64-y-o found dead inside water tank in St Ann

The body of 64-year-old Paul Clark, a resident from the Happy News District in St Ann, was found inside a water tank on Friday morning. The discovery was made about 7:00 a.m. by a resident who detected a foul odour near the...

'Ruffian' remanded on gun, ganja charges

Reggae artiste 'Ruffian' was recently arrested and charged after an illegal firearm, and five pounds of ganja were found at her home following a search by the police. The entertainer, whose real name is Sharon Peterkin...

Records detail Jeffrey Epstein’s last days and prison system’s scramble after his suicide

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein's death, thousands of pages of records obtained by The Associated Press are shedding new light on the financier's time behind bars and a frantic response by...

Haitian businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

MIAMI (AP) -- A federal judge in Miami sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman Friday to life in prison for his role in helping Colombian mercenaries get weapons to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021. Rodolphe Jaar is the...

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 13 and trapping many others

NEW DELHI (AP) -- Two passenger trains derailed in India on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged coaches, officials said. About 400 people were injured and taken to hospitals...

Region warned to expect increased heat stress over next three months

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun 2, CMC- The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) is predicting that over the next three months the Pacific will very likely transition into El Nino while ocean temperatures in and around the...

Teenagers detained following fire at girls’ hostel

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,Jun 1, CMC - The police have detained four teenagers following a fire that destroyed the St Angela's Girls' Hostel in Karasabai Village, Region Nine,to the south of here. According to...

Calabar High principal resigns

Principal of the Calabar High School, Albert Corcho, has resigned effective August 31, 2023. The school's board, via an internal memo, has said arrangements are in place to ensure the continued sound management of the all boys...

Police seize illegal firearm in Linstead, man arrested

The Linstead police have arrested and charged a man following the seizure of an illegal gun in the Charlemont community. According to police reports, about 11:00 a.m. on May 31, police personnel swooped down on the premises occupied...