August 2, 2011
Gun & Ammunition Also Seized From SailBoat
The Bermuda Police confirmed today [Aug.2] that in addition to seizing a “substantial amount” of drugs from a sailboat yesterday, they also found a firearm and ammunition on the boat. Police said that the Latvian man they arrested had diverted to…
July 29, 2011
CARICOM wants stronger UN presence in Region
CARICOM has noted the decreased United Nations (UN) representation in the Region, and is…
July 29, 2011
Brazil feds seize 18,000 ecstasy pills, arrest Guyanese, two others
Federal Police found 18,000 ecstasy tablets in north Brazil, in the country’s largest synthetic drug seizure so far this year, according to O Globo newspaper. Authorities arrested two Brazilians and one Guyanese national in the operation, which…
July 29, 2011
Wiretap legislation headed back to Cabinet
More than a year after Christopher 'Dudus' Coke was extradited with evidence collected using the Interception of Communi-cations Act and the controversial memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between Jamaica and the United States, the Government and…
July 29, 2011
Schoolboys get varying sentences for murder/manslaughter
Prison sentences ranging from seven to 15 years were imposed yesterday on three schoolboys who had pleaded guilty last week to charges of murder and manslaughter. Supreme Court judge Donald McIntosh, who was presiding in the St Ann Circuit Court,…
July 29, 2011
Bahamas bans scrap metal exports, cites theft
THE BAHAMAS has banned the export of scrap metal for at least three months as copper theft cases continue to increase. The government said in a statement Wednesday that the theft is so widespread it has disrupted services at major industries. About…
July 15, 2011
OAS presents new report on the progress of drug control in the Americas
The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday published its latest report on the progress of drug control in the region, containing 350 recommendations for countries facing this…
July 15, 2011
Venezuela’s Chavez expects further cancer therapy
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has acknowledged that he expects to have radiotherapy or chemotherapy in his ongoing cancer treatment. But he still did not say what type of cancer he has, in a telephone interview with state TV. Mr Chavez had…
July 15, 2011
Haiti law firm protests Martelly’s PM pick
A Haitian law firm is urging the legislature to investigate President Michel Martelly's new pick for prime minister over allegations he committed crimes as a justice minister. The International Bureau of Lawyers says it has filed a petition with…
July 15, 2011
New body to improve prison conditions in Caribbean
Rajkumar Ramroop was appointed to serve as Public Relations Officer of the newly formed Caribbean Association of Corrections (CAC) at a meeting at the Blue Horizon Hotel in Barbados, July 4 –8. Ramroop is also the President of the Trinidad and…