Bahamas crime watch: how do you manage a country’s reputation with stories like these?
By Jim Walker From Jim walker’s Cruise Law News accounts of violent crime against both tourists and residents in the Bahamas continue to be regularly published in the international and local press. David Jessop, the Managing Director of the Caribbean…
[Former BBC broadcaster] Stuart Hall ‘raped teenage girls in BBC dressing room’
From BBC The 84-year-old former BBC broadcaster denies 20 charges of rape Stuart Hall groomed two girls and raped them in his BBC dressing room, a court has heard. Mr Hall, then 47, invited one of the girls to the…
Cocaine shipments through the Caribbean on the rise
By Maye Primera in Miami From El Pais Smugglers being forced to use alternative routes following crackdowns in Mexico At midnight on April 9, a US Customs border patrol discovered a 1.5-ton cocaine shipment on board a high-speed boat heading…
Nigeria abducted schoolgirls: Police reward offered
From BBC Parents have had not word about the fate of their abducted daughters Nigeria’s police have offered a $300,000 (£180,000) reward to anyone who can help locate and rescue more than 200 abducted schoolgirls. They were kidnapped more than…
Multi-million dollar reward offered for information on attorney’s murder
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday May 7, 2014, CMC – A reward of TT$3.5 million (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents) is being offered to anyone who can help with information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of those involved in…
Shot(s) fired in GT at Batabano -FURTHER UPDATE/Police chase from GT to EE
Shot(s) fired in GT at Batabano – FURTHER UPDATE Further Update From RCIPS Tue May 6 2014 at 5:08PM The RCIPS would like to clarify that the firearm recovered during the search of the home address of the 29-year-old male…
Trinidad attorney’s murder sends shockwaves across the Caribbean
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday May 5, 2014, CMC – The murder of prominent Trinidadian attorney Dana Seetahal has sent shockwaves across the region. In Guyana, President, Donald Ramotar was alarmed at the news of the execution-style killing of the…
Company denies laundering money sent to Cuba
By Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald Caribbean Transfers says it only handled family remittances to the island. A company whose owner stands accused of laundering and sending to Cuba $30 million on behalf of Medicare fraudsters in South Florida says…
Nicole Reyes’ conviction for Caribbean killing upheld
From BBC Nicole Reyes and Jorge Quintanilla Reyes Nicole Reyes was jailed for killing Jorge Quintanilla Reyes A Cardiff woman jailed for 12 years in the Dominican Republic for killing her husband has had her conviction upheld by the court…
Dominican national sentenced for trafficking identities
From The US Department of Justice Forty-Fifth Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens A Dominican national was sentenced today for his role in trafficking the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens. Acting…
