June 19, 2013
Jamaica to join region in banning smoking in public places
Jamaica intends on joining its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners in banning smoking in public areas and the workplace. So far the legislation exists in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname and Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson, says he…
June 14, 2013
New indictment details charges against former Cayman Premier
A new indictment filed in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in relation to the criminal charges against former premier McKeeva Bush reveals that he faces 11 allegations of unlawfully using a government issued credit card in casinos in Las Vegas,…
June 14, 2013
AG steps aside in Trinidad
Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has temporarily relinquished his responsibilities for the Central Authority, paving the way for the police investigating the e-mail matter to seek foreign assistance if they need it. Sources said yesterday that…
June 14, 2013
$12m in ganja seized in Toco and Tobago
Police seized more than $12 million worth of high-grade marijuana during two separate drug interdiction exercises in Tobago and Toco between Tuesday afternoon and yesterday. Twenty-nine kilos of marijuana were seized in Toco on Tuesday and another…
June 13, 2013
House Suspends Debate on Revenue Administration Act in Jamaica
Debate on the Revenue Administration (Amendment) Act in Jamaica has been suspended until June 18, to allow for further deliberations on the proposals contained in the Act. The move came after the Opposition raised concern about some of the…
June 13, 2013
Three Shot at Port of Spain General Hospital
Police scrambled to the Port of Spain General Hospital Thursday afternoon after three persons, among them a nurse, were shot.Initial reports are that at around 2 p.m, the nurse was walking past thefood court located on the hospital compound, when…
June 9, 2013
Two guards are killed and nine inmates escape in Mexico jailbreak
At least two guards have been killed and nine prisoners have escaped during a jailbreak in southern Mexico, officials say. A prison warden and a prisoner were also injured when a group of men stormed the prison and opened fire. The attack happened…
June 9, 2013
No digital proof needed to investigate emails, say Trinidad police
Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams said opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley does not necessarily need to provide digital proof in relation to the emails he presented in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament last month, purporting to show that…
June 9, 2013
New government installed in Curacao
A new government was installed in Curacao on Friday, when Governor Adel van der Pluijm-Vrede swore in ten new ministers who will serve the rest of the coalition’s four year term.As anticipated, Ivar Asjes is Curacao’s new prime minister. Asjes is…
June 9, 2013
TWINS DIE IN CRASH
Twin sisters Khadijah and Khertima Taylor were among three persons killed in a car crash on Sunday. The 18-year-old sisters and four friends were returning home from a nightclub in San Fernando. Police said the driver, Anthony Balkissoon, was…