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…
January 2, 2013
Cuba lashes out against U.S. fines on foreign banks
The Cuban government has denounced what it called the “unjust and illegal” multi-million dollar fines the U.S. government slapped on two foreign banks for violating Washington’s sanctions on the island.The U.S. actions show that its “ferocious…
January 2, 2013
Venezuela’s Chavez ‘conscious’ says VP Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is conscious but in a "delicate and complex situation" after a cancer operation in Cuba, his deputy says. Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said he had seen the president twice in the past two days. The 58-year-old…