Torturers! - Black woman survives week of abuse
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP): Authorities said yesterday they are considering hate crime charges in the case of a black woman who was tortured by six whites while being held captive for at least a week. The six people, who included a mother and son and a mother and daughter...
Compton to be cremated
CASTRIES, St.Lucia (CMC): The body of former Prime Minister Sir John Compton will be cremated following a state funeral at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the capital next Tuesday, a government spokesman has confirmed.
Spanish to invest millions in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): A Spanish petroleum firm says it will invest US$65 million in oil exploration in Guyana but is awaiting the much-anticipated United Nations Arbitration Tribunal ruling in the long-standing maritime boundary dispute with neighbouring Suriname.
Skerrit sues newspaper
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Lawyers representing Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit have filed a lawsuit against the Times, a local newspaper, after it published allegations regarding his acquisition of two parcels of land. But the lawyers said they were also prepared to honour...
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