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.
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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.
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.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent –A High Court judge Monday set September 21 as the date for the sentencing of a 35-year-old man, who was found guilty of murdering a 33 year-old real estate agent in November 2015.
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 – The Jamaica government says it is developing a national strategy to target key crime producers and create an environment for sustained crime reduction and increased economic growth and prosperity.
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.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has rubbished plans by a former pilot with the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, to sue him for defamation.
