TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The police have intensified the search for two men who escaped from His Majesty’s Prison.

WASHINGTON, DC – The self-proclaimed  “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine,was on Wednesday sentenced to life in prison by a Washington court for orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 16 American citizens — including five children.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian authorities say they are worried that the death toll from last weekend’s massacre in Pont-Sondé, a community near Saint-Marc in the lower Artibonite department, could increase, as  gang violence continues spreading across the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country with little to no state resistance.

GEORGE TOWN , Cayman Islands – Two visiting cruise passengers were robbed in separate assaults along Seven Mile Beach in broad daylight earlier this week.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – A director at the state-owned Food and Agriculture Industries (FAI) has been remanded into custody on suspicion of financial malfeasance, a few weeks after he and the general manager, were suspended for serious mismanagement.

Freddie McGregor cannot remember when or where was the first time he met Jimmy Cliff. But he had deep respect for the legendary singer-songwriter who died on November 24 at age 81.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police are continuing to investigate the murder of well known Kenyan born artist Mazola Wa Mwashighadi who was killed in the southern parish of St Elizabeth last week. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica has secured a comprehensive package of up to US$6.7 billion over a three-year period to strengthen the country’s recovery and reconstruction efforts following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago's government has sought to distance itself from a decision taken by the United States to revoke the visa of the corporate secretary of the non-governmental organisation, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS), Gary Aboud.

WASHINGTON, DC – The self-proclaimed  “king” of Haiti’s violent 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine,was on Wednesday sentenced to life in prison by a Washington court for orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 16 American citizens — including five children.

OHIO – A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has returned an indictment charging an Ohio man with four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti.

Kingston, Jamaica - The Sean Paul Foundation (SPF), in partnership with Food for the Poor (FFTP) Jamaica, recently visited communities and schools in Westmoreland, to distribute food, bottled water, hygiene packages and other essential items to families severely affected by Hurricane Melissa. The team was heartbroken to witness firsthand the devastation and the urgent needs of residents.