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Egyptian police kill at least 30 in protest…
By Yasmine Saleh and Tom Finn CAIRO | Wed Aug 14, 2013. (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday when they cleared a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the…
US Justice Department challenges proposed merger…
WASHINGTON, USA -- The US Department of Justice, six state attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the proposed $11 billion merger between…
St Lucia PM called on urgently to address police…
By Caribbean News Now contributor CASTRIES, St Lucia -- In response to a request for comment on the current controversy in Saint Lucia surrounding the commissioner of police and the admitted decision…
Tourism minister Skerritt welcomes American…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 13TH 2013 (CUOPM) - St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Tourism, Sen. the Hon. Richard Skerritt has welcomed the expansion of flights by American Airlines into the…
US accused of hypocrisy towards the Caribbean with…
WASHINGTON D. C., United States, Tuesday August 13, 2013 – A major think tank here has accused the United States of hypocrisy in its sugar policy towards the Caribbean. The Council on Hemispheric…
LIAT warns of further disruption while challenges…
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday August 13, 2013 – The regional airline LIAT yesterday warned passengers to brace for more travelling woes this week after one of its new aircraft was grounded “as a result…
ECCU meeting focuses on factors affecting money…
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, AUGUST 13TH 2013 (CUOPM) – The St. Kitts-based Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has received the Governor’s Report on Monetary and Credit Conditions…
Changes to British Passport Services
The British High Commission in Bridgetown wishes to advise the public that the responsibility of British Passport Services has been passed from the Foreign Office and its overseas posts, to Her…
Officials salute PEP’s role in development of…
Basseterre, St. Kitts (August 13, 2013) -- The Acting Director of Sports, Mr Jeffery Hazel, and the Technical Director at the St. Kitts Nevis Football Association, Mr Lenny Lake, are saying that the…
Statement By The Chief Minister Of Anguilla The…
Fellow citizens and residents of Anguilla. In recent times there has been great unease about the operations and performance of the two indigenous banks in Anguilla, the Caribbean Commercial Bank…
Carl Tuckett For Caribbean Premier League
Former West Indies cricket all rounder Carl Tuckett, now turned Umpire, has been called up for duties in the Caribbean Premier league. Tuckett will feature in the Antigua leg of the tournament which…
Nineteen Year Old Shot in Cayon
Police responded to a fatal shooting in Cayon around 8 p.m. Monday night. Initial investigation revealed that nineteen year old Devon Browne of Brighton was killed by an unknown assailant. The…
Britain weighs legal action against Spain on…
By William James and Peter Griffiths LONDON | Mon Aug 12, 2013 (Reuters) - Britain warned Spain on Monday it might take legal action to try to force Madrid to abandon tighter controls at the border…
BlackBerry may put itself up for sale
By Euan Rocha TORONTO | Mon Aug 12, 2013 (Reuters) - Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd is weighing options that could include an outright sale, it said on Monday, and its largest shareholder…
Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago face off in WICB…
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- The two top rated teams in West Indies Women’s cricket – Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago -- will clash in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board Women’s Super50 final at…