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Lauryn Hill's new baby boy
Lauryn Hillhas revealedRohan Marley- the father of five of her children - is not the daddy of her new baby boy.
The formerFugees singer, 36, who gave birth on Saturday, released a statement on her website to deny reports that her long-time on/off partner abandoned her while she waspregnant.
She described her relationship with Rohan,Bob Marley's son, as having a 'long and complex history' with 'long periods of separation over the years' - but pointedly referred to them have just five children together - not six.
Lawyers to seek bail for murder accused Patrick Powell today
The date for the bail hearing was set Monday morning, July 25, when Mr. Powell appeared in court.
Prosecutors told the court they have submitted some statements to the defence and they will serve additional material on Friday.
This after defence attorneys complained that they had not been served with all the material in the matter.
Mavado charged with assault
Dancehall artist Mavado will appear in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court in St. James on August 8 to answer the two charges which were laid against him.
The 30-year old artist, whose given name is David Brooks, was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property.
The charges are in connection with an incident on Friday evening, July 22.
Mavado is accused of assaulting a man and damaging his Toyota Camry motorcar, after an argument along the Belmont main road in St. James.
Integrity Commission clears T&T PM
The Integrity Commission has cleared Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of breaching the Integrity in Public Life Act.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, – The Integrity Commission has cleared Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of breaching the Integrity in Public Life Act when she stayed at the home of two friends whose family company won the bid for a multi-million-dollar government contract, after the 2010 general elections.
A complaint had been made to the Commission by the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) which questioned whether Persad-Bissessar staying at the home of Ralph and Maureen Gopaul had anything to do with the family’s trucking company winning a TT$40 million (US$6.3 million) contract from state-owned National Petroleum.
The Prime Minister announced at yesterday’s post-Cabinet press conference that the Integrity Commission had found that her hands were clean.
A complaint had been made to the Commission by the opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) which questioned whether Persad-Bissessar staying at the home of Ralph and Maureen Gopaul had anything to do with the family’s trucking company winning a TT$40 million (US$6.3 million) contract from state-owned National Petroleum.
The Prime Minister announced at yesterday’s post-Cabinet press conference that the Integrity Commission had found that her hands were clean.
Tourism looking to beat global recession
Tourism officials from the public and private sectors, led by a variety of experts, will tackle a number of critical issues including overcoming the hurdles to intra-regional travel.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, – Policymakers, executives and other practitioners in the tourism industry will explore ways to beat the global recession, when they meet in St. Martin in September for the first ever Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) State of the Industry Conference.
The CTO – which organises the conference in collaboration with the St. Martin Tourist Office – has announced that discussion on this issue will revolve around a theme that demonstrates the Caribbean’s determination to overcome the current challenges and to develop solutions to some of the most urgent issues facing the tourism industry in the Caribbean. The CTO has chosen as the conference theme ‘How to Win in a Competitive Environment’.
The CTO – which organises the conference in collaboration with the St. Martin Tourist Office – has announced that discussion on this issue will revolve around a theme that demonstrates the Caribbean’s determination to overcome the current challenges and to develop solutions to some of the most urgent issues facing the tourism industry in the Caribbean. The CTO has chosen as the conference theme ‘How to Win in a Competitive Environment’.
Telecoms companies in Antigua clash
A fight over mobile service disruption leads to a court injunction filed by Digicel against the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA).
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, – Digicel has won a High Court injunction to get the state-owned Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) to stop blocking calls from the telecoms provider’s customers.
The injunction granted yesterday compels APUA to “take all necessary steps to fully restore the interconnection links as between Digicel’s network and APUA’s network”, according to a statement from Digicel.
The company said the interconnection link was severed on Monday evening, causing widespread disruption to telecommunications services in Antigua and Barbuda. This resulted in Digicel customers being unable to connect to both LIME and APUA mobile customers as well as a disruption in connecting to APUA landlines, both residential and commercial.
The disruption has also affected inbound calls to the Digicel Network from all other providers, including inbound and outbound international calls.
The injunction granted yesterday compels APUA to “take all necessary steps to fully restore the interconnection links as between Digicel’s network and APUA’s network”, according to a statement from Digicel.
The company said the interconnection link was severed on Monday evening, causing widespread disruption to telecommunications services in Antigua and Barbuda. This resulted in Digicel customers being unable to connect to both LIME and APUA mobile customers as well as a disruption in connecting to APUA landlines, both residential and commercial.
The disruption has also affected inbound calls to the Digicel Network from all other providers, including inbound and outbound international calls.
St. Kitts & Nevis to introduce single-sex education
Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas expressed concern about what he termed a gender imbalance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), which has been traced to the primary schools.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, – St. Kitts and Nevis will introduce single-sex education for students from Grades Three to Six in primary schools come September.
Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas said it would begin at three of the larger primary schools in the country.
He expressed concern about what he termed a gender imbalance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), which has been traced to the primary schools.
“The number of females at this important institution now outnumbers the males by a ratio of more than two to one. This imbalance, clearly, is not one that magically emerges when our young people arrive at UWI. It is a trend that has been developing throughout the region over time. It is a trend that can be seen right there in the Federation and it is a trend, the signs of which are emerging early,” Dr. Douglas said.
Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas said it would begin at three of the larger primary schools in the country.
He expressed concern about what he termed a gender imbalance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), which has been traced to the primary schools.
“The number of females at this important institution now outnumbers the males by a ratio of more than two to one. This imbalance, clearly, is not one that magically emerges when our young people arrive at UWI. It is a trend that has been developing throughout the region over time. It is a trend that can be seen right there in the Federation and it is a trend, the signs of which are emerging early,” Dr. Douglas said.
Duo guilty of British honeymooners murder
The verdict came on the three-year anniversary of the shooting in Antigua that led to the deaths of Benjamin and Catherine Mullany.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, – Three years exactly to the date that British honeymooners Benjamin and Catherine Mullany were shot at a resort in Antigua, two men charged with their murders as well as the killing of a Jamaican shopkeeper were convicted of the crimes.
After more than 10 hours of deliberation that ended after 11 o’clock last night, Kaniel Martin, 23, and Avie Howell, 20, were found guilty of murdering the Mullanys in their cottage at Coco’s Resort, and Woneta Anderson two weeks later.
Justice Richard Floyd, who presided over the almost two-month trial, scheduled sentencing for September 26, by which time social inquiry reports and psychiatric reports on the two should be completed.
After more than 10 hours of deliberation that ended after 11 o’clock last night, Kaniel Martin, 23, and Avie Howell, 20, were found guilty of murdering the Mullanys in their cottage at Coco’s Resort, and Woneta Anderson two weeks later.
Justice Richard Floyd, who presided over the almost two-month trial, scheduled sentencing for September 26, by which time social inquiry reports and psychiatric reports on the two should be completed.
Tropical wave forms in the Western Atlantic
A large tropical wave and low pressure system east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles shows signs of organisation.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, - A large tropical wave accompanied by a well-defined low pressure system continues to show signs of organisation and the latest report from the National Hurricane Centre places the system about 1200 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles the National Hurricane Center said.
“Environmental conditions are conducive for gradual development over the next few days” as it moves west or west-northwestward at 15-20 miles per hour", the National Hurricane Centre said this morning in an advisory at 8:00 a.m. Barbados time.
“Environmental conditions are conducive for gradual development over the next few days” as it moves west or west-northwestward at 15-20 miles per hour", the National Hurricane Centre said this morning in an advisory at 8:00 a.m. Barbados time.
Elsewhere Tropical Storm Don continues to move west-northwest near 14MPH with maximum sustained winds near 50MPH. At 4am CDT the centre of Don was located near latitude 25.3N and longitude 93.6W
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