(Barbados Nation) Sweet deals have come to an end. This is the promise of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley who said Government was in the process of renegotiating public contracts which she described as expensive and untendered.
(Jamaica Observer) The family of Herbert Dowie, the captain of the fishing boat that capsized off Maiden Cay in December, is relieved that the elderly man walked away with a fine instead of doing prison time.
(Jamaica Observer) An ex-member of the Uchence Wilson Gang yesterday told the Home Circuit Court that he had committed some of the robberies with the gang for fun.
(Trinidad Express) A woman is dead, and police have arrested one of their colleagues who allegedly hit her with a speeding vehicle in Diego Martin on Tuesday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Desperate to escape Venezuelan pirates, two kidnapped fishermen jumped off their abductors’ boat on Monday night and took their chances in the sea.
(Barbados Nation) The gun violence has hit too close to home for one St Philip community.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 22-year-old man of Sangre Grande was gunned down moments after leaving the Kiss Baking Company at Gaston Street in Chaguanas on Monday night.
(Trinidad Guardian) An outpouring of spiritual help has come for the Mathura family, who believe that a mystical spirit creature called a “buck” is terrorising them inside their Morne Roche, Gasparillo home.
(Jamaica Gleaner) An 18-year old Jamaican man has been remanded in The Bahamas on fraud charges for pretending to be a dentist.
(Jamaica Observer) Former Jamaican fast bowler in the 1970’s and early 1980’s, William Haye, was shot and killed yesterday (Monday, March 18) by as yet unknown assailants in the Four Paths area of Clarendon.
(Trinidad Express) A man who touched the bottom of a 72-year-old woman was on Tuesday sent to jail.
(Trinidad Guardian) Haunted by a shadowy spirit creature which they say lives inside their home, a Gasparillo family is now seeking spiritual help to remove their unwanted guest.
(Jamaica Observer) Two motorcyclists lost their lives after they were involved in a bizarre crash with a minibus in Trelawny on Sunday night.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – As the United States makes its biggest diplomatic push in Latin America in years to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) The South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA) is on heightened alert after two children from different schools in South Trinidad died from suspected cases of meningitis.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Days after Markus Myrie, the eldest son of reggae entertainer Buju Banton, had a rant on social media about his father, he returned to Instagram today to express regret.
(Jamaica Observer) Five motor vehicles belonging to patrons who attended Buju Banton’s Long Walk to Freedom concert at the National Stadium on Saturday were stolen outside the venue, while another was broken into and personal items stolen from it.
(Trinidad Express) A woman, who was set on fire during a caesarean section at the San Fernando General Hospital, has won her medical negligence lawsuit against the South-West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA).
(Jamaica Observer) A second United States politician of Jamaican descent is exploring a run for the White House, buoyed by his convincing re-election last week as mayor of the city of Miramar, Florida.
(Barbados Nation) A mother and son are the island’s latest murder victims after a double homicide at Rices, St Philip tonight.
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