NASSAU, Bahamas – Government and opposition leaders have condemned the murder of a 21-year-old student, who was due to return to the United States this week to begin an internship at a noted audit firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Chief Magistrate, Teddy St Louis, Wednesday said the Trinidadian crew of a Barbados-owned vessel had resorted to “excessive use of force” when they sought to have two brothers, including Grenada’s World Javelin champion, leave the vessel last week.
NASSAU, Bahamas – Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander says he fully supports the position outlined by National Security Minister, Wayne Munroe, that people charged with serious crimes should be kept in custody rather than be released on bail.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The attorneys who represented a former murder accused whose constitutional claim against the state led to the historic bail for murder ruling, has condemned his murder over the weekend while praising him for his efforts to improve inadequacies in the criminal justice system.
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service to Adopt New Strategies to Deal With Upsurge in Criminal Activity
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) says it will be adopting new strategies to deal with the escalating rival gangs and civilian shootings that have claimed the lives of more than 360 people so far this year. Last year, Trinidad and Tobago recorded 450 murders.
LONDON, UK – A British court has convicted a naturalized St. Vincent and the Grenadines national, Dave Ames, in connection with a GBP226 million (one British pound=US$1.21 cents) fraud.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The appeal by former president Desi Bouterse and four others regarding their convictions for their roles in the execution of 15 political opponents in 1982, has been adjourned to August 17.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is calling for political consensus in dealing with the matter of crime in Jamaica, described as one of the countries with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A former senator who worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor was assassinated in an upscale neighborhood near here and his body set on fire along with his nephew.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) Monday called for a Commission of Inquiry to examine the disclosures and allegations of bribery and corruption made against the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during an international television program earlier this year.
HOUSTON, Texas – A Texas billionaire charged with tax evasion and money laundering through a web of offshore entities in Bermuda and the Caribbean has died in the United States, according to media reports.
Philipsburg, St. Maarten – Caribbean Lottery enthusiasts Govinda Lalchand “Mr. G” and Ms. Kanna Joseph have happily hit the Lucky Pick Jackpot, taking the number of Jackpot wins in St. Maarten to eight since the start of the year.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –Haitian police Thursday made its fifth seizure of arms and ammunition from the United States since the beginning of the month.
