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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Over 100 children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS will benefit from psychological, educational and social support under a J$8 million (US$70,000) grant assistance programme. The grant is being provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with World Learning, and will support a four-month initiative that will […]
Seven bodies have been found in a mass grave on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, say officials. Venezuelan troops found the corpses of six men and one woman in Tachira state on Monday, only 4km (2.5 miles) from the border with Colombia. How they died is not yet known but reports say that the […]
(BBC) Passenger ferries could be set to run between Florida and Cuba for the first time in more than 50 years after the US government approved new services. Services between the two countries stopped when the US imposed a trade embargo on Cuba in 1960. But Washington announced the restoration of diplomatic ties in December […]
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday she will not be “jumbied” into calling an election date. Instead, Persad-Bissessar said her Government will be moving another motion of censure against Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley to have him suspended from the Parliament for the controversial “emailgate” issue. The Prime Minister walked with three files […]
(BBC) A Venezuelan woman has had her wish for a flat granted by President Nicolas Maduro after she made her point by hitting him on the head with a mango. Marleny Olivo threw the fruit at the president while he was driving a bus through the central state of Aragua. It had a message on […]
The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile has erupted twice in the space of a few hours – having lain dormant for decades. Footage from the area shows a huge column of lava and ash being sent several kilometres into the air. The authorities have declared a red alert and evacuated more than 4,000 people within […]
Pope Francis will travel to Cuba in September ahead of his visit to the US, the Vatican has announced. In a statement, it said the Pope would be in Cuba on “the invitation from the civil authorities and bishops of Cuba”. The pontiff is credited with helping bring about last December’s diplomatic thaw after the […]
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (TE) – Trini males who habitually drive with a beer in one hand and their other hand on the wheel will face a hefty $5,000 fine and six months jail, once the new Motor Vehicle Bill becomes law. Once you break that cork, you are breaking the law. The bill, which was debated […]
US Drug Enforcement Administration director Michele Leonhart is to step down following allegations that agents attended sex parties funded by cartels. Her retirement was announced by Attorney General Eric Holder. The move follows a justice department report last month alleging that drug agents attended parties with prostitutes, some funded by local drug cartels, in a […]
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Three persons were shot one fatally in the Braeton area of Portmore, St Catherine early Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Businessman Jamey Ridley of a Kingston 8 address. OBSERVER ONLINE understands that the incident occurred at a fish fry about 1:30 am, where patrons were gathered when […]
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