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UNITED STATES-CRIME-Toddler killed by bullet intended for Trinidad-born father
NEW YORK, CMC – Police were searching for gunmen who killed a one-year-old boy with a bullet intended for his Trinidadian-born father. Police said Antiq Hennis was in his stroller, inches from his Trinidadian parents, when he was shot in the head. The incident occurred a few meters from the family’s home in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. Police said…
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UNITED STATES-MIGRATION – US Coast Guard continues to repatriate Cuban migrants
MIAMI, CMC – Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island have repatriated 23 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, in the latest repatriation efforts. In a release on Friday, the US Coast Guard said the repatriation was a result of three migrant interdiction cases. It said Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Florida, said two weeks ago,…
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Britain says no to Syria intervention…as U.S. considers actions
LONDON/BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Britain will not join any military action against Syria after a stunning parliamentary defeat yesterday of a government motion on the issue, dealing a setback to U.S.-led efforts to punish Damascus over the use of chemical weapons against civilians. Following a 285-272 vote against a motion by British Prime Minister David Cameron to authorise a military response…
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CARIBBEAN-SECURITY- PortMiami to cooperate with Caribbean on security issues
MIAMI, CMC – The United States’ Department of State has signed a partnership agreement with PortMiami aimed at helping to enhance port security in the Caribbean. As enforcement pressures increase against drug traffickers in Mexico and Central America, William R. Brownfield, assistant Secretary of State for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, said on Wednesday that it is logical that…
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U.S. scientist operates colleague’s brain from across campus
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Scientists said yesterday they have achieved the first human-to-human mind meld, with one researcher sending a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motion of a colleague sitting across the Seattle campus of the University of Washington. The feat is less a conceptual advance than another step in the years-long progress that researchers have…
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Guyana/Venezuela relations based on friendship and cooperation- Foreign Minister
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle – THE relationship between Guyana and Venezuela continues to grow from strength to strength and the upcoming state visit of that nation’s president is an indication of this, Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said yesterday, as preparations continue for a one-day state visit by his Excellency, Nicolas Maduro. The current Venezuelan Head of State has had a…
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UNITED STATES-CRIME- Prominent Vincentian lawyer contemplating lawsuit against New York police
NEW YORK, CMC – A prominent St. Vincent and the Grenadines lawyer and former senator says he plans to take legal action against the New York Police Department (NYPD) following his arrest in the United States over the weekend. Ronald Marks told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that he was arrested late Sunday night in Brooklyn while viewing netball matches…
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UNITED STATES-COURT-Caribbean American congresswoman welcomes court ruling
NEW YORK, CMC – Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Tuesday welcomed a United States federal court ruling against the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) policy of stop-and-frisk against Caribbean immigrants, blacks and other minorities. In a ruling in Manhattan Federal District Court on Monday, Judge Shira Scheindlin said the policy was unconstitutional, appointing a monitor to reform the practice.…
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UNITED STATES-COURT-More support for court ruling outlawing NYPD stop and frisk tactics
NEW YORK, CMC – A Grenadian American legislator has added his voice to a United States federal court ruling against the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) stop-and-frisk tactics, saying the ruling is not a cause for celebration but a “new chapter” in America’s civil rights movement. “It was a victory for the thousands of men and women of color in…
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Fidel Castro’s role in Cuba is chiefly offstage as he turns 87
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Fidel Castro turns 87 today, largely out of sight but not out of mind, as Cuba struggles to move on from his half-century rule and as many of his policies are reconsidered under the leadership of his younger brother Raul. The birthday of one of Latin America’s most iconic revolutionary figures has been a low key celebration…
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