Statistics show that 83% of 2015 murders were committed with the use of firearms
From NEWSPOWER 102FM In the year 2015 83 percent of all murders committed were done so with the use of a firearm. This statistic was stated by Head of the North Easter Division Task Force Inspector Roger Alexander today on the…
5 things to know about the world’s largest cruise ship
By Grace E. Cutler From FOX NEWS The world’s largest cruise ship has set off on its first sea trial from Saint-Nazaire, western France, with just two months to go to delivery. Royal Caribbean’s much-awaited Harmony of the Seas, a 227,000-ton…
Calls grow in Caribbean nation for gay U.S. Ambassador’s removal
By Patrick Goodenough From cns news (CNSNews.com) – A little over two years after Obama campaign bundler and LGBT advocate James “Wally” Brewster arrived in the Dominican Republic, accompanied by his spouse, Bob Satawake, to assume his duties as U.S. ambassador,…
Father speaks on teen suicides, gun safety on 1-year anniversary of son’s death
By David Chang From NBC Channel 10 Philadelphia A Delaware County father spoke out on teen suicide as well as gun safety a year after his son took his own life. “Today [March 4] is the one-year anniversary of the…
Peter Binose: Argyle Airport is due to open, here is the lowdown
By Peter Binose Let’s hope that any airlines that are considering using the Argyle International Airport on the island of Saint Vincent the gateway to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and those most wonderful Grenadines islands take notice of this…
Guyana and Suriname will not become air hubs, says IDB report
By Ray Chickrie From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — A report commissioned by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) concluded that Guyana and Suriname will not in the near future become air hubs in the region. The report by Andy…
Americans that are black – from my master to my leader
By John Skippings From Caribbean News Now Back in the days of slavery, blacks were controlled by [slave] masters. Today, in the most modern of times, they have leaders. And while it would be unfair to compare one with the…
Elmo teaches kids in Caribbean
Elmo Teaches Kids in Caribbean, Latin America About Zika From NBC New York Channel 4 The Sesame Street character is featured in two 30-second videos Sesame Street has joined forces with the Pan American Health Organization to teach kids how…
Travel Tales: The salt pyramids of Bonaire
By Joseph V. Micallef Best Selling Military History and World Affairs Author and Keynote Speaker From Huffington Travel Bonaire is a tiny 112 square mile island in the Leeward Antilles of the central Caribbean. It lies about 60 miles off the coast…
Digicel Play to offer Bravo Network across the Caribbean
Kingston, Jamaica – March 2016 — Digicel Play will be offering Bravo to customers across the Caribbean in HD, it was announced today. Initially available in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the channel will also come on stream in…