Daily Archives: Jan 10, 2018

TEGUCIGALPA, Jan. 10, CMC –  A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean region between the coast of Honduras and the Cayman Islands late Tuesday – one of the strongest quakes to hit the region in recent times.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 10, CMC – The Ministry of Agriculture says it will start sensitising and training farmers to manage the Frosty Pod Rot (FPR) cocoa disease.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan. 10, CMC – The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) says it will be prioritising safety regulations this year as it strives to achieve a higher level of compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - European powers will reaffirm on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Donald Trump has rejected, EU diplomats said, on the eve of a deadline for the U.S. president to decide whether to reimpose oil sanctions lifted under the agreement.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told Moon Jae-in, the leader of South Korea, that the United States is open to talks with North Korea “at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances,” the White House said on Wednesday.

Police are carrying out investigations into the discovery of skeletal remains that were found in the Cades Bay Area, late Sunday afternoon.

Two employees of the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) are due in court today, after being charged Tuesday with the theft of thousands of dollars-worth of relief supplies from the agency.

One of the two men who were rushed to hospital following Monday’s head on collision in Jolly Hill, on Valley Road, was treated and released from hospital.

Given the global push to decriminalise marijuana, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, is saying that CARICOM countries should consider doing the same, looking at the laws of developed countries to customise them to suit the Caribbean environment.

A free concert for no reason!?!  Yippeee!  But it seems suspicious.  Why a “One Nation Concert” now?  No fundraising.  No overarching message and no ...  wait a minute!  Could this be when we hear the date for the rumoured “thief in the night” election?  Is this another sign?