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World
Ebola outbreak threat to int'l peace and security: UN Security ...
Sept. 21, 2014UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution on Ebola, determining that the epidemic outbreak "constitutes a threat to international peace and security."
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World
Turkey's happy over release of hostages held by IS
Sept. 20, 2014ANKARA, Sept. 20 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A total of 49 hostages including 46 Turkish citizens and three Iraqi citizens held by Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Iraq were released and ...
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World
Sierra Leone starts three-day "stay at home" campaign to fight ...
Sept. 20, 2014FREETOWN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Sierra Leone started a three-day "stay at home" campaign to raise awareness about the Ebola virus that has killed close to 500 people in the ...
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Local
Hildreth Doctrove dies
Sept. 19, 2014DBS radio reported this morning that former police officer Hildreth Doctrove passed away yesterday. Or condolences to the family and friends of the late Deputy Chief of Police
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World
Scotland votes "No" to independence
Sept. 19, 2014EDINBURGH, Sept. 19 (Xinhua/Sun) -- In a historic referendum on the future status of Scotland, the "No" campaign won the vote on Friday to keep the territory within the United ...
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World
Votes counting starts for Scottish independence referendum
Sept. 18, 2014EDINBURGH, Sept. 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The votes counting for the Scottish independence referendum started immediately after the ballots closed on Thursday night.
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Cricket
WICB and WIPA sign new CBA and MOU to form ...
Sept. 18, 2014BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) signed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony ...
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World
Xi starts India visit in Modi's home state
Sept. 17, 2014AHMEDABAD, India, Sept. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Wednesday in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, starting his ...
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World
Campaigns intensify on eve of Scottish independence referendum
Sept. 17, 2014EDINBURGH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Driving a taxi across Edinburgh on Wednesday with his comedy puppets and a big Yes sign at the front screen of the vehicle, Kenny Shuffler ...
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Local
Police officers wait for Government to set date for salary ...
Sept. 16, 2014Jefferson Drigo, the President of the Police Welfare Association (PWA) says police officers are growing "fed up and frustrated" as they wait for salary negotiations to begin.
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Elections
Election date: How soon is soon
Sept. 16, 2014Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has promised that it will not be long before Dominicans are told of the election date; but that has not stopped the speculation
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Local
Augustine: Skerrit is wisest Dominican leader ever
Sept. 16, 2014Bishop Michael Bill Daniel was laid to rest in an official funeral at the People's Pentecostal Family Church in Goodwill on September 8, 2014.