Eleven people were killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at a government building in the US state of Virginia, police said. Police said the suspect, a long-term and current Virginia Beach public utilities worker, fired “indiscriminately” at employees. The gunman, whose identity was not released, was killed when police responded to the […]
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Tearful Theresa May finally bowed to the inevitable and called time on her troubled premiership today – after a massive Tory mutiny over her Brexit plans. Watched by husband Philip, the Prime Minister was overcome by emotion on the steps of Downing Street as she admitted her desperate struggle to get the UK out of […]
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) is to consider a petition calling for all students to re-sit the 2019 CSEC Maths exams following serious breaches of the examination regulations, a representative from the Barbados-based institution has said. “All of the queries regarding such were [reported] to the head of the department and it’s […]
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WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American health Organisation (PAHO) has called on Caribbean governments to invest in nurses to improve their availability, distribution and roles. The global body, in launching the “Strategic Directions for Nursing in the Region of the Americas,” noted that nursing staff represent the largest health workforce, accounting for more […]
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Singer Rihanna is to launch a fashion label with French luxury goods group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). The label is called Fenty, after the singer’s full name – Robyn Rihanna Fenty, and will launch in Spring 2019. She will become the first woman of colour to lead a house under the LVMH brand, and […]
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Dominica. Known as the nature island, this tiny Caribbean state is home to lovely coastlines, hot springs and rainforest treks. Chris Jackson/Getty Images (CNN) — The world’s a spectacular place, full of hidden and overt beauty in every corner. But beauty’s also subjective. It’d be impossible to get a unanimous decision on the most beautiful places around […]
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Introducing him to the cameras earlier in the day, Meghan said: “He has the sweetest temperament, he’s really calm. He’s been the dream.” As they laughed, Prince Harry said: “I don’t know who he gets that from.” The announcement came after […]
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Three Saint Lucians were among seven people rescued by the fast-response U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley on Monday, May 6, Acting Police Commissioner Milton Desir has confirmed. Desir said the four other people had no form of identification but preliminary investigations suggest they are from Venezuela. Reports are that the seven individuals were on […]
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By David K. Li A Connecticut man charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a hotel worker in Anguilla on Thursday released a picture of his bloodied and bruised face, which he said resulted from a fatal fight that he insisted was self-defense. USB financial adviser Scott Hapgood, 44, said the victim, hotel maintenance worker […]
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A Freewinds cruise ship, owned and operated by the Church of Scientology, was reportedly the vessel quarantined in St. Lucia because of a confirmed case of Measles onboard. Church of Scientology St. Lucia prevented passengers and crew from getting off a cruise ship at its port this week, after someone on the vessel was diagnosed […]
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