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DOMINICA: Grand Bay man charged with murder of Jason Sorhaindo
Dominica News Online - A Grand Bay man is now remanded into custody at the Dominica State Prison following a charge of murder preferred...
COLOMBIA: Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes Colombian capital, one dead
Reuters - A strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting frightened residents...
Carib$ Welcomes CTU as Partner in Advisory Group for Enhanced Regional Finance
The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is set to collaborate with the Advisory Group for Carib$ to enhance financial transactions within CARICOM states.
An MOU was...
International firm estimates that UK owes Jamaica trillions in reparations
Jamaica Gleaner - An international economics consulting firm has estimated that the United Kingdom owes Jamaica US$9.5 trillion in reparations.
Further, it is also estimated...
HAITI: Gang leader vows to fight foreign armed force if it commits abuses
AP - An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned Wednesday that he would fight any international armed...
US: Brain-dead man receives pig kidney. Transplant could become a game-changer
In a medical breakthrough, NYU Langone surgeons successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a brain-dead man who has now survived on the organ for...
Death toll rises to 25 as Dominican firefighters find more bodies in this week’s...
AP — The death toll from a powerful explosion in the Dominican Republic this week rose to 25 on Wednesday, with firefighters still trying...
JAMAICA: Man accused of sexually assaulting teenage boy
Jamaica Gleaner — A Trelawny man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy has been charged with buggery.
It’s alleged that the attack occurred between...
Guyana: Birthday girl, 7-year-old boy killed in house fires
Loop News - Two children were among four people killed in separate house fires in Guyana.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) reported that a fire...
Barbados, Trinidad rattled by earthquakes
CMC – An early morning earthquake rattled parts of Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and injuries.
The...
Dominica: Five Detained in Connection with Jason Sorhaindo’s Murder
The mourning-stricken Southern community of Grand Bay in Dominica is grappling with another tragedy as Jason Sorhaindo, 31, from Montin Grand Bay, was found...
DOMINICA: Two American universities demand payment from the gov’t of Dominica for outstanding tuition
Dominica News Online - Two prominent American universities, Midwestern State University (MSU) and Grambling State University (GSU), have both issued an ultimatum to the...
Fiery explosion in market area in Dominican Republic kills 10, injures dozens
The death toll from a powerful explosion near the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 10 on Tuesday as firefighters searched through smouldering...