KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reggae legend Bob Marley is listed at fifth among the highest-earning dead celebrities by Forbes magazine. Marley, who died of cancer at age 36 in 1981, is said to have earned US$20 million year-to-date for his fifth place. The list is topped by King...
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama (AP) -- A small plane that crashed on approach to the island of Grand Bahama killed all 9 people on board, including a prominent Christian minister and his wife, the government of the Bahamas said. The Lear 36 Executive Jet had taken off...
ROSEAU – Dominicans go to the polls to elect a new government on December 8, with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit appealing to voters to ensure that his Dominica Labour Party (DLP) is returned to power to continue the socio-economic development of the island. The DLP will...
OTTAWA, Canada (CMC) – Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually. The bank said it would close down 35 of its 200 branches...
The prison officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity, recounted to OBSERVER media a tale of sex and drugs at a prison controlled by powerful gang-leader inmates and condoned by corrupt senior prison officers. “There are a few officers who should not be in the prison...