper : "SOME SENIOR residents of Cliffden, St Philip, have had enough of the water woes in their area which they are blaming on the nearby prison at Dodds. Daily, they fill whatever containers they can find with the precious drips of water so they can do simple things like bathe, cook and drink. "
The Nation Newspaper: "GUYANA has offered to lease Barbadians agricultural land at US$5 (BDS$10) per acre there. Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley revealed this during the opening of the first ever Medical Transcription Training Centre at No. 8 Building, Harbour Road, St Michael, yesterday. "
Jamaica Gleaner News : "St. Lucia police said yesterday they have welcomed the initiative by a government minister to try to bring an end to gang warfare in an inner-city community as they reported an overall increase in criminal activities during the first seven months of the year."
Dominican Today: "Bon ice cream stores are open. So are furniture stores. And some public cars are still ferrying people along their normal routes. But traffic is light, many storefronts are silent and gated, and police and armed forces are patrolling every crosswalk and intersection. "
Stabroek News: "The two persons who have been detained by police in relation to the deadly ambush of a MMC vehicle at the Sheribana Bridge on Monday last are still in custody and just around $2M was stolen. Two MMC guards - Warren Hutson and Rodwell Clarke - were killed in the attack and two others injured. "
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Jamaica Gleaner News "Several State-owned houses reserved for public officials are in a serious state of disrepair, and might end up costing the Government millions of dollars to restore before they can be made habitable again. The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands was unable to say how much it will cost to repair the houses that fall within its portfolio. "
Associated Content: "Although the 2007 hurricane season has been relatively quiet so far, according to experts at the National Hurricane Center, warm waters in the Caribbean and in the Gulf of Mexico could spawn some vicious storms during the month of October with maybe one or two more major hurricanes. "
The Nation Newspaper : "BARBADOS' premium brand sugar is now being sold by Britain's largest retail store and is on course to pump nearly half-million dollars monthly into the economy. Plantation Reserve, which hit the shelves of Britain's massive Tesco's chain from September 3, sold a record 20 000 of its 500-gramme tins of sugar at £5 each last month, and those responsible for this effort to revive the island's ailing sugar industry are hoping to maintain the momentum. "
Caribbean360.com: "Dancehall entertainer, Jamaica's Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis, has offered a public apology to the members of the St Andrew Parish Church, after being sued by the church for filming in its cemetery without permission. "
Mathaba News Network: Not all colours are equal: white nations still see themselves as superior first class citizens and display contempt for black nations Barbados, 2 Oct. (mathaba) The President of the People's Empowerment Party (PEP) of Barbados, David Comissiong, said he is appalled that the United States (US) could spend US$34 million on a new embassy in Barbados and not have appropriate accommodation for Barbadians having lawful business there.
'We have gone past the stage where citizens of Barbados should be required to stand in line under a shed virtually exposed to the elements, simply to get a visa to go to the United States' he said. Citizens of many eastern Caribbean nations have to travel to Barbados in order to get visas to that outlaw nation, which has no respect for life and the planet. The new fortress-style embassy with concrete walls, steel jalousies and bullet-proof glass was officially opened last July."
Stabroek News: "A businessman who survived a 13-minute mauling by two pit bulls early Monday morning says that the animals should be put to sleep immediately since they are a threat to anyone who goes near them. Legal action is a route that the injured man is planning to take, but at present he is hospitalized and has to undergo a second operation to repair the wounds on both hands. "
Stabroek News: "For the second time in eight months, fire of unknown origin gutted a section of the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) complex on Lombard Street yesterday, raising concerns from the company's management who believe that 'something is definitely wrong.' "
Antigua Sun: "Air traffic controllers who helped restart operations at the V. C. Bird Int’l Airport yesterday evening were rewarded with slashed tyres when they returned to their vehicles last night. Activities at the V. C. Bird International Airport came to a crippling halt yesterday when, promptly on the stroke of 1 p.m., official word came that the airport was completely shut down following a sick-out by personnel of the Air Traffic Control (ATC). The airport was reopened at 6 p.m. and a number of domestic carriers were able to reroute passengers to neighbouring islands, but within a few hours of that reopening, there was a stark reminder that all was still not well with the air traffic controllers. Shortly before nine p.m., it was discovered that all of the tyres of the vehicles driven by the air traffic controllers who reported to work had been slashed."
The Nation Newspaper: "Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has agreed to buy RBTT for $4.4 billion, catapulting itself to being the largest retail bank in the Caribbean. RBC's planned acquisition was officially announced in a statement yesterday following months of rumours that RBTT would be taken over by another bank. "
JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM: "Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday warned Jamaica's Caribbean neighbours against falling prey to countries wishing to capitalise on the breakdown in preferential arrangements with the region's traditional trading partners."
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Hundreds of hopeful job applicants flocked the offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security yesterday as they tried their luck at landing one of the 450 construction jobs that will be offered by employers from Canada later this month. "
Radiojamaica.com: "Haiti's Prime Minister Jacque Eduard Alexi goes before an assembly of senators next week to face a vote of no-confidence. Mr. Alexi will have the task at the October nine session of convincing the senators that his government is functioning effectively. Many Haitians are reportedly complaining about the high cost of living and lack of job opportunities."
Reuters.co.uk: "TORONTO (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Tuesday it will buy Caribbean bank RBTT Financial Group for a total of about $2.2 billion (C$2.2 billion), building on the Canadian bank's modest presence in the region."
Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :: "A WIFE-KILLER was yesterday freed after spending the last 32 years in jail. Justice Herbert Volney, presiding in the Port-of-Spain First Criminal Court, ordered the immediate release of Ramcharan Bickaroo. But Bickaroo did not get to walk out of the Hall of Justice a free man yesterday afternoon. Instead, he was taken back to the Port-of-Spain State Prison where he was eventually released after 5 pm. He walked through the prison gates with his lawyers, Mark Seepersad and Gerald Ramdeen. "
SUN St.Kitts & Nevis: "Just as a case of murder, in which he was the accused, was about to begin, James Morris of Conaree Village submitted a guilty plea on a charge of manslaughter. Morris who appeared before the Basseterre High Court yesterday was charged with the murder of James “Cheese” Williams of Nevis but who resided in Conaree, St. Peter’s Parish. The murder was committed on 17 April at the Pig Farm in Conaree. "
Antigua Sun: "The operations of the police force have again come under scrutiny as there has been another allegation of use of excessive force. This comes after an incident yesterday which involved Noel Melvin, a 25-year-old driver, who had to be eventually taken to the Holberton Hospital for treatment of his injuries under heavy police guard. The Old Road resident and father of three was observed sporting a bandage to the crown of his head, where he alleged that an officer had struck him repeatedly with a baton. He was also handcuffed when the Antigua Sun arrived at the Holberton Hospital."
Jamaica Gleaner News Tape reveals finance minister's double-pay promise for nurses : "The Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) yesterday tightened the screws on Finance Minister Audley Shaw, sharing details of a recording in which Mr. Shaw, then in opposition, gave several commitments to significantly increase their compensation package. It was on July 19, 2006 that Mr. Shaw, addressing the nurses at a Founders' Day function, promised, among other things, to see to the doubling of their pay, upon becoming finance minister."
Stabroek News: "Two MMC Security Force guards were killed and two injured after they were ambushed by eight gunmen, who also hijacked their vehicle, at Sheribana Bridge in the Essequibo yesterday. Dead are Rodwell Clarke, 41, of 154 'D' Field South Turkeyen and Warren Hutson of Buxton. Glenmore Reeves, 48, of 10 Edun Street, Tucville and Dalton Walcott, 28, of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara were injured during the attack. "
The Nation Newspaper: "PRESIDENT of the People's Empowerment Party (PEP), David Comissiong, says he's 'appalled' that the United States (US) could spend 'millions' on a new embassy in Wildey and not have appropriate accommodation for Barbadians engaged in lawful business there. 'We have gone past the stage where citizens of Barbados should be required to stand in line under a shed virtually exposed to the elements, simply to get a visa to go to the United States,' he told a Press conference at the Clement Payne Centre, Crumpton Street, The City, yesterday. 'It is not good enough and we are issuing a protest on behalf of our people.' "
The Bajan Reporter: "She was Tortured and Raped for a whole week, by Six White individuals, Three males and Three Females Between the ages of 20 and 49. CNN normally does not reveal sexual assault victims' names. But Williams, who is hospitalized, and her mother, Carmen Williams, wanted her identity revealed. Police said Bobby Brewster raped Williams, forced her to lick blood and drink from a toilet, and told his mother to kill Williams if she tried to escape. Authorities previously said Williams was also forced to eat rat and dog feces."
Cuban Daily News: "The largest and most-used search engine on the Internet is marking its tenth anniversary. Over that that time it has censored a series of services, making them inaccessible in Cuba – and with no clear explanation why. «We’re sorry, but this service is not available for your country» is the brief message that appears in English on the computer screen when anyone on the island tries to access one of the mega-searcher’s well-known utilities, such as Google Earth, Google Desktop Search, Google Code or Google Toolbar."
The Nation Newspaper : "Donavere Codrington and his one-year-old son Yashiro will be buried in a family plot at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. after a service in the chapel. Then, another service for his wife Cassandra and two other children will be at the King Street Adventist Church, Bridgetown, tomorrow. It was not learnt where this burial will be held. "
The Bahama Journal: "Once a destination of choice in the Caribbean, Haiti is implementing a master plan – a Code of Investment – to attract foreign investors and tourists back to its picturesque mountainous terrains. The 25-year plan calls for a multimillion-dollar road project, the creation of national parks, development of small and large resorts, upgraded airports, and making artwork a focal point of the tourism product. The plan further calls for development throughout Haiti to encourage residents to live outside the city Port-au-Prince where more than two million Haitians live. Out of Haiti’s 8.5 million population, more than half (57%) are below 25-years-old. "
Jamaica Gleaner News : "Minister of National Security Derrick Smith and Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas, yesterday condemned the killing of two members of the security forces who were murdered in separate incidents on the weekend. Constable Richard King, who was attached to the Kingston Central Police Station, was shot dead by gunmen on Orange Street, Kingston, yesterday morning, while Jason Young, a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) private, was found murdered in bushes in Guys Hill, St. Catherine, on Saturday."
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Jamaicaobserver Just under 10 hours after the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) buried a slain colleague, gunmen shot dead 37-year-old Constable Richard King while he and other cops were on the job in the Fletcher's Land area of Kingston early yesterday morning.
Stabroek News: "Two weeks after two Buxtonian men alleged they were brutally beaten and burnt by members of the joint services while in their custody, Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee yesterday said that the government does not support the torturing of any citizen and assured that the allegations are being investigated. "
Trinicenter.com -: "As Americans gear up to celebrate 'Columbus Day' on 12th October, it is apropos to disseminate the real truth about Christopher Columbus. At the outset, it must be stated that Columbus not only discovered absolutely nothing but, in fact, he was also the one who was actually lost. In his book titled They Came Before Columbus (1976), Guyanese anthropologist/historian Dr. Ivan van Sertima proves that Africans were in the Americas in the B.C. era about a thousand years before Columbus. Columbus/Europeans came to this region in the A.D. era.As Americans gear up to celebrate 'Columbus Day' on 12th October, it is apropos to disseminate the real truth about Christopher Columbus. At the outset, it must be stated that Columbus not only discovered absolutely nothing but, in fact, he was also the one who was actually lost. In his book titled They Came Before Columbus (1976), Guyanese anthropologist/historian Dr. Ivan van Sertima proves that Africans were in the Americas in the B.C. era about a thousand years before Columbus. Columbus/Europeans came to this region in the A.D. era."
