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Massive fire besieges Chile for third day; 15 dead, 500 hurt
VALPARAISO, Chile (AP) — Helicopters and airplanes dumped water on wildfires and the smouldering wreckage of hilltop neighbourhoods around Valparaiso for a third straight day Monday as sailors in riot gear stood ready to evacuate 700 more families whose homes could be lost if the winds shifted. Already 11,000 people were homeless as wildfires sent burning embers flying from hilltop…
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SURINAME-CRIME-Woman arrested for smuggling cocaine in private part
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Police Monday confirmed the arrested a 24-year-old woman after a “cocaine ball” had been found in her vagina as she was preparing to board a flight to Amsterdam. Police said the cocaine weighed 2, 317 grammesand was discovered after members of the Anti-Narcotics Brigade carried out the search on Sunday. The police said that the woman,…
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ST. VINCENT-CRIME-Police probe second murder within 48 hours
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Police are probing the second murder within a 48 hour period after the bullet riddled body of a 25-year-old man was found along the bank of a stream on Monday. Police said that the body of Roger Bramble was found in an area called “Quata” and that residents in the Brighton area had reported hearing…
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More large-scale marijuana cultivation discovered in Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas — Just two weeks after a $16.8 million discovery in Grand Bahama, police in The Bahamas uncovered another cultivated marijuana field in the same area on Thursday, when officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit, along with US counterparts acting on information, went to another undeveloped area in East Grand Bahama. Upon arrival at the location, they discovered a…
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New ferry for Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — An additional inter-island ferry will soon be available for passengers to travel back and forth between the sister isles of Trinidad and Tobago. The government is expected to invest at least $48 million annually to provide this newest service on board the MV Super-Fast Galicia. The service is expected to be a hefty $10 million…
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New therapy for advanced prostate cancer available in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division of the Trinidad Tobago Ministry of Health approved the introduction of Abiraterone Acetate to the country, the first-orally administered androgen synthesis inhibitor (testosterone) medication for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Clinical trials have demonstrated that this new therapeutic resource for the standard therapy of patients…
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HAITI-MEDIA-Media and political groups critical of CONATEL directive
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Political and media groups have criticised a decision by the National Council of Telecommunications (CONATEL) that it may take drastic actions against some media establishments “broadcasting systematically false information likely to disturb public order”. In a statement, CONATEL said it was reminding media houses that the government has the monopoly on telecommunication services and…
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