Author: Clivette

Rihanna and Nicki Minaj among 2015 YouTube Music Award winners

March 06, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4058" align="alignleft" width="300"] Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna and Trinidad-born rap queen Nicki Minaj (Credit: Atlanta Black Star)[/caption] CALIFORNIA, United States, Wednesday March 4, 2015 – Barbados’ pop princess Rihanna and Trinidad-born rap queen Nicki Minaj did the Caribbean proud when they were named among the...

Suriname abolishes death penalty

March 06, 2015 in Regional

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (CMC) – The National Assembly has approved legislation formally abolishing the death penalty in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country. But the legislators raised the highest prison term limits from 30 to 50 years in what is seen as a compromise to amending the...

Lovell supports LIAT job cuts

March 06, 2015 in Regional

Deputy Leader of the Opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) Harold Lovell said government needs to provide other jobs for LIAT workers who might be severed if the airline’s Board gets its way. The former tourism and civil aviation minister said this could be done through creating...

One Injured in Bird Rock Shooting Incident

March 06, 2015 in National

Police are investigating a shooting incident in Bird Rock that has left one man hospitalised. According to Public Relations Officer for the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Inspector Lyndon David, just after midnight on Thursday, the victim was in a vehicle when he was...