Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) Po­lice blocked off streets in La Ro­maine, south Trinidad, for more than six hours yes­ter­day dur­ing a raid at a known drug traf­fick­ing zone.

(Trinidad Guardian) Com­mu­ni­ty leader Cedric “Burkie” Burke yes­ter­day ap­pealed to po­lice of­fi­cers to re­spect women’s pri­va­cy when car­ry­ing out raids.

(Jamaica Gleaner) United States (US) presidential hopeful Kamala Harris faced scathing criticisms from her father for attributing her support for the legalisation of marijuana to her Jamaican heritage.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) vot­ed yes­ter­day to ex­pel sus­pend­ed long-stand­ing mem­ber and fi­nancier, Har­ry Ra­goo­nanan from the par­ty.

(Jamaica Observer) Amid the recent baby-snatching incidents and debate on abortion comes the curious case of Kerry-Ann Anderson — a woman who has given birth to five sets of fraternal twins, four of which she had consecutively.

(Trinidad Guardian) “I didn’t kill my son,” Justin Francette whis­pered yes­ter­day as he re­count­ed how he fought to free his dy­ing son from the flames that en­gulfed his car fol­low­ing an ex­plo­sion on Fri­day.

(Trinidad Express) Three men on their way home from a party, died in a crash in Longdenville, central Trinidad early today.

(Barbados Nation) Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will pay an official visit to Barbados on Tuesday, March 19, as part of a Caribbean tour.

(Trinidad Express) The State has closed its case against Marcia Mc Clean who was charged with the murder of four-year-old Jenice Figaro.

(Barbados Nation) Special permission was granted for Buju Banton to perform in Barbados because his criminal conviction automatically disqualified him from gaining entry into the island.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Lilliput, St James night club operator this afternoon shot and killed his girlfriend then turned the weapon on himself in Flamstead Gardens near Spring Mount, St James.

(Trinidad Express) An infant boy who fell asleep in the back seat of his father’s car, died yesterday afternoon when the vehicle suddenly caught fire and burned.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Assis-tant Commissioner of Police Jermaine Delatti-budiere, the officer in charge of crime for Trelawny, says a suspect is in custody in relation to the beheading of a woman in Clarke’s Town.

(Trinidad Express) Police have arrested over 258 persons in connection with various offences including gang activity, shootings, outstanding warrants and gun and narcotic possession.

(Trinidad Guardian) Na­tion­als from Pe­ru, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Colom­bia with a string of crim­i­nal records have been com­ing to Trinidad pos­ing as Venezue­lans.

(Jamaica Observer) Police say the man suspected of killing his wife in southern St Elizabeth early Friday morning was later held at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston.

(Trinidad Guardian) A well-known com­mu­ni­ty leader from Sea Lots and his son were tak­en in for ques­tion­ing by po­lice of­fi­cers dur­ing an­oth­er raid in Port-of-Spin on Fri­day.

(Barbados Nation) THE CLOSE-KNIT RURAL COMMUNITY of Walkes Spring, St Thomas, has been thrown into a state of shock following the gruesome killing of one of its senior citizens, Douglas “Dougy” Barker.

(Trinidad Guardian) Valentine’s Day considered a day of love, brought sorrow and hurt to the family of a -53-year-old partially blind woman after she was found with clothing covering her face and electrical cord tied around her neck.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ten years after two men were charged with murder, they gained their freedom yesterday in the St Thomas Circuit Court.