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Lottery scam mastermind among 28 held by police

Monday, 21 May 2012 00:06
Vehicles003MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Police Saturday reported a major achievement in their crackdown on the lucrative lottery scam, saying that one of the masterminds was among 28 persons arrested during raids in St James and Hanover.

According to Superintendent Leon Clunis, head of the task force set up to dismantle the lottery scam, the mastermind, a well-known political activist, was held in the upscale...

Acting Chief Justice critically injured, as four die in crash

Monday, 21 May 2012 00:05
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--Acting Chief Justice and Appeal Court Judge Wendell Kangaloo has been warded in a critical...

Former soldiers and allies detained in Haiti Sunday

Monday, 21 May 2012 00:05
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Haitian authorities on Sunday announced the arrest of 59 uniformed former soldiers and several...

Beware of tainted money, new bishop tells church

Friday, 18 May 2012 21:09
Bishop_Howard_Greggory002~ Urges caution with fund-raising activities ~

KINGSTON, Jamaica--Bishop Howard Gregory Thursday warned the Church...

HCU member granted $.3M loans with $30 investment

Friday, 18 May 2012 21:08
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--With an investment of only TT$30, a member of the Hindu Credit Union's (HCU) executive was...

Complainant moves to appeal judge’s decision in Henry Greene rape case

Friday, 18 May 2012 21:06
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--The complainant in the Henry Greene rape allegation has moved, through her attorney Nigel Hughes...

Pregnant woman mauled by dog, undergoes surgery to save arm

Thursday, 17 May 2012 22:07
Mauled001PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad—A pregnant woman woman underwent emergency surgery Tuesday to save her arm after she was...

Candidates fight for ‘change’ vote in Dominican election

Thursday, 17 May 2012 22:06
SANTO DOMINGO--Voters in the Dominican Republic's presidential election on Sunday will choose between two candidates...

Groups against Warner acting as Prime Minister

Thursday, 17 May 2012 22:05
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--The appointment of Works and Infrastructure Minister Jack Warner as acting Prime Minister...

Demand for chickens rise as Bajans try to control food bill

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:00
Queue302BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--With the woes of the worldwide recession continuing to bedevil everyone, Barbadians have been...

Stepdad, man charged with sexual abuse of 12-year-old

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:59
~ Mother also charged ~

KINGSTON, Jamaica--A man who is accused of molesting his 12-year-old stepdaughter and the...

Rowley: Competition with LIAT will create problems

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:58
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has called on Government to return Caribbean Airlines Ltd...

Con artists running scared, scrambling to dump assets

Monday, 14 May 2012 21:41
Cops301KINGSTON, Jamaica--Local law enforcers say the pressure they have been putting on lottery scammers has resulted in...

Son kills mom, self on Mothers Day

Monday, 14 May 2012 21:39
~ As family feud turns deadly ~

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--A mother who wanted nothing more than to be reunited with...

Court challenge to controversial President’s benefits Act pulled

Monday, 14 May 2012 21:38
GHEORGETOWN, Guyana--The court challenge to the controversial Former President's (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act...

Chaguaramas authority orders firm to demolish TT$.5M jetty

Sunday, 13 May 2012 22:22
Jetty300CHAGUARAMAS, Trinidad--A company operated by the brothers of Petrotrin chairman Lindsay Gillette and the son of Point...

Grenada Government faces a confidence vote Tuesday

Sunday, 13 May 2012 22:21
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada--The information minister had intended his scathing attack as a tactical strike on some of his...

Kamla remembers Bas, UNC Founder

Sunday, 13 May 2012 22:19
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--As the United National Congress (UNC) installed its newly-elected national executive...

15 rifles in grassy area

Friday, 11 May 2012 22:00
Rifles299BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--A special team has been set up to probe the discovery of a cache of weapons in a grassy area at...

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Islands
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Green Energy report ready for discussion
Saturday, 19 May 2012
~ Underscores Heyliger's renewable energy goal ~ PHILIPSBURG--A fifty-page report entitled "St.... Read more...
Seven candidates listed to contest June elections
Saturday, 19 May 2012
MARIGOT--The Préfecture reported Friday it has received the official declarations of the... Read more...
Regional
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Lottery scam mastermind among 28 held by police
Monday, 21 May 2012
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Police Saturday reported a major achievement in their crackdown on the... Read more...
Acting Chief Justice critically injured, as four die in crash
Monday, 21 May 2012
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--Acting Chief Justice and Appeal Court Judge Wendell Kangaloo has been... Read more...
U.S.
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Blind Chinese activist arrives in New York
Sunday, 20 May 2012
NEW YORK--Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and... Read more...
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NATO to hand combat role to Afghans by mid-2013
Sunday, 20 May 2012
CHICAGO--NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country... Read more...
International
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Serb rightist Nikolic wins presidency, backs EU path
Sunday, 20 May 2012
BELGRADE--Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia was... Read more...
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Italy earthquake kills six, damages historic buildings
Sunday, 20 May 2012
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy--A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured... Read more...
Business
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Iraqi Kurdistan will push ahead with oil export plan
Sunday, 20 May 2012
ARBIL, Iraq--Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Sunday it expects to start exporting its... Read more...
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World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil
Sunday, 20 May 2012
CAMP DAVID, Maryland--World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to... Read more...
Opinion
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Oral Gibbes owes an apology
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Dear Editor,   On one of Oral Gibbes’ live television shows he had the former union leader,... Read more...
Roads- we can do better than this
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Dear Editor, Allow me some space in your well-read newspaper throughout the island and Eastern... Read more...
Sports
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Sharapova delayed by Rome rain but beats Li for title
Sunday, 20 May 2012
ROME-- Maria Sharapova saved a match point to beat Li Na in the Italian Open final on Sunday after... Read more...
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Heat overpower Pacers to tie playoff series
Sunday, 20 May 2012
INDIANA - The Miami Heat bounced back from their back-to-back defeats to the Indiana Pacers to win... Read more...
People
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Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
Sunday, 20 May 2012
LONDON--Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era... Read more...
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Status update: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gets married
Sunday, 20 May 2012
NEW YORK--Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on... Read more...
Supplements
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Sisters are doing it for themselves!
Friday, 18 May 2012
~ Lifelong friends reunite annually, this year in St. Maarten ~ By Lisa Davis-Burnett Sometimes I... Read more...
Nurse ‘Lizzie’
Friday, 18 May 2012
By Will Johnson No one can say that Saba has not been studied. In the past several hundred years,... Read more...
Editorial
Editorial - Ambitious targets
Sunday, 20 May 2012
On the eve of his demitting office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Affairs Theo... Read more...
Editorial - Community Policing
Friday, 18 May 2012
The partnership established between the local Justice Department and the Miami Dade School of... Read more...
Classifieds
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Community
Notices May 21
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Saturday, May 26 TALENT SHOW Organised by Sr. Borgia School PTA Place: Sister Borgia School Time:... Read more...
Notices May 19
Friday, 18 May 2012
Saturday, May 19 BEACH YOGA SESSION Organised by: Art of Living Foundation Time: 6:30 - 7:30am... Read more...