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Markell Hope killed trying to do handstand on balcony during Hurricane Ian
NEW YORK POST- A 34-year-old Ohio man fell to his death from his hotel room balcony in South Carolina during Hurricane Ian while he...
Man accused of raping daughter while she was between ages 9 and 11 in...
Jamaica Observer: Police in Jamaica are searching for a 39-year-old Clarendon man who is accused of raping his daughter.
The man reportedly raped his offspring while...
Dominica’s buggery laws being challenged in court
The lawyer representing a gay man challenging Dominica’s Sexual Offences Act (SOA) that criminalizes consensual same-sex activities, says her client is being deprived of...
JAMAICA: 15-y-o shot dead by dad after being mistaken for intruder
JAMAICA OBSERVER:
15-year-old Wolmer’s Boys’ School student was reportedly shot dead at home by his father this morning in a case of mistaken identity.
Raheem Shaw,...
GUYANA-IMF predicts near 60 per cent economic growth for Guyana
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Guyana.
Following the pandemic-induced recession in 2020, and protracted political transition,...
Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada
(AP) — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian...
I’m pregnant with my own son’s baby
A pregnant mother is expecting … her own grandchild.
Nancy Hauck, 56, can’t wait to give birth to her granddaughter. “I never planned for it,...
Jamaican man, 31, accused of travelling to Florida to have sex with 14-year-old
GLEANER: Thirty-one-year-old Jamaican man was arrested in Pensacola, Florida after he allegedly travelled to engage in sexual activities with an undercover police agent posing...
RUBIS Dominica announces the suspension of fuel sales to its customers
PRESS RELEASE: RUBIS West Indies Limited, Dominica (RUBIS Dominica) announces the suspension of fuel sales to its customers, following significant financial losses incurred since...
Regional teacher training programme to offset Covid-19 learning losses
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, and OECS Commission have partnered to facilitate the training of approximately 15,000 educators in...
Lightning kills 2 aboard jetskis near southern Puerto Rico
(AP) — Two people aboard jet skis were killed by lightning in waters along southern Puerto Rico, police said Monday.
Authorities said lightning first struck...
JAMAICA: Teacher charged with rape of 11-year-old girl
Detectives assigned to Jamaica’s Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) have arrested and charged a Manchester teacher with the...
GUYANA: ‘Uncle’ found guilty of raping 11-year-old child
CMC-A High Court judge in Guyana on Monday delayed the sentencing of Chandralall Lakhraj, who was found guilty of two counts of rape committed...