January 8, 2013
BVI offering reward for capture of Dominican murder suspect
The British Virgin Islands is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Dominican Republic national Alberto Rosa De La Rosa, Domin who is suspected of the murder of Riky Dennis Bautista Familia.Bautista (also a…
January 8, 2013
Venezuela calls pro-Chavez rally on inauguration day
Venezuela's authorities have urged President Chavez's supporters to join a major rally on Thursday, when he is due to be sworn in for a fourth term. Mr Chavez, in hospital in Cuba after cancer surgery, is unlikely to attend. But Venezuelan National…
January 8, 2013
‘PNM will not be bullied into supporting bill’
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley has said that while the PNM is 100 per cent in support of more autonomy for Tobago, it will not be bullied into voting for the Tobago Bill unless the people are consulted on the provisions contained in it. Rowley…
January 8, 2013
Honduras police seize $50,000 gold-plated AK-47 rifle
The authorities in Honduras have seized a gold-plated, jewel-encrusted AK-47 assault rifle, complete with two silver magazines. The gun, estimated to be worth more than $50,000 (£30,000), is believed to belong to drug traffickers. Following a…
January 8, 2013
Cat ‘arrested’ for break-in at Brazilian prison
A cat has been detained in the grounds of a jail in Brazil with contraband goods for prisoners strapped to its body with tape. The white cat was apprehended crossing the main prison gate. The incident took place at a jail in Arapiraca city, 250km…
January 4, 2013
St.Vincent: baby found dead
In news just coming to hand, police in St.Vincent will now have to search for clues as to who left a baby wrapped in a blanket and placed in a plastic bag on the streets of Kingstown.Reports are that the discovery was made a short while ago in the…
January 4, 2013
Antiguan ex-cops get bail on money laundering charges
The ex-police officers facing 15 money-laundering and drug trafficking offences linked to a double murder in Cedar Valley are out on bail. Arleigh Byer and Cosbert Sergeant spent Christmas with their families after meeting their bail conditions on…
January 4, 2013
Jamaica authorities smash multi million dollar fraud ring
Detectives from the Organized Crime Investigation Division (OCID) have smashed a major fraud ring that fleeced J$85 million (US$920 thousand) from a prominent financial institution in western Jamaica. The police report that Rohan Ennis, a…
January 4, 2013
Haiti embraces leadership of CARICOM
Incoming chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Michel Martelly, president of Haiti, has called on member states to consolidate efforts in order to achieve the “necessary structural changes to increase the well-being of our peoples.” In a…
January 4, 2013
Cohorts in money laundering scam including a Bermuda national jailed
A Montana judge has jailed two California residents for their roles in a Ponzi scheme involving Bermudian Andre Curtis, once the election campaign manager for former Premier Dr Ewart Brown. According to local media reports, Shanna Raymond of…