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Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19 and is quarantining
Donald Trump Jr, the president’s eldest son, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, Bloomberg News first reported on Friday evening. A spokesman for Trump Jr. told Fox News and Bloomberg that the president’s son is asymptomatic and has been isolating since he received his positive test. “Don tested positive at the start of the…
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WANTED: Elijah Ofari Lewis, David O’Brien Fallen, and Mathew Ricordo Edwards
Police have issued a ‘Wanted Bulletin’ for the immediate arrest of Elijah Ofari Lewis, David O’Brien Fallen, and Mathew Ricordo Edwards all of Cashew Hill. All three men are wanted in connection with allegations of Aggravated Robbery and other criminal offences. They are believed to be armed and are therefore considered dangerous. Anyone with information…
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Project Implementation Management Unit embarks on public education campaign
The Project Implementation Management Unit (PIMU) is initiating a Public Education Campaign regarding island wide roadwork and new traffic management procedures with the installation of roundabouts and new road markings on Sir George Walter Highway and Friars Hill Road. Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Works Clarence Pilgrim said: “The Ministry of Works recognizes the…
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King sentencing rescheduled to next February, reportedly for further provision of evidence against local defendants
The sentencing of Leroy King will not take place next Monday, November 23, after all, but has been rescheduled to February 24, 2021. The matter is now down to take place at 1:30 p.m. on that date before United States District Judge David Hittner. According to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the…
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FIFA bans Haitian soccer president for life for sexual abuse
Haitian soccer federation president Yves Jean-Bart was banned from the sport for life on Friday following accusations of systematic sexual abuse of female players. The FIFA ethics committee found Jean-Bart guilty of “having abused his position and sexually harassed and abused various female players, including minors”. He was also fined one million Swiss francs (US$1.1…
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Mussington remanded to prison for alleged murder of Jamaican Simone Whyte
Antigua Breaking News (ABN) — Murder accused Shawn Mussington made his first appearance in the St. John’s Magistrates Court today. Mussington was charged with murder for allegedly killing Simone Whyte on November 14. The defendant was recently released from hospital after apparently sustaining injuries in connection with the incident in which the Jamaican mother-of-three was…
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Corpses slide out of hearse in Trinidad
Motorists were faced with what appeared to be bodies in the middle of the Eastern Main Road in Arima this morning. Vehicles slowed down as drivers and passengers in maxi taxis and cars passed alongside objects wrapped in white sheets. In a voice note circulating on social media a man described the incident as “TV…
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Police appeal to public to desist from circulating graphic photographs, videos of crime scenes on social media
The police are appealing to residents to seek professional assistance, and avoid violent and confrontational ways to settle family disputes. The police are further making an appeal to members of the public to be more empathetic and sensitive towards families who have lost relatives through tragic circumstances, and to desist from circulating graphic photographs and…
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More than 500 homes affected by the flood
Approximately 500 homes were affected by flooding last week that was caused by torrential rainfall over two days. This is more than double the figure that was identified in a preliminary assessment of the damage caused that was submitted to Cabinet last Friday by Director of the National Office of Disaster Services, Philmore Mullin. At…
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Dominica seeks death penalty following guilty verdict in the Rodman Lewis murder trial
Following a guilty verdict handed down by a five-man, four-woman jury, the Prosecution has given notice to the court that it will be seeking the death penalty for Rodman Moses Lewis. Lewis, who pleaded not guilty to the crime, was today convicted of the 3 November, 2015, murder of his ex-girlfriend and child’s mother, Tricia…
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China providing one billion dollars in loans for purchasing COVID vaccines
Cabinet Notes: The Cabinet articulated a clear vaccination policy in light of the announcements that two US pharmaceutical firms have announced the successful trials of the Covid-19 vaccine. China, Russia and Cuba have also announced successes. China has set aside more than US$1 billion dollars for loans to Latin American and Caribbean countries that can…