Regional News

(Jamaica Observer) Popular businessman Richard Bowen is said to be held hostage by persons unknown, and his family is worried.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two young lovers died in a car ac­ci­dent in Williamsville yes­ter­day morn­ing.

(Trinidad Guardian) The coun­try’s mur­der toll now stands at 294 af­ter four more were record­ed between Thurs­day night and Fri­day night.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Entertainer Keshan was shot and killed in Old Harbour, St Catherine early Saturday, the police have confirmed.

(Jamaica Observer) Shantol Gordon, the girlfriend of reputed gang leader Uchence Wilson, yesterday denied transporting guns for the gang in her newborn baby’s bag while carrying the child as a cover.

(Jamaica Observer) Koffee made her debut on American late-night television talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night.

(Trinidad Newsday) The bloodletting continues as four men have been gunned down in shootings in Maraval, Laventille and La Horquetta.

(Trinidad Express) A Rousillac man crashed his car while trying to avoid hitting a pedestrian in St Margaret’s on Friday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Flee­ing a coun­try rid­dled with po­lit­i­cal and eco­nom­ic in­sta­bil­i­ty, most Venezue­lan mi­grant chil­dren have had to grow up be­fore their time.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A leading businessman is warning Jamaica to be on guard against a similar local occurrence of the economic nightmare unfolding in regional neighbour Venezuela.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Chaguanas businessman was murdered in El Socorro yesterday morning moments after he dropped his wife to work.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A five-day search for 21-year-old Abina Bertram, also called Tashell, of Industry Hill in St Thomas, who was reported missing on Monday, ended today after her body was found in a river in the community of Nuttsriver.

(Trinidad Guardian) Wen­dell John, 42, may have been killed for “his mouth” as he was well known for throw­ing pi­cong and for be­ing very com­i­cal.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has announced the appointment of Alsion Roach Wilson as Jamaica’s new Consul General to New York.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Portland man is in shock after the remains found last week were confirmed to be those of his 29-year-old niece, Andreen McDonald of a San Antonio, Texas, address in the United States.

(Trinidad Newsday) Hours after he was gunned down at his St Barb’s businessplace on Wednesday night, reputed gang member Dexter Joseph’s wife and his girlfriend were both taken to Port of Spain General Hospital after they went into labour at the same time.

(Jamaica Observer) Only 10 of the 24 alleged members of the One Don Gang who were busted officially appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday due to a lack of preparedness, which forced the presiding judge to retire to his “salubrious” chambers twice.

(Jamaica Observer) Although the woman who snatched his day-old baby from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in January has pleaded guilty, Sinclair Hutton is not convinced she acted alone.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has disregarded the Law Association’s advice to initiate an investigation into misconduct allegations against Chief Justice Ivor Archie.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The woman charged in relation to the abduction of baby Sae’breon from the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston today pleaded guilty when she appeared in the Home Circuit Court.