(Jamaica Gleaner) Petrol dealer Annette Wong-Lee says growing up in a clan of nine boys and two girls not only prepared her to hold her own, but to stand out in the tough world of the auto industry.
(Jamaica Observer) A once popular broadcaster, now serving 14 years in prison for an attack on his then lover, has admitted his wrong and is begging for forgiveness.
(Trinidad Guardian) Young people in Orchid Gardens, Pleasantville, were heroes on Saturday when a fire broke out in an apartment building on Saturday.
(Barbados Nation) The merriment of the long Crop Over weekend had a pall cast over it when three people died yesterday within hours of each other – one in violent circumstances.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A female student of the Flanker Skills Training Institute in Montego Bay, St James, is fortunate to be alive today thanks to a team of quick-thinking Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers.
QUEBRACHAL, Colombia, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pigs, papayas and peppers are helping seal the peace in Colombia as villagers return to the land after decades of war.
(Trinidad Express) Sea-lots, Port of Spain resident Kareem Stanisclaus has appeared in court charged with murdering five fishermen,, the attempted murders of two, and six offences of robbery.
(Trinidad Guardian) The families of five murdered fishermen are calling on the police to arrest and charge all of the people who were involved in the July 22 pirate attack off Carli Bay.
(Jamaica Observer) A man who embarked on a three-month killing spree in 2014 which claimed eight lives, has been sentenced to serve almost 800 months in prison before he becomes eligible for parole.
(Jamaica Observer) Several associations representing operators of public transportation have written to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, asking for a fare increase.
(Trinidad Guardian) Republic Bank Limited has been hit with a technological problem that is affecting its customer transactions, including mobile and Internet banking.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two senior police officers with decades of service, appeared in the Chaguanas Magistrates Court yesterday morning charged with sexual misconduct.
(Trinidad Express) Just over one week after Vaughn “Sandman” Mieres, his wife and two of his bodyguards were shot dead in Las Cuevas, one of the men who allegedly committed the quadruple murder made an appearance in the Port of Spain Magistrates’ Court.
(Trinidad Express) Two women arrested in connection with the deadly attack on seven Couva fishermen last week, appeared before a magistrate on Wednesday charged with robbery with violence.
(Jamaica Observer) It is no secret that road traffic deaths are rising rapidly in Jamaica, leaving public agencies like the Road Safety Unit (RSU) concerned that this year could well set a record.