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Pistorius found not guilty of murder

September 11, 2014 in International

PRETORIA, (AFP) -- "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius was found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp Thursday, a shock decision that left the South African celebrity athlete sobbing with emotion in the dock. "The state clearly has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused...

Team Unity MP’s Appeal Boundaries Judgement

September 10, 2014 in National

Team Unity politicians have appealed part of the recent judgment issued by Justice Darshan Ramdhani on the quest ion of bias by Chairman of the Boundaries Commission Peter Jenkins. After claiming victory and welcoming judgment which declared the report null and void, and to which...

New LIAT service to Haiti

September 10, 2014 in Regional

STJOHN’S Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT, Tuesday announced the launch of its inaugural service to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country, Haiti as part of a major initiative to restructure its commercial activities to improve the performance of the cash-strapped airline. LIAT said...

Marijuana tourism to take spotlight at CTO conference

September 10, 2014 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The deputy chief executive officer of Jamaica's first medical marijuana company, Richard Kildare, will lead a debate on the notion or reality of marijuana tourism during the Caribbean Tourism Organisation's (CTO) State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) later this month. The September...