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Strong earthquake rattles parts of Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 30, CMC – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rattled parts of the eastern Caribbean on Saturday afternoon, with tremors felt in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. According to preliminary information from the Trinidad-based UWI Seismic Research Centre, the quake occurred at 5:27 p.m., with a recorded […]

Man on the run after allegedly stabbing two people in Melbourne

A man is on the run after allegedly crashing into a house and stabbing a woman, just hours after allegedly stabbing a man.

The man allegedly crashed a silver Honda CRV into a house in Dandenong North at around 10.15am, before getting out and allegedly stabbing a woman who lived in the property.

The man then fled on foot, while the woman was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Hours earlier, police believe the man was involved in a stabbing at Epping, this time allegedly attacking a male with a knife at around 7.30am.

The male in his 40s from Epping was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital with injuries to his upper body, according to Ambulance Victoria, but his injuries are not life-threatening.

Police believe both incidents were targeted, and that the alleged offender knew both of his victims.

The man on the run is, last seen dressed in a brown shirt and black pants.

If people spot him they are urged not to approach him, but to contact Triple Zero.

Guyana: Grassroots programme launched to identify cricketing talent

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 30, CMC – A nationwide programme called ‘Cricket in the Streets’ has been launched to identify young cricket talent in communities across Guyana and create pathways for their development. The initiative was officially launched on Friday by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and is a collaborative effort between government, E-Networks and the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super […]

British family sold everything to move to Perth. They left within months

Exclusive: Damien and Victoria Byron took a leap of faith when they packed their bags and moved from the United Kingdom to Australia with two young children.

The Manchester-born couple were in spontaneous pursuit of the great Australian dream, a familiar pilgrimage that dates back to the first voyage of "ten pound poms".

"We chose to literally sell every single thing we owned, apart from a couple of suitcases each," Damien told nine.com.au.

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Victoria and Damien Bryan

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A year on, the family can definitively say that moving to Australia for the second time was the right move.

They now have permanent residency and have the freedom to move back-and-forth whenever they please.

It's unlikely they will return to the UK though.

"We absolutely love it, and I've got no plans to move anywhere else, but when we moved the very first time to Perth, when we said, 'This is it forever', I think it added a lot of pressure," Victoria said.

"It's not a holiday, we're still figuring everything out. We're still always learning."

Damien said the initial feeling of "failure" has dissipated.

All members of the Byron family now have permanent residency and hope to become Australian citizens soon.

"It feels good now that we've managed to do it again and make it work, and everyone's here and happy," he said.