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Cubans prepare to turn the page on Castro era
(AFP) - Cuban President Raul Castro steps down Thursday, passing the baton to a new generation in a transition that brings to a close the Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power. "We have come a long way... so that our children, those of the...
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Britain apologises for 'appalling' treatment of 'Windrush generation' migrants
(Reuters) - Interior minister Amber Rudd apologised on Monday to thousands of British residents who arrived from the Caribbean decades ago and are now being denied basic rights after being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants. Prime...
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T&T: Charged with raping 12-year-old, molesting sister
Trinidad Express:- A 56-year-old man charged with raping a 12-year-old girl and molesting her 13-year-old sister, has been committed to stand trial in the High Court. Hubert Mannette was granted $200,000 bail after being committed by Port of...
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T&T: Three cops in court for kidnap, imprisonment, assault
Trinidad Express:- THREE police officers made an appearance before a Port of Spain Magistrate on Monday accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment and assault. In addition to the criminal offences, the officers are also facing charges of...
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Jamaican sprinters leave Gold Coast without gold medals
(AP) — Kingston, we have a problem. A Jamaican track team featuring the world's fastest active sprinter and the women's Olympic 100- and 200-meter champion didn't win a gold medal in the sprints at the Commonwealth Games. After Yohan Blake...
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Guatemalans OK effort to end territorial dispute with Belize
(AP) — Guatemalans have moved a step closer to resolving a longstanding territorial dispute with neighboring Belize, voting to send the issue to the International Court of Justice. Vote counts show that a plebiscite on the question passed...
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Raul Castro leaves Cuba with new freedoms, deep problems
(AP) — In 2008 Raul Castro took over a country where most people couldn't own computers or cellphones, leave without permission, run most types of private businesses or enter resort hotels. Castro set about re-engineering the system he had...
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Guyana: Search on for top cop
Guyana Chronicle:- EIGHT assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) were last week interviewed and wrote an assessment test as President David Granger commences the search for a substantive commissioner of police, as well as four deputy...
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