Jamaica Gleaner Caribbean
Published: Monday Wednesday | May 27, 2009
Spencer adamant about Mount Obama
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): The Baldwin Spencer administration is pushing ahead with plans to rename Antigua's highest peak - Boggy Peak - after United States President Barack Obama.The August 4 renaming ceremony coincides with Obama's 48th birthday... Read More...
Cuban patients with H1N1 influenza discharged
HAVANA, CUBA (CMC): Cuba says four patients recently treated for H1N1 influenza have been discharged from hospital.The daily Granma newspaper reported on Monday that the 14-month baby from Toronto, Canada, reported as the fourth case, was released from... Read More...
Hundreds participate in anti-government protest
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC)Hundreds of public-sector workers took to the streets here yesterday in a peaceful protest march aimed at forcing the government's hand on the matter of a promised 7.5 per cent wage increase, amounting to EC$20.5 million (US$7.6... Read More...