England On Top

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): England's bowlers reduced Australia to 174-6 at stumps on day four of the first Test at Trent Bridge, after a pulsating evening session yesterday which left the tourists…

Guyana accepted as associate member of MERCOSUR

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and her counterparts from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela, on Thursday signed a framework agreement paving…

George Zimmerman found not guilty of murder in…

By Greg Botelho, CNN (CNN) -- George Zimmerman never denied shooting Trayvon Martin, saying he did so in self defense. Late Saturday night, a Florida jury found him not guilty in the teenager's death.…

Call for IPDC Project proposals 2014 cycle

GENERAL INFORMATION TO CONVEY TO PROJECT SUBMITTERS GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PROJECT SUBMITTERS (This is not a part of the project submission form) Why does IPDC support media development? The…

Jury deliberates Zimmerman case, breaks for the…

By Daniel Trotta and Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida | Fri Jul 12, 2013 (Reuters) - Six anonymous women began deliberating on Friday whether to convict George Zimmerman for the shooting death of…

West Indies name squad to face Pakistan in Guyana

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- The West Indies Board’s Selection Panel has named the 13-man squad for the upcoming One-Day Internationals against Pakistan in Guyana. The matches will be played at the…

USVI opts not to establish heath care exchange

ST THOMAS, USVI -- Governor John de Jongh has sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelius informing the US Secretary of Health and Human Services that the US Virgin Islands has opted not to establish a heath…

CARICOM releases report on Turks and Caicos but…

By Caribbean News Now contributor PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- The recent fact-finding mission sent by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), led by…

Opposition parliamentarians tell High Court they…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 11TH 2013 (CUOPM) – Six opposition parliamentarians Thursday indicated they were not ready for a court hearing related to the Motion of No Confidence filed with the St.…

Rights groups summoned to meet fugitive Snowden

By Lidia Kelly and Alessandra Prentice MOSCOW | Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:59am EDT (Reuters) - Former intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden asked to meet human rights groups at a Moscow airport on…

Montserrat explores community-centred tourism

By Nerissa Golden BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) -- A cross-section of tourism sector practitioners gathered at the Montserrat Cultural Centre on Friday, July 5, 2013, for a national consultative workshop…

Digicel Encourages Customers to Be Prepared This…

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (July 11th 2013) – Hurricane season in the Caribbean officially begins in June and typically lasts through to November, with many storms occurring during August and September…

UNESCO World Heritage Site Application

The Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS), working at the request of the Minister of Tourism Mark Brantley, is exploring the possibility of nominating the historic section of Charlestown,…

Rihanna to rock Barbados at November concert

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday July 10, 2013 – Six-time Grammy Award-winner Rihanna is expected to “rock de rock” when she returns home to Barbados to stage her second concert here in November.…