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Daily Archives: Oct 5, 2017

Agricultural officials focus on building resilience in the regional sector

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct. 5, CMC -Agricultural officials who have been meeting here, will put forward recommendations concerning building resilience of Caribbean agriculture to natural disasters.

Hundreds of Dominicans in queues to buy food or leave the island

ROSEAU, Dominica, Oct. 5 (CMC) – Almost three weeks after Hurricane Maria decimated their island, Dominicans were on Thursday queuing for hours for an opportunity to buy food or board a vessel leaving the island.

Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs apologizes for blunder

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 5, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Lisa Hanna has apologised for a blunder which resulted in her expressing condolences for the death of St Lucia’s Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS) Anton Edmunds.

Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal: official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that he will decertify the landmark international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, a senior administration official said on Thursday, in a step that could lead to renewed U.S. sanctions against Tehran.

Suspected suicide in Golden Grove

The police are investigating a suspected suicide in Golden Grove. A 21 year old male was found dead in his home some time early this morning. OBSERVER media will provide more details as information comes to hand.

BREAKING NEWS: Suspects killed in shootout with police identified

**UPDATED WITH PHOTO** The police say the two men who engaged them in a shootout on Vema Lane in Lightfoot East this morning are known...

JURIST Project launches model sexual offence guidelines

A project has been launched to improve the way sexual offence cases are tackled in the region.

Teen stabbed in classroom brawl

A 15-year-old Jennings Secondary School student who was stabbed in the face in class yesterday was rushed to the hospital, while his alleged 14-year-old attacker was arrested by police shortly after the incident.

Son of missing woman has one wish for Christmas

In May of this year, Jayden Ricketts had high hopes of delivering a Mother’s Day card he made at school for his mother, Vincia James, who has been missing since April 7. Now, nearly six months on, the seven-year-old boy’s only wish for Christmas is to be wrapped up in his mother’s loving arms.

Editorial: Today is World Teachers’ Day!

Many of you may not know that such a day exists but it does, and we figured that with all the talk of education in recent times, we would take a moment to recognise the special day set aside for teachers from around the world.
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