Officials at the University of Virginia confirmed Saturday night that a student taking part in the Semester at Sea program has died. Casey Schulman, a fourth-year foreign affairs major from Falls Church, was killed Saturday in a boating accident in…
LOS ANGELES — Larry Hagman, whose predatory oil baron J.R. Ewing on television’s long-running nighttime soap opera “Dallas” became a symbol for 1980s greed and coaxed forth a Texas-sized gusher of TV ratings, has died. He was 81. Hagman, who…
It with great sadness that The Cropper Foundation announces the passing of its co-founder and first President, Angela Cropper, in London on Monday 12th November 2012 after a protracted illness. She was ten days shy of her 67th birthday. Angela’s…
Police officers are mourning the death of 41-year-old Police Constable Garth Francis, who died in his native Dominica on Sunday. Commissioner of Police Michel Desilva states: “It is with great sadness that I report the untimely passing of our colleague…
ROSEAU, Dominica, November 8, 2012 – The Dominican-born former Roman Catholic Bishop in Ghana, Joseph Oliver Bowers, has died. He was 102 years old. Relatives said that Bishop Bowers, whose father was originally from Antigua, died on Monday. He was…
The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, leads Ontarians in mourning the death of Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor (1985–1991), the Honourable Lincoln Alexander. He is survived by his son, Keith, and second wife, Mrs. Marni Alexander. Biography When Lincoln Alexander…
American crooner and former TV host Andy Williams, known for classics like Moon River and The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, has died at his home in Branson, Mo. Williams, once dubbed “a national treasure” by former U.S. president…
(CNN) — Michael Clarke Duncan, nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the 1999 film “The Green Mile,” has died at age 54, according to a representative for his family. Duncan suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13…
Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who uttered one of history’s most famous proclamations when he became the first man to walk on the moon in 1969, died Saturday. Armstrong was commander of the Apollo 11 mission that made the first manned lunar…
Dominica’s Former Health Minister, John Fabien, has died after a long battle with cancer. Fabien, who became the Parliamentary Representative for the Grand Bay constituency following the death of Pierre Charles in 2004, died this afternoon at the Princess Magaret Hospital.…
The man who was associated with organizing Harlem related musical events, businessman Loftus Emmanuel has died. He passed away moments ago (Wednesday morning around 11am) at the Princess Margaret Hospital. A diabetic, 65-year-old Emmanuel is reported to have been hospitalized…
ST. GEORGE_ Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has expressed condolences to the Government and people of Dominica on the passing of that island’s Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and CARICOM, His Excellency Charles Maynard, who died this morning.…
