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Aqua Beachwear moves to new digs
After ten years at its Marco Walk location, Aqua Beachwear has taken over the space formerly used by Island Drug in Marco Town Center.
Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story
In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism.
Haiti - Motive not yet known in radio journalist's fatal ...
Reporters Without Borders hopes that the reason will soon be known for radio journalist Pierre-Richard Alexandre's fatal shooting by an individual identified as Baudelaire Augustin in Saint-Marc, in the north-central department of Artibonite, on 17 May.
Cuba's Ladies in White at Miami's Freedom Tower
Leaders of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White group rejected Havana's claims they are mercenaries and said on Monday that there is nothing wrong with receiving help from abroad because the Cuban government "is trying to asphyxiate us." Berta Soler and Belkis Cantillo also called for forgiveness of low-level repressors in a post-Castro era but ... (more)
Music research project secures funding
Earl Jarrett, chairman of the JN Foundation , hands a copy of a signed contract to Rosina Moder, executive director of Music Unites Foundation, to provide funding for a two-year initiative to research and document the works and life of Jamaican composers of classical and patriotic music, as well as composers of church, dance and theatre music.
Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering that the trial be taken back to the middle of the proceedings.
Architectural designs mandated by codes established in 1800s may have ...
Photo courtesy of the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office. The headquarters of the Hamburg-American Line, a German steam ship company, is an example of the architectural style of fireproof warehouses developed on St.
Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders'
The committee said Apple had used "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.
FIU, Sweetwater unveil José Martí statue on Cuban Independence Day
In commemoration of the 111th anniversary of Cuba's independence from Spain, Florida International University's Honors College has donated the more than life-size statue of Cuban writer José Martí, sculpted by the late artist Tony Lopez.
Record number of Jamaican Iguanas released as part of ongoing...
The International Iguana Foundation today announced the release of a record 52 Jamaican Iguanas in April.
Senate president's resignation sends wrong signals - G2K
GeneraTION 2000, the affiliate group of young professionals of the Jamaica Labour Party, is contending that the "forced resignation" of Senate President Stanley Redwood has sent the wrong message to struggling Jamaicans who have no means of escape.
Jamaican Bar Association seminar set for June 14-16
The Jamaican Bar Association's penultimate weekend seminar takes place between June 14 and 16 at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort, Ocho Rios, St Ann.
Russian roulette: Luxembourg new offshore hotspot, Cyprus abandoned
Russians pulled $9.7 billion in investments from Cyprus in the last 2 years, and moved their wealth to 'safer' offshore banking in Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the British Virgin Islands.
Illegal narcotics worth millions of dollars destroyed in Antigua
ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- On Thursday, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Policy, in consultation with the chief magistrate and the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, destroyed a large quantity of illegal narcotics that were previously seized in various operations.
Earthquake shakes northeastern Caribbean
ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- On Saturday night, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was felt in several islands in the northeastern Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda, but there were no immediate reports of injury of damage.
Top enforcement officer in USVI environment agency arrested on drug trafficking charges
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Former Gov't Senator Noel Monteith remembered as a political giant
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in conversation with Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips ; and Minister of State Luther Buchanan ; while attendingNoel Monteith, on Saturday, May 18 at the Carmel Moravian Church Scores of mourners and well wishers turned out to celebrate the life of former educator and People's National Party ... (more)
"Slayer" Loves Israel - Metal Legend Teaches Clinic in Tel Aviv
Dave Lombardo, founding member of the metal band Slayer wowed fans at a Tel Aviv masters class.
Vancouver's Brad Deering was murdered in targeted Costa Rican hit, says local PI
Vancouver father Brad Deering, 42, and three others were inside his gated community home in San Jose in Costa Rica on Thursday morning, when three men stormed the house, shot and killed Deering and tied up the others.