Regional News

(Trinidad Express) Adriel Hackett, an ex-lover of WASA security guard Chris Rivers, appeared in court yesterday charged with her murder.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The hunt is on for a taxi driver accused of fatally dousing his 24-year-old Clarendon girlfriend with a corrosive substance and injuring their two children in a bizarre attack last night.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican man accused of posting nude pictures on the Internet of his ex-girlfriend, a former American television news anchor, was today convicted in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in a case of revenge porn.

(Jamaica Observer) The Road Safety Unit says road deaths have passed the 250 mark and is again advising motorists to wear their seatbelts, helmets, and other protective devices to save life, as well as, to pay close attention to road signs and markings.

(Trinidad Express) Condolences are pouring in on social media for a 35 year old woman police constable who died on Sunday.

(Trinidad Express) After hearing that Dexter “Pullskin” Joseph had been shot dead near his Laventille home last Wednesday night both his pregnant wife and another woman identified as his pregnant girlfriend experienced pains and were taken to hospital.

(Trinidad Express) Mother of three Sherry Smart appeared in the Couva Magistrates’ Court on Monday, charged with manslaughter in the death of three-year-old Isaiah Hazel.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley last night re­voked the ap­point­ment of Stu­art Young as Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Min­is­ter in an ap­par­ent re­sponse to a call from this news­pa­per for Young to fo­cus on crime.

(Jamaica Observer) The man implicated in fatal shooting of female singjay Keshan is still in hospital under police guard, up to press time yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) After applying and being approved for early retirement, one teacher is distraught, as approximately seven months out of the classroom, she discovered that the decision had been reversed.

(Jamaica Gleaner) United States-based attorney Millicent Clarke says many illegal immigrants in the United States, including Jamaicans, are now on the run as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) teams carry out raids to send home foreigners with final removal orders.

(Trinidad Guardian) Proud­ly singing her re­li­gious songs, Irene Bar­ring­ton de­clared, “I love my singing and I love every­body who loves their singing.”

(Trinidad Guardian) In an at­tempt to as­suage a na­tion be­sieged by a wave of bloody killings and rob­beries, Min­is­ter of Na­tion­al Se­cu­ri­ty Stu­art Young pro­vid­ed no new mea­sures to com­bat al­most out-of-con­trol gang war­fare but en­cour­aged cit­i­zens to call a tip line to get il­le­gal guns off the streets.

(Trinidad Guardian) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith insists it is “absolute madness” for anyone in authority to contend that a gang member without pending criminal charges can continue receiving State contracts, ostensibly challenging a statement by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley that it is solely the duty of the Police Service to bring down criminal gangs.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minster Stuart Young yesterday afternoon met with the Heads of the Defence and Protective Services at the National Operations Fusion Centre (NOFC) located at Knowsley Building, Dundonald Street, Port of Spain.

(Trinidad Express) A 26 year old Mayaro man who was the ex-lover of WASA security guard Chris Rivers, has been charged with her murder and is expected to appear in court on Monday.

(Trinidad Newsday) A 37-year-old customs officer is expected to appear before an Arima Magistrate on Monday charged with the possession of cocaine with the intention of trafficking after she was arrested on Thursday morning with the drugs strapped to her body.

(Barbados Nation) Pastor Victor Roach has passed. The anti-tobacco advocate passed away yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

(Jamaica Observer) Female entertainer Keshan was shot dead early yesterday morning in Sharper Lane, Old Harbour, St Catherine.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Surrogacy has become a big moneymaking business all across the world, raking in millions for some countries, and Jamaica is not to be left out.