Haitians convicted for holding teen as slave
MIAMI (CMC): A United States federal jury has convicted a Haitian mother and her daughter on charges of forcing a teenage Haitian girl to work as a slave. The 12-member mixed jury deliberated for nearly six hours before bringing a guilty verdict against...
State funeral for former Antigua gov't leader
ST JOHNS, Antigua (CMC): The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will accord a State funeral to the island's second premier, Sir George Walter, who died on Tuesday. Sir George, 79, died of a heart attack at the Holberton Hospital after being hospitalised for a week....
Caribbean ministers meet ahead of summit
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC): Trade and economic ministers from the region yesterday began a special meeting here discussing measures to deal with the rising cost of living in the Caribbean. CARICOM officials say the meeting "is expected to make a determination regarding ...
Killers escape death penalty
LONDON (CMC): Three Caribbean nationals have been spared the hangman's noose, at least for the time being, after the London-based Privy Council ruled that their death sentence should not be carried out. Trinidadian Lester Pitman's appeal to the Privy Council...
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