September 2014

US warns Ebola could infect 1.4 million by 2015

September 24, 2014 in International

Washington (AFP) - The number of Ebola infections in Liberia and Sierra Leone could skyrocket to 1.4 million by January 2015, according to a worst-case scenario released by US health authorities Tuesday. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that Ebola cases in these...

Stifling economic growth

September 24, 2014 in Regional

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda says the refusal of the international community to grant concessional financing to some developing countries is stifling economic growth in the Caribbean. Prime Minister Gaston Browne addressing the special session of the UN General Assembly on the...

Nude photos no bother

September 24, 2014 in Regional

NEW YORK – Barbadian singing superstar Rihanna has reportedly become one of the latest victims to have naked pictures leaked as part of the Apple iCloud hacking scandal. According to the Mail Online, two topless images of the 26-year-old appeared online via 4chan and Reddit early on...

Another request rejected

September 24, 2014 in Regional

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept 24, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has blanked the latest request for a meeting by environmentalist Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh, saying “there will be no productive outcome”. Kublalsingh, who is on an indefinite hunger strike outside the building housing the...