August 17, 2015
Two Armed Robbery Suspects Shot Dead By Police After Car Chase
TWO MEN are dead and another in critical condition in hospital after a shootout with police following a high-speed car chase early on Sunday morning. The men were suspects in a number of armed robberies and had earlier stolen a car. The shootout…
August 17, 2015
Two arrested in the Bahamas after posting images of guns and drugs on social media
Police have arrested a man who posted photographs online of a baby with a gun and drugs on his lap, as well as a woman who was seen in pictures carrying a high-powered assault firearm, warning citizens who use social media in this way that they…
August 13, 2015
Trinidad police confirm report of death threat on Opposition Leader’s life
Less than 24 hours after saying he knew nothing about a death threat against Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley, National Security Minister Brigadier Carl Alfonso has confirmed that police are investigating such a threat. Local media reports today…
August 13, 2015
Arrest Made For A Deadly Fire In Mexico In 2009
Forty-nine children died and more than 70 were seriously injured when flames spread through the ABC nursery, which did not have an emergency exit. Relatives of the victims have long demanded justice saying the nursery did not comply with safety…
August 11, 2015
Anti-crime protestors in the Bahamas say enough is enough
ORGANISERS of an anti-crime protest in the Bahamas, yesterday accused the Christie administration of “giving a deaf ear to the cries of the people” as the country’s murder rate continues to climb. Chanting “enough is enough” and “sick and tired of…
August 10, 2015
Drug abuse council launches ganja education campaign
THE National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) says it is taking action to stem the prevalence of drug use among young people by educating them. Executive Director of the NCDA, Michael Tucker told the Jamaica Observer that their primary responsibility…
August 6, 2015
US & Mexico Joins Forces To Take Down El Chapo
The US government is offering a reward of $5m (£3.2m) for information leading to the capture of fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman. Guzman escaped from a Mexican maximum-security jail on 22 July. He is one of the world's most wanted…
August 5, 2015
Human trafficking curriculum for Jamaican secondary schools from September
So serious is the Jamaica government about ridding the country of the scourge of human trafficking that the topic will be integrated into subjects taught in secondary schools across the island from the upcoming academic year. Teachers are being…
August 4, 2015
Trinidadians feel 4.6 magnitude earthquake as it shakes parts of the country
The seismic activity in the region continued this week, with Trinidad and Tobago experiencing a 4.6 magnitude quake Sunday afternoon. Residents in the north and northwestern parts of the island, including Port of Spain, Petit Valley and Diego…
August 4, 2015
Photo Journalist Ruben Espinosa’s Murder Leaves Mexico In An Outrage
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera has expressed his outrage over the murder of photo journalist Ruben Espinosa and four women in the city last week. Their bodies were found in Mr Espinosa's flat on Friday. They all had bullet wounds to the…