Debt-ridden Caribbean unable to resist drug traffickers
By Robin Wigglesworth in London From Financial Times The Caribbean is again becoming an increasingly important transit route for drug-trafficking into the US as South American and Mexican drug cartels take advantage of the region’s economic problems to re-establish their…
Six Trinidad police officers to stand trial for murder
From Caribbean 360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday July 15, 2013 – A magistrate court Monday ordered that six police officers implicated in the murder of three civilians in 2011 be committed to stand trial. Senior Magistrate Debra Quintyne sitting in the…
Ramoon found guilty of wounding sentenced to eight years incarceration
Justin D’Angelo Ramoon (21), the George Town man, appearing in the Grand Court a second time, charged with the attempted murder of Andrew Lopez on 25th August 2012 (see iNews story July 17 2013 “Second trial for man accused of…
Missing Guyanese National : woman in court
Karli Rankin was in the Magistrate’s Court last Monday (15) charged with offences related to the disappearance of 31-year-old Hemerson Gonzalez who was last seen around 5:30pm on 11 December 2012. Gonzalez, a Guyanese national, was staying with Rankin at…
Was Belizean born in the Cayman Islands or not?
That is the question that is being raised by Attorney for Deon Bruce who is awaiting extradition to the United States for charges including murder. Read on: Young Belizean detained pending extradition to the US From Love FM Last night…
Second trial for man accused of multiple stabbing offence
Justin D’Angelo Ramoon (21), a George Town man, appeared in Grand Court on Monday (15) for the second time, charged with the attempted murder of Andrew Lopez on 25th August 2012. In the first trial last January it was stopped…
Man stabbed by woman
From RCIPS Tuesday, 16 July 2013 10:16 pm Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at Rum Point Tuesday night. Around 8:00 p.m. police say a 31-year-old woman stabbed a 26-year-old man in the back with a knife. “The victim…
Businessman’s sentence for theft almost halved on appeal
Derrick Thomas, a local businessman convicted by Justice Charles Quin last April for falsely obtaining approx. $100,000 from customers of his geothermal air conditioning company Geocomfort, won his appeal for the length of his jail term. Thomas conned at least…
Former employee of BCSL denies stealing nearly $440,000
Patricia Glasgow, a former employee of Bodden Corporate Services Ltd (BCSL), pleaded not guilty last Friday (12) of stealing US$439,300 that reportedly belonged to Rochester Ltd a client of BCSL. Glasgow was charged with theft, obtaining money transfer by deception…
Brazilian referee decapitated by fans after he stabs and kills player
By Charley Rogulewski from VIBE When they’re not shouting G-O-O-O-O-A-L!!!! in Brazil, they’re decapitating their murderous referees. An amateur soccer game in Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil, on June 30 turned deadly after a young referee gave a player the red…
