March 13, 2012
OAS assistant secretary general calls for accelerated measures to address cyber-security
The OAS assistant secretary general, Albert Ramdin, has called on the countries of the hemisphere to accelerate efforts to address threats to cyber-security, while emphasizing the importance of doing so while respecting citizens’ rights and civil…
March 12, 2012
CARICOM: Security strain
CARICOM governments seem to be in a bind over what to do with their Implementation Agency for Crime And Security (IMPACS). The security agency was set up for the ICC Cricket World Cup which was held in 2007, but it is still in existence and is…
March 12, 2012
Haitian director of tourism optimistic about tourism sector
A Haitian tourism official has expressed optimism about his island’s tourism sector in the after math of the 2010 earthquake which caused severe devastation to the island. Director General of Tourism in Haiti, Daniel Fouchard, told an interview…
March 12, 2012
Four Plead Guilty: $3.4M Drug Case
This morning [Mar.12] in Supreme Court, four of the “Carefree Five” plead guilty to drug charges minutes before their trial was due to start. Carlos Rogers, Shaun Johnson, Kinola Simons and Bilal Shakir all pleaded guilty to possessing or…
March 12, 2012
34 arrested for sexual offences
The Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) is reporting that 34 persons were arrested for various sexual offences over an 11-day period. The offences include rape, carnal abuse and incest. Additionally, CISOCA…
February 29, 2012
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez ‘has cancer surgery in Cuba’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in "good physical shape" after undergoing planned cancer surgery in Cuba, Venezuela's vice-president says. A lesion in Mr Chavez's pelvic region was completely removed, vice-president Elias Jaua said. Mr Chavez,…
February 29, 2012
St Kitts-Nevis PM Douglas tells police officers,Don’t settle for mediocrity
Police officers in the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Nevis Division, have been urged to not settle for mediocrity, since they had a commissioner willing to do everything necessary to ensure they were successful in all their…
February 29, 2012
Jamaica remains among drug transit countries
Jamaica remains among a list of countries in the Caribbean and Central America which are considered major transhipment points for illicit drugs. In its 2012 report the International Narcotics Control Board says drug trafficking organisations…
February 29, 2012
Cayman Islands patrol allows Cubans to sail to Honduras
boat carrying 22 Cuban refuge-seekers was intercepted by a Cayman Islands patrol craft, but all were in good shape and were allowed to continue on their way to Honduras, according to a news report Tuesday. The Cayman News Service reported that…
February 28, 2012
Dudus’ sentencing postponed again
Former Tivoli Gardens strong man Christopher (Dudus) Coke, will have to wait until March 16,to learn whether or not he will spend the next 23 years in Prison here. Coke was scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow but Judge Robert P Patterson approved…