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Former T&T PM Basdeo Panday dies @ age 90
CMC
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former Trinidad and Tobago prime minister Basdeo Panday died on Monday at the age of 90 years old.
Venezuela rejects deployment of British Navy ship to Guyana
CMC
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela Last Thursday called for Guyanese authorities to take immediate action for the withdrawal of the HMS Trent, a vessel from the British Navy, and to refrain from continuing to involve military powers in the territorial controversy.
UK warship to conduct joint military exercises in Guyana
NEWS SOURCE
The British Government has confirmed that a British warship has been deployed for training exercises in Guyana, in a show of diplomatic and military support for Guyana in wake of the ongoing border controversy with neighbouring Venezuela.
Five shot @ gospel event in Jamaica
JAMAICA OBSERVER
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Five people, including a woman, were shot during an attack at a gospel concert and fun day event in Christiana in Manchester on Tuesday night.
Anguilla targets golf tourism to lure visitors
LOOP NEWS
The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) said will be targeting the lucrative golf tourism market to attract more visitors to the island.
Antiguan creates history to head NYC Department of Correction
LOOP
NEW YORK, USA - Attorney Lynelle Maginley-Liddie has created history by becoming the first Caribbean national and second Black woman to assume the role of Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction (NYCDOC). in its 128-year history.
Suriname court upholds conviction of ex-president Bouterse in activist murders
REUTERS
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – A three-judge panel in Suriname upheld the conviction of former President Desi Bouterse for his role in the December 1982 execution of 15 people in the former Dutch colony.
French woman goes missing in Grenada
LOOP NEWS
A search is underway for a missing French woman in Grenada.
Antiguan soca artiste Ricardo Drue has died
LOOP NEWS
The regional music fraternity has been thrust into mourning with news of the passing of Ricardo Drue.
Three Cubans to face up to 30 years in jail for anti-government propaganda, violence
REUTERS
HAVANA, Cuba – Three Cubans are facing up to 30 years in jail for anti-government propaganda and violence, state-run media said, in attacks authorities allege were funded from outside Cuba and aimed to destabilize the island’s government.