Manchester attack – Funeral
Manchester attack: Funeral for Barra’s Eilidh MacLeod From BBC Family and friends of Manchester Arena attack victim Eilidh MacLeod have gathered on her island home of Barra for her funeral mass. The 14-year-old has been taken from her home to…
Three held in multi-million-dollar cocaine haul
From Caribbean News Service SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jun 04 2017 – The United States Coast Guard has offloaded about 1,100 kilograms of cocaine seized in the Caribbean Sea, worth an estimated US$32.5 million. On Friday, the Coast Guard also…
Cayman Islands Health City surgeons return toddler’s heart to chest cavity
Surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands have made history in the Caribbean after performing lifesaving surgery on a child from Nicaragua who was born with his heart outside of his chest cavity. Health City’s Chief Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Binoy Chattuparambil,…
One Love Manchester
Love Manchester: The most emotional moments By Ian Youngs From BBC There were high emotions at a benefit concert staged by Ariana Grande in Manchester less than two weeks after the terror attack following her gig in the city. But…
Dominican Republic: Government minister among 12 detained in bribery scandal
By Caribbean News Service SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 29 2017 – A cabinet member and nearly a dozen other people including top-level officials in the Dominican Republic’s government were detained Monday (May 29) in a widening international bribery scandal…
CRFM representatives attending UN Oceans Conference in New York
NEW YORK CITY, USA; Sunday, 4 June 2017 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is participating this week in a high-level United Nations Conference being convened to advance the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, to conserve and sustainably…
Belize: US Embassy revokes government minister’s visa
From Caribbean News Service BELMOPAN, Belize, Jun 02 2017 – The US Embassy here has cancelled the diplomatic and tourist visas of Transport Minister Edmond Castro. But Prime Minister Dean Barrow has brushed aside calls for him to dismiss Castro…
The Caribbean advance in the adaptation of the Global Strategy for the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents
Suicide, violence, noncommunicable diseases, adolescent pregnancy, and cervical cancer are among the challenges in adolescent health that the Global Strategy adapted to the Caribbean will seek to address Bridgetown, June 5, 2017- Representatives of public health systems, the Caribbean Community…
WSJ: IRS Using New Tools to Find If You Are Hiding Money Overseas
By F McGuire From Newsmax The Internal Revenue Service reportedly is getting better at finding secret stashes of overseas cash. As a result of the government’s prying eyes, “tax evaders are receiving harsher penalties than ever, including prison,” The Wall…
Puzzles for June 6 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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