KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - A member of the Cabinet-appointed emergency response coordinators in Union Island is suggesting a night-time curfew be imposed and residents be issued with licensed firearms amidst security concerns  six months after Hurricane Beryl  caused widespread destruction on the island.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The family of the former Surinamese president, Desi Bouterse, Friday threatened to take legal action against the government for  publicly disclosing the cause his death last week.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police are investigating the murder of a Burmese-born medical doctor, who  was found dead with his throat slashed at his home in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Sunday afternoon.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The lawyers for the family of the late Suriname president, Desi Bouterse, say they have been invited for talks with the Public Prosecution Service (OM)after they had threatened to take legal action against the government for  publicly disclosing the cause his death last week.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has expressed disappointment that the murder toll for this year  has crossed 600.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - An investigation has been launched following an incident in which a oil rig owned and operated by Well Services Petroleum Company Limited collapsed in waters off the twin island republic’s south-west peninsular. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica ended last year registering 1,139 murders and a warning from Police Commissioner Dr. Kevin Blake to criminals that they will not win in the pursuit of criminal activities.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -  A state of emergency has been declared across the twin island republic.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police are probing the murder of one  of the island’s veteran court reporters, Barbara Gayle .

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Thousands of people on Saturday, attended the funeral of former President Desi Bouterse, who died on December 23rd.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former prime minister PJ Patterson says the brutal murder of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle is a “wake-up call” for the country, and it underscores the urgent need for the nation to reexamine its values and “prioritise those that are life-sustaining”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The family feud over the multibillion-dollar estate of late hotel mogul, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, has taken another turn, with family members both here and in the United States penning an open letter to Adam Stewart, who is the chief executive officer of Sandals and the ATL Groups.