Coast Guard Seizes Record Cocaine Haul; Smuggler Boat Burns
screenshot Newsmax TV By Jim Thomas From Newsmax The Coast Guard has seized an unprecedented 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific, releasing striking images of crew members standing watch over a burning vessel — a vivid testament to the heightened campaign…
Let’s wrap up summer scam-free (part 1)
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Cayman: Police Officers Deploy Taser Against Man Resisting Arrest
From RCIPS Shortly after 10:40PM yesterday, 4 September, officers received a report that a stolen vehicle had been spotted at an address in the Belford Estates area of Bodden Town, along with a man who was wanted in relation to…
Caribbean Criminal Convictions – Some Are More Equal Than Others
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Caribbean countries have disparate policies on the rehabilitation of offenders,if they can complete their sentences, given recent events. The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has affirmed the recent killing of eleven alleged drug traffickers…
Cayman: Men Arrested in Relation to Assault Incident & Stolen Items Recovered During Search
From RCIPS Shortly after 12:00PM on Wednesday, 3 September, officers executed a search warrant at an address in the Windsor Park area of George Town, in relation to an assault incident where it was reported that the suspects had been…
Hundreds of women with brooms join protests as Indonesia leader flies to China
BBC News and Lesthia Kertopati BBC Indonesia Protests continue in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta- Reuters Hundreds of women wearing pink and wielding broomsticks marched to parliament in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday to protest against police abuses and wasteful government spending. Protests in…
Caribbean Justice Systems – The Grapes of Wrath
By Peter Polack Peter Polack A recent turn of events in a very old case saw the Holness led Government of Jamaica ordered to pay J$120 million for the unlawful detention of a mentally ill man for 50 years. Some…
How the death of a delivery driver ignited Indonesia
ShareSave By Gavin Butler BBC News Protesters have been killed, buildings torched and politicians’ houses looted as anti-government unrest spreads across Indonesia – and the authorities respond with force. Mass demonstrations, fuelled by cost-of-living woes and public frustration with the…
Ghana chief justice sacked over allegations of misuse of public funds
By Thomas Naadi BBC News in Accra Getty Images Ghana’s President John Mahama has fired the country’s Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following a recommendation by an inquiry. She had been on suspension since April after complaints were lodged against her in petitions…
Charter Cities Attempting to Create a New Atlantis
From deregulated economic zones to experiments in private governance, charter city projects aim to reshape how we live. Their rise compounds concerns over sovereignty and the ideological and financial interests driving them.
