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BARBADOS -- Two men are lucky to be alive after the car they were travelling in was severely damaged in an accident on Friday (April 10) afternoon. Otis Bute, 34, of Gemswick, St Philip was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by ambulance for medical attention after complaining of pains to his right elbow and forehead. He apparently lost control of his vehicle along...

SAINT VINCENT -- Three Vincentians accused of drug crimes are spending the long Easter weekend on remand at HMP Dodds. Jomo Jalon Jack, 30; Allison Agustus Blugh, 31; and Kevin David Christopher Joe, 28, were denied bail when they appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court yesterday on charges of possession, possession with intent to supply, trafficking and importation. They are expected...

BVI -- Three persons including a baby were taken to hospital tonight (April 11) after a vehicle in which they were travelling crashed and reportedly caught fire. Their respective medical conditions are yet to be ascertained. The accident took place some time after 10 along a section of the Brandywine Bay main road on Tortola. One person on the scene told BVI...

PARAMARIBO — Management of the Corps Police Suriname KPS have reported that both Surinamese policemen that were involved in a scuffle at the Guyana embassy last week have been suspended. The fracas on Wednesday April 1 had left Guyana’s embassy with a torn shirt, prompting Guyana authorities to demand an explanation from Suriname. KPS said a thorough investigation of the incident...

PARAMARIBO — Two men aged 79 and 70 have been arrested in the Netherlands this week in connection with the find of 165 kilograms of cocaine that had been shipped from Suriname to Rotterdam. Customs officers had discovered the coke on March 30 in the Rotterdam harbor. The drugs were hidden inside in a container shipment of soft drinks. Police...

PARAMARIBO — A 16-year-old boy from Jamaica was refused passage through Suriname this morning, when immigration's officers suspected that he was traveling to join terrorist organization ISIS in Turkey. Police said in a press release that the teenager arrived at the Johan Adolf Pengel Airport on a flight from Jamaica, intending to transit to the Netherlands, from where he would travel to his...

SABOR LATINO WINNERS !!! Congratulations to the 28 Winners from the TANK STICK & WIN Promotion with Texaco! All winners will receive a free ticket to the Sabor Latino III show on the 28th of April at the Festival Village. And the Winners are: Tyrone Brown Regina Janga Gregorio Galvez Torres Jose Dollison Anthony Richardson Norman Richardson Arnold Vlaun Angela Clarke Gayrinoushka Soleana Sheldon Palm Melinda Serastis Wilma Aventurin Juanita Willams Gromyko Wilson Tamisha David Elvis Montilla Laura...

Two more cruise ships have earned perfect 100 scores in surprise U.S. Public Health inspections. Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Triumph got the top score after an inspection at its homeport in Galveston, the company announced. SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream I also earned a 100 mark in late March, according to the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) operated by the Centers for Disease...

After a family was poisoned by pesticides at the U.S. Virgin Islands resort of Sirenusa in late March, government officials are looking for other vacationers the the Caribbean islands who may have been exposed to the same substance, CNN reported. Authorities revealed to CNN that there is evidence the toxic methyl bromide pesticide was used improperly more than once across the...

BELVEDERE, Sint Maarten -- Results of the annual SMSEF Interscholastic Soccer Tournament, April 11, 2015 at Johan Cruijff Court in Belvedere Game 1: Category 11+U Leonald Connor vs Learning Unlimited Goal Machines: result 3 – 9 (at halftime 0 - 4) Goal scorers L.U. Goal Machines: Oliver Hobgood with 5 goals and 1 assist, Jan Lucas van der Plas with 2 goals. Noah Ledee...