BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados government Tuesday said that the state funeral of National Hero and former West Indies cricket captain, Sir Garfield Sobers, will take place on July 29, at the Kensington Oval. The cricket legend died last  Friday at the age of 89. “The State Funeral for the Right Excellence, Sir Garry Sobers, is going to be held at Kensington at 10:00 am on July 29th. This...

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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Kaylee Hottle, an 18-year-old actress who appeared in two Godzilla films, died early Tuesday in a car accident in the US state of Maryland, police said. Hottle and another passenger were in a 1995 Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old man when it veered off a two-lane highway and struck a culvert, according to Frederick County Sheriff's Office. "Excessive speed is believed to be a contributing factor...

FLORIDA, United States (AFP) — Tropical Storm Bertha spread across northwestern Florida Tuesday, where it was predicted to bring coastal flooding and heavy rainfall, the National Hurricane Center said. The second named storm of the Atlantic season was about 90 miles (145 kilometres) southwest of Panama City, Florida, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph as it turned westward. Bertha was expected to begin weakening by Wednesday. Tropical storm warnings...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana(AFP)—At least 41 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana over the weekend, the government said Tuesday. The MV Barima flipped over on Saturday night as it traveled from the capital Georgetown to Guyana's inland Essequibo region. The previous death toll had stood at 27.

KINGTON, Jamaica — A passenger who earlier on Monday experienced breathing difficulties while travelling on a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus which traverses the Mandeville to Kingston route has died and the state-owned company has extended condolences to the victim’s family. JUTC in a statement said the passenger experienced a medical emergency while travelling aboard Route 512. It said that during the journey, a passenger alerted the driver that...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—At least three people in Venezuela died after contracting hantavirus, the health ministry said Tuesday, as it ruled out human-to-human transmission of the rare disease. There is no specific treatment for the respiratory virus that is typically spread by rodents and far less commonly between people. Three people with a "confirmed hantavirus diagnosis" died in the northeastern state of Anzoategui, Venezuela's health ministry stated, adding that "there is...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States is set to impose new tariffs that could hit dozens of countries soon, trade envoy Jamieson Greer signaled Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's temporary global levies due to expire this week. The Trump administration has prepared fresh tariffs targeting 60 trading partners over their alleged failures to act against forced labor, as officials push to rebuild the US leader's trade agenda after legal setbacks....

WASHINGTON,United States (CMC) — A new report has found that despite progress in laws, policies and programmes aimed at advancing the rights of persons with disabilities across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), many continue to face barriers to accessing health services and emergency care on an equal basis. The new report has been released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was far from finished with Iran and warned the next US military target could be an underground nuclear complex known as Pickaxe Mountain. Pickaxe Mountain is a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz where Western intelligence suspects Iran is building an undeclared enrichment facility. "We'll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily," Trump said, adding that he...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has removed several illegal billboards and signs across the Corporate Area, including one erected at the entrance to the Jamaica Society for the Blind on Hope Road that officials say posed a danger to visually impaired pedestrians. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Hill condemned the placement of the billboard, describing it as both unlawful and insensitive. “This is an...