ST LUCIA: Cop accused of buggering 9-y-o - mother suing for EC$1m
CASTRIES (CMC): The mother of a 14-year-old boy allegedly buggered by a policeman is suing the state. Twenty-nine-year-old police officer Barry Hunte was last week arrested and charged for buggery and indecent assault of the boy. He is currently locked up...
Laura Bush backs HIV funding for region
WASHINGTON (CMC):After visiting Haiti for the first time Thursday, United States First Lady Laura Bush has called on Congress to authorise more funding for HIV/AIDS programmes in the Caribbean and Africa. Haiti was the second stop of a two-nation tour...
Bajans brace for hike
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): In the face of soaring global oil prices, Barbadians are being warned to be ready for more price increases in food and other consumer items. Stephen Worme, chief marketing officer of the Barbados Light & Power Company, and Sandra Olton...
C&W share sell-outirks Grenada union
ST GEORGE'S (CMC): The head of the trade union which represents workers at telecoms giant, Cable and Wireless Grenada, has described government's decision to sell two-thirds of its shares in the company to the public as a backward step.
Price relief for Dominica
ROSEAU (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his government will soon be announcing measures aimed at bringing relief to consumers suffering under the weight of rising food prices.At the last Caribbean Community meeting in The Bahamas last week...
China: 'Cultural genocide' - Dalai Lama sounds warning as tibet clashes escalate
BEIJING (AP): Violence spilled over from Tibet into neighbouring provinces yesterday as Tibetan protesters defied a Chinese government crackdown while the Dalai Lama warned that the area faced "cultural genocide" and appealed to the world for help. Supporters of the Dalai Lama said ...
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