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Guyana deport 14 Venezuelans who crossed border for food
GUYANA CHRONICLE
“NO WORK and no water!” cried 14 Venezuelans on Monday when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, charged with entering Guyana illegally by sea on July 20, 2016 at Eteringbang, Cuyuni River; and disembarking without presenting themselves to an immigration officer.
Guyana in no hurry to get rid of Death Penalty
CARIBBEAN360
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana may not be ruling out abolishing the death penalty at some stage, but a senior minister has made it clear the country isn’t in any rush to go that direction.
50 Cent tells St Kitts Police 'go catch a murderer'
Caribbean360
NEW YORK, United States, Sunday July 17, 2016 – He may have said he has no hard feelings after being arrested for using obscene language during a recent performance at the St. Kitts Music Festival. But American rapper 50 Cent showed that he was not quite over it, when he stopped by late-night TV talk show Conan with Conan O’Brien.
Tallawahs defeat Amazon Warriors by five wickets
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Tallawahs secured victory in the first of their four Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty-20 home fixtures, when they defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors by five wickets at Sabina Park on Friday, July 15, 2016.
World’s fastest man Usain Bolt is all for women
CARIBBEAN 360
KINGSTON, Jamaica – You hear the words “world fastest man” or Olympic Champion and immediately the name Usain Bolt jumps to mind. But now the Jamaican track star is adding another title – HeForShe Ambassador.
Guyana Seeks US Help As Chickens Drop Dead
Caribbean360
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday July 12, 2016 – Guyana has sought the help of a university in the United States to figure out why farmers on the East Bank of Berbice are being hit by sudden poultry deaths.
US hits back @ Bahamas with new advisory on crime
Caribbean360
NASSAU, Bahamas, Thursday July 14, 2016 – “Take that!” is what the United States seemed to be saying when it issued an advisory to citizens travelling to the Bahamas, just four days after the shoe was on the other foot. But a US spokesman in the Caribbean nation says that’s not the case.
Venezuelans flock to Colombia to buy food
BBC NEWS
Thousands of people have crossed to Colombia after Venezuela opened their common border to allow its people to buy food and medicine, officials say.
Mosquito-eating bats enlisted in the battle against Zika
Caribbean360
NEW YORK, United States– While scientists scramble to come up with an effective vaccine against the Zika virus, one Long Island town has adopted a less conventional approach to fighting the disease: bats.
Unidentified plane wreckage washes ashore on Nevis beach
TIMES CARIBBEAN ONLINE
Unidentified wreckage has washed ashore at Indian Castle on the Island of Nevis on Sunday afternoon shortly after 3pm on Sunday July 3, 2016.