January 2018

Days After ‘Shithole’ Controversy, Trump Administration Bans Haiti From Applying for Low-Skilled Work Visa

January 18, 2018 in Regional

Following reports that President Donald Trump referred to several countries, including Haiti, as "shitholes" (reports the president partially denied), on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has now barred people from the Caribbean country from applying for low-skilled working visas. DHS said in a regulatory...

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Hornets-Wiz scuffle ends in two ejections, Dwight doing the Sam Cassell dance

January 18, 2018 in Sports

These are angry times in the National Basketball Association. We’ve got players and referees at one another’s throats. Dudes are getting suspended for postgame raids of opposing locker rooms. Everybody hates Austin Rivers. And now, yet again, we’ve got players squabbling, getting physical and generally...

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Four Missing, Two Bodies Recovered After Plane Crash in The Bahamas

January 18, 2018 in Regional

Two bodies have been recovered and four other people are feared dead after a small plane in which they were travelling went missing after takeoff from the airport on the Bahamian island of Andros this morning. Three men, two women and a teenage girl were on...

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New Traffic Lights get a “try out”on Wednesday morning

January 18, 2018 in National

The traffic lights on the Bay road, at the junction of Fort Street and Cayon Street, and on Bakers corner were given a try out today under the supervision of Inspector Carl Caines of the Traffic Depàrtment. A curious crowd gathered at each venue to observe...

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19-year-old Cleon Browne is murder victim #1

January 18, 2018 in National

A 19-year-old youth in Nevis became the Federation’s first murder victim on Wednesday. Cleon Browne was gunned down in a hail of bullets as he walked along the road in Rawlins Village, Gingerland, Nevis close to midday. Police said the Gingerland Police Station received a report of...

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