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Shooting at Jamaican radio station condemned as assault on press freedom
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Nationwide News Network (NNN) CEO Cliff Hughes remained fearless on Friday, declaring that he and his staff will not be unnerved by a mid-afternoon gun attack on the station that has been widely condemned as an assault on press freedom.
‘Wrong man’ killed in Trinidad drive-by
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - A Laventille man who police believe was not the intended target of gunmen was shot dead near his Pashley Street home yesterday afternoon.
Protests mount in Barbados over retirement age
BARBADOS NATION
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Having staged a third march in protest of the Government’s attempt to increase the national retirement age, organizers say they are prepared to ramp up action if Government does not adjust its stance.
Human trafficking charges dismissed against T&T pastor
T&T EXPRESS
“I feel vindicated,” the words of Pastor Glen Awong as he spoke with the Express yesterday afternoon after a magistrate dismissed human trafficking charges against him.
Guyana records over 100 road fatalities for 2023
LOOP NEWS
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill is urging Guyanese to be cautious on the roadway as the country has witnessed a surge in fatal vehicular accidents.
OECS countries could be initial owners of new regional airline
LOOP NEWS
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves Tuesday said he had received a document from the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) outlining a proposal for the financing and operating a regional airline.
Suriname bans the sale of electronic cigarettes
CMC
PARAMIBO, Suriname - Suriname has been named among eight countries that are adopting measures in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to protect the health of their populations from novel tobacco products.
Haiti police launch operation to recover bodies in deadly church-led protest
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s police chief, Frantz Elbe, said yesterday he would launch an operation to recover the bodies of followers of an evangelical minister who led a deadly protest against a heavily armed gang controlling a suburb of the capital.
CAL counting millions in losses
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean Airlines (CAL) lost an estimated $15 million during the two-day flight disruption of its operations over the weekend, according to sources within the airline.
Bahamas: Police probe whether dead man was killed by shark
LOOP NEWS
Bahamian law enforcement officials are investigating whether a man, whose body had been retrieved from the sea with injuries to the left hand and ear, might have been the victim of a shark attack.
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