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PM Browne questions why nation left out of US interview waiver programme
Antigua Observer
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda is having a hard time understanding why the twin-island state as well as two other member states of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean (OECS), were not included in the list of countries that are to benefit from the United States (U.S.) interview waiver programme for people renewing their visas.
Peace concert ends in violence
Jamaica Observer
A concert in the Majesty Gardens on the weekend, which was staged to promote peace in the violence-prone community, ended prematurely when a man was shot and killed at the height of the performances.
Teenaged Cousins Shot Dead!
St Lucia Star
As of last Saturday (September 8, 208) the death toll for 2018 stood at 27, with the fatal shootings of 19-year-old, Callis Benjamin and 13-year-old Rohan Louison.
Diplomat’s driver found dead in car trunk
T&T Guardian
The body of a worker employed at the Embassy of El Salvador was yesterday found in an agricultural area in Cunupia.
Police busts dangerous gang: Arrest five with guns, fake plates
Kaieteur News
GROVE EBD, Guyana, SA - Police have dismantled a gang that is believed to be linked to a recent multimillion dollar heist, after intercepting a car with five men yesterday at Samatta Point Grove, East Bank Demerara.
Cayman to create new trade ministry
Cayman Compass
Premier Alden McLaughlin revealed plans to create a new ministry to fight for Cayman’s interests overseas, saying the territory could no longer rely on the United Kingdom to defend the islands’ economic interests.
Barbudans will be forcibly removed – PM Browne
Antigua Observer
Barbudans, who continue to ignore repeated notices to leave the National Technical Training Centre, (NTTC) shelter in Antigua will be forced to do so.
Striking teachers abandon classrooms countrywide
Demerara Waves
Numerous teachers across Guyana stayed away from classrooms at government-run schools, even as the Ministry of Education deployed scabs comprising retired and trainee teachers to cushion the impact of a strike that has entered the second week to press demands for increased salaries.
Bandit drops gun, screams ‘like a girl’, leaves trail of urine after victim opens fire
Kaieteur News
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, SA - Three bandits bent on robbery dropped a gun and bicycle, while one fled “screaming like a little girl” after a businessman who was their intended target shot at them.
Stolen goats funding Jamaican gangs
Jamaica Observer
FEW could have predicted that one day the stealing of goats would become the leading criminal activity in a Jamaican parish, similarly, it would not have been easy to fathom that the act is fostering the growth of gang activities.
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