Machel wins 7th Road March title

February 20, 2015 in Regional

Machel Montano has successfully defended his Road March title, placing first and second in the annual Carnival competition. Montano, who also won the Power Soca Monarch on Friday, placed first with his song Like a Boss, which played 390 times at judging points across the...

Businessman gets life for murder of 14-year-old girl

February 20, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3734" align="alignleft" width="300"] Campbell whose body was found in garbage bags near her school[/caption] SAVANNA-LA-MAR, West-moreland — Fashion designer and photo studio operator 37-year-old Cornelius Robinson, who pleaded guilty to the murder of 14-year-old schoolgirl Santoya Campbell, was sentenced to life when he appeared in...

CARICOM saddened by Haitian Carnival deaths

February 20, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_3707" align="alignleft" width="300"] Haiti’s President His Excellency Michel Martelly (c) leads tributes to the victims of the Carnival incident[/caption] CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended the Community’s condolences to families of the persons who lost their lives in the tragic accident during this week’s...

Browne seeks to halt LIAT move

February 19, 2015 in Regional

Days after LIAT announced plans to rebase two of its aircraft to Barbados and cut scores of jobs, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has intervened. Browne has written to Chairman of LIAT Shareholder Governments, Dr Ralph Gonsalves asking him to stay any further action on the decisions...

Caribbean flights forced to divert to Bermuda

February 19, 2015 in Regional

Three flights were diverted to Bermuda on Monday night after one suffered windscreen damage and the other two reported medical emergencies, authorities said. All three flights were en route from the Caribbean to North America. Just before 7 00 p.m. local time, air traffic controllers at the...