Jamaica: A Caribbean teen is murdered for refusing sexual advances?
From NAN News Americas, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. Aug. 9, 2017: A Caribbean teen in the island of Jamaica has been murdered in her home for reportedly refusing the sexual advances of men in her neighborhood. Mickolle Moulton, a 17-year-old of…
Colonel Harris to be buried in Nanny Town on July 8
By Balford Henry From Jamaica Observer Former Colonel of the Moore Town (Nanny Town) Maroon community, CLG Harris, who died on May 23, days after celebrating his 100th birthday, is to be buried on July 8 in his hometown in…
CONCACAF: Reid embraces new challenge, wants to partner with MAs to drive growth
By Sean A Williams Deputy Sport Editor From Jamaica Observer The purpose of CONCACAF’s newly inaugurated Caribbean development office, through official rhetoric, is expected to be wide ranging in portfolio, and through “strategic execution”, far-reaching in effect. To get the…
Jamaican entertainer Anthony Cruz’s daughter killed by stepfather in US
By Jamaica Observer From St Lucia Online JAMAICA OBSERVER – WHEN 32-year-old Jamaican Kevin Nelson told his sister, Janice Smith, that he had shot his spouse and her 15-year-old daughter to death last Friday, she was relieved when he said…
Domestic-murder spree clouds Christmas in Jamaica
By Emma Lewis Global Voices From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica — As 2016 draws to a close, Jamaicans might agree that the year has yielded some progress on the economic front, holding some hope for 2017. But a dark…
Navigating a new payments landscape
By Jean-Pierre St Victor from Jamaica Observer The world of global payments is in a period of transition. A host of factors, including technological innovation, economic shifts, heightened regulations, and the increasing number and influence of non-traditional payments providers, are…
Seat Mix-up on Caribbean Airlines lands passenger In police custody
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sunday October 23, 2016 – A Jamaican-born UK citizen is threatening to sue Caribbean Airlines over a seat mix-up landed him in court in Trinidad and Tobago. When Dudley Smith boarded the flight to Barbados at…
Has politics become delinquent?
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now Caribbean systems of governance have been undergoing serious critique because of their perceived dysfunctionality in delivering economic and social goods, and protecting the lives and property of citizens who are at the core…
Jamaica-Cayman singers: Ssense says be mindful of Karma/Glamaton happy with single
Ssense says be mindful of Karma From Jamaica Observer EMERGING singjay Ssense feels his latest single Karma will resonate with listeners. “The song Karma is influenced by personal experiences. How people treat you result in their karma; how you react…
Police appeal for help as US couple on luxury Caribbean boat cruise vanish after disembarking at Jamaican port
By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com and Corey Charlton for MailOnline Hayden Gerson, 33, and Alisha Frank, 32, vanished early Tuesday morning Police believe they had been planning to make a trip to Montego Bay On average, one person every month…