St Vincent police sued over woman’s death
From Caribbean360 Commissioner Charles said an investigation would be launched into the death of Thomas after telling reporters that she had fainted when law enforcement officials found and showed her a “substance resembling cannabis” during the raid. KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,…
Warder held by killers in bid to stir Yorkshire ‘jail jihad’
From Yorkshire Post UK PRISON authorities are under pressure to explain how two convicted killers were able to gain access to weapons as they staged a religiously-motivated uprising at a maximum security jail in Yorkshire. Muslim inmates Feroz Khan, 26,…
Record participation in Caribbean tsunami warning exercise
REPORT from UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The level of participation in the tsunami warning exercise that took place on 26 March in the Caribbean was unprecedented, compared with similar exercises in 2011 and 2013. Organized under the auspices…
Why Russia won’t tank the U.S. Treasury Market
By Catherine L. Mann from Bloomberg The standoff between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine has sparked renewed interest in a troubling question: Do the U.S. government’s vast debts to foreign nations present a threat to its national security? The…
Haitian lawmaker frees criminal suspects by force
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Caribbean News Now PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Prosecutors in Haiti’s capital on Thursday observed the last day of a 48-hour strike to denounce and protest the storming of their office by a lawmaker who freed…
Demographic change in Europe and North America offers opportunity for the Caribbean to modify political positions
By David Jessop From Stabroek News In 2001, one in 10 voters in the United Kingdom were members of an ethnic minority; by 2050 the number will have risen to one in five. Put another way, demographic change is set…
Before the Washington mudslide, warnings of the unthinkable
By Darryl Fears From Washington Post Many fear that death toll could rise in Washington state mudslide: People are still unaccounted for after a massive landslide in rural northwest Washington state killed at least 16 people and forced evacuations of the…
Lawyers defend ‘Too Handsome for Rape’ strategy
From Daily Report The lawyers behind a criminal defense theory that drew howls on the Internet—that a man was “too handsome” to be guilty of sexual assault—are defending the tactic, especially because their now-former-client was convicted in a second trial….
Top public school cancels dream holiday to Caribbean and calls in police after £150,000 paid to tour operator goes missing
By Tara Brady From Daily Mirror Parents at Wrekin College, in Shropshire, paid thousands of pounds Money was paid to a tour operator up front but no bookings were made Pupils, some parents and six teachers due to fly out…
Life expectancy in the Caribbean Netherlands
By Carla King-Sira From St Mararten Island Timecom Life expectancy in the Caribbean Netherlands differs slightly from that in the European part of the Netherlands BES Islands – Life expectancy at birth in the Caribbean Netherlands for men and women…
