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American woman killed by shark in the Bahamas
ABC NEWS
An American woman has died after she was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas, authorities said.
Another American tourist dies in Dominican Republic
CBS NEWS
An American died last week while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, bringing the total of U.S. citizens who died while traveling on the island to at least eight this year and 11 in the past year. Vittorio Caruso, 56, died on June 17 while vacationing on the island, CBS News New York reported.
Guyana announces fresh elections after CCJ Ruling
CMC
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President David A. Granger today, June 18, 2019, said voters will be given a new opportunity to elect a government after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) validated a motion of no confidence against his administration that had been passed in the National Assembly on December 21, last year.
T&T teacher crashes, charged with drunk driving
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
SAN FERNANDO, Trinidad & Tobago - A 52-year-old primary school teacher who crashed her vehicle into a ditch in San Fernando on Monday afternoon, has been charged with drunk driving.
Man with two wives convicted of Bigamy
CASTRIES, St. Lucia - A St. Lucian man, Norriston Henry was ordered to pay $7500 by the middle of next month or faces a year of hard labour in prison.
Strike paralyses Haiti, protesters demand president resign
ALJAZEERA
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Opposition leaders in Haiti have launched a two-day strike, paralysing the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, as protesters demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise over corruption allegations.
Jamaica moving to legalise obeah
JAMAICA BEACON
Lawmakers yesterday blocked a proposed increase in fines for persons practicing obeah; this amid revelations that plans are afoot to legalise the practice in Jamaica.
Jamaica spending $100M to clean drains for Hurricane Season
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, JAMAICA- The National Works Agency (NWA) is spending $100 million dollars on drain cleaning across the island under the Government’s pre-hurricane mitigation programme.
Fraudulent T&T immigration stamps sold to Venezuelans
T&T GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - Tobago police are tracking the origin of fraudulent immigration extension stamps sold to some Venezuelans recently.
Former Jamaican PM Edward P.G. Seaga dies at 89
LOOP NEWS
WASHINGTON, USA - Former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward P. G. Seaga has died. Seaga passed away Tuesday, on his 89th birthday, in the United States where he had been receiving treatment for cancer.