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October 14, 2011

Constables arrested for robbery and assault

Police Constables Damian Skyers and Denton Williams were today arrested and charged in relation with the assault and robbery of a businessman. Constables Skyers and Williams were brought before the Gun Court where they were each offered $250,000…

October 14, 2011

Attorney takes extradition fight to Supreme Court

The attorney for Tony Vincent Ashman is expected this afternoon to file an application in the Supreme Court challenging his client’s extradition. James is also challenging Ashman’s re-arrest. Resident Magistrate Georgiana Fraser ordered Ashman…

October 14, 2011

15 injured in Palisadoes crash

FIFTEEN persons were rushed to hospital following a crash with a Jamaica Urban Transport Company (JUTC) bus and truck along the Palisadoes Main Road in Kingston. Police report are that at about 1:00 pm a bus was heading towards the Norman Manley…

October 14, 2011

Steven Seagal hired to control U.S.-Mexico border

Steven Seagal has once again been hired to serve and protect, except it doesn't sound like there will be any reality show cameras following him around this time. The "Above the Law" actor was sworn in this week as a deputy with the sheriff's…

October 14, 2011

Cocaine ship busted for a third time in Jamaica

Jamaican Authorities have discovered cocaine stashed away in a sealed container on…

October 14, 2011

Mexico arrests alleged Zetas leader over casino fire

An alleged Mexican drug trafficker has been captured in connection with a deadly arson attack on a casino which killed 52 people, the army says. Carlos Oliva Castillo, known as "The Frog", was presented to press at the defence ministry in Mexico…

October 14, 2011

Rio de Janeiro restaurant blast kills three

A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. The powerful blast early in the morning caused widespread damage to the restaurant, located in a…

October 13, 2011

Haiti gov’t links to old regime prompts scrutiny

Back from exile, former strongman Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier lives in a villa in the…

October 13, 2011

Prison riot in northern Mexico leaves 7 dead

Mexican security officials say seven inmates have died in a prison riot that may have been set off by the arrest of a top drug cartel lieutenant. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene says about 60 inmates at a prison near the city of…

October 13, 2011

U.S. Delegation Arrives in Guyana for Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Commission Meeting

A U.S. delegation will arrive in Guyana this week to participate in the October 13-14 Second Meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Commission. Headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Caribbean and Central America Julissa…