CNW script April 3, 2017
It Monday April 3 and we are looking at some of the top stories across your Caribbean American community. Welcome… I’m……and you’re watching CNW90. Your coverage today is brought to you by Grace Soups, Spice up your kitchen today with Grace Soups. Genuine Caribbean taste enjoyed worldwide.
The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) has issued an advisory to its personnel in Barbados urging them to be safe, in the wake of “a number of recent robberies” on the island. UNDSS said it has received credible reports that a number of recent robberies are believed to be committed by a group of five armed men.It said the men are believed to be travelling in one vehicle, possibly a burgundy or red Kia, targeting both businesses and individuals.
Some 240 people, including 84 women and 62 children, were found in a mountain cave near Fonds Rouge Dahere on the outskirts of Jérémie, the capital of Haiti’s Grand’Anse region. They were discovered by an agricultural director with the South-Florida based charity Food For The Poor, and had been living in the cave ever since Hurricane Matthew hit the southern peninsula in October.
An investigation into a fire that has raged for one month at the New Providence landfill in Bahamas has revealed that the cause of the blaze was arson. A probe into the fire found that men who were trying to salvage copper from discarded waste lit the fire which got out of control. The fire started close to a battery factory.
And in sports.
West Indies registered their first win on home soil on the back of an impressive batting performance from Evin Lewis who scored to lead his team to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 International on Saturday at the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago. Evans struck five fours and nine sixes from just 51 balls, as the Windies successfully chased 138.
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Calabar High School and Edwin Allen successfully defended their ISSA Boys and Girls Championship titles at the National Stadium in Jamaica. In what is regarded as the most watched athletics event outside of the Olympics and World championships, Edwin Allen were runaway winners on the girls’ side but Calabar had to pull out all the stops to fend off perennial rivals and pre-season favorites Kingston College to hang on by just three points.
For Tomorrow’s weather forecast..
It will be partly cloudy in Miami-Dade, mostly sunny in Broward and partly cloudy with isolated showers in Palm Beach counties with a high of 90 and a low of 68. For more on these and other stories visit us at caribbeannationalweekly.com Make sure to pick your copy of Caribbean News weekly at your nearest Caribbean American outlet.
