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Human Rights Watch says LGBT Jamaicans are targets of violence
Photo: BBC Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Jamaica face “intolerable levels of violence and cannot rely on the police” for protection, Human Rights Watch said. In a report, the...
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Bunting defends $4 million dollar deportation of Jamaat leader
Peter Bunting Minister of National Security, Peter Bunting has staunchly defended his administration’s decision to spend some $4-million on the deportation of Yasin Abu Bakr last week. The leader of...
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Father stabs son to death in Jamaica
A 68 year old farmer is expected to be charged in connection with the murder of his son. Bradley Smith was stabbed to death following a domestic dispute with his father at the family home in Trelawny,...
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Barbados school shut down over teacher/principal dispute
The Parkinson School has been shut down as teachers meet with their union over a dispute with principal of the institution Jeff Broome.According to a statement from the Ministry of Education “Parkinson...
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Guyana Attorney General takes legal action against Kaieteur News
Guyana Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall in Guyana has filed a GUY$30 million lawsuit against the Kaieteur...
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Plane Crashes in Caribbean Sea
The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard are searching for the co-pilot of a small U.S.-based cargo plane that crashed into the sea off St. Maarten. Reports say the crash occurred late on Wednesday shortly...
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Jamaican media house to pay P.J Patterson millions in damages
P.J Patterson Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide News Network Cliff Hughes has expressed disappointment at the Supreme Court’s decision of a $12.5 m award to former Prime Minister P J Patterson...
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Top UN official warns of rising seas in the Caribbean
A top United Nations official has warned that the small islands of the Caribbean will be the first territories in the region to suffer the effects of rising sea levels due to climate change. Executive...
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Martelly vows to call elections early next year if a political impasse continues
Michel Martelly Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has vowed to call elections early next year if a political impasse that saw long-delayed polls postponed last week forces him to rule by decree. The...
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2 CARICOM leaders are hinting at early elections
(left) Dr Ralph Gonzalves, (right) Donald Ramotar At least two CARICOM leaders are hinting at early elections. They are President of Guyana Donald Ramotar and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime...
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3 weekend murders in St Vincent
Three weekend murders in St Vincent and the Grenadines are engaging the attention of the authorities. Detective Station Sergeant Trevor Bailey told reporters on Sunday in Kingstown Park, police can...
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Drugs found on ship in Suriname which originated from Jamaica
Suriname police say they have seized a quantity of marijuana stashed in two boxes in the hull of a boat that arrived in the country from Jamaica. They say the 91 kilogrammes of marijuana were found...
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Jamaican on murder charge in the UK to appear in court
A man who was extradited from Jamaica has been charged with the murder of a teenager in Nottingham in the UK. 20 year old Loandre Palmer, was arrested in Jamaica last month after a witness appeal and...
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Air Traffic Controllers in Barbados on strike
Air Traffic Controllers at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados have embarked on industrial action. The angry group walked off the job this morning. They are up in arms over what they...
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