October 2016

Venezuela Congress declares President Maduro has staged coup

October 24, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14829" align="alignleft" width="300"] CARACAS, Venezuela — Pro-government supporters push on the entrance gate of the National Assembly yesterday. Government supporters interrupted a special congressional session where lawmakers were discussing bringing legal charges against President Nicolas Maduro[/caption] CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Congress yesterday declared that...

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As son was dying in hot car, US man was ‘sexting’ teen

October 24, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14826" align="alignleft" width="300"] In this October 3, 2016 file photo, Justin Ross Harris, left, listens to jury selection during his murder trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia.[/caption] BRUNSWICK, Georgia (AP) — A Georgia man swapped sexual text messages with a teenage girl...

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Cameron defiant

October 22, 2016 in Sports

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has defended the timing of the decision to sack head coach Phil Simmons, and says he expects the “bold” move by the board to be vindicated in the future. Simmons was controversially fired last month...

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Windies A Concede Series With Heavy Defeat

October 22, 2016 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_14820" align="alignright" width="300"] Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall claimed four for 87[/caption] DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (CMC) – A dramatic batting collapse ensured a series defeat for West Indies A as they plunged to 138-run loss on the last day of the third and final four-day “Test” against...

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NCB staff donates $2m in cash, supplies to storm-ravaged Haiti

October 22, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_14817" align="alignleft" width="300"] Director general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Major Clive Davis (left) receives a donation of cash and supplies from chief executive officer of National Commercial Bank Foundation Nadeen Matthews at the bank’s Atrium offices in Kingston on...

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