Police have arrested and charged Patrick Abrahamson, a 36-year old Chef of Sweden with the offence of Possession of a controlled drug. According to investigations, Abrahamson allegedly had in his possession one (1) rock of cocaine and 7 grams of cannabis at the Grenadines wharf, Kingstown. The incident occurred about 11:40am on 22nd December, 2018.
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Police have arrested and charged Kevin Richards, a 25-year old Labourer of Villa with the offence of wounding. According to investigations, the accused allegedly unlawfully and maliciously wounded a 41-year old Labourer of the same address, by stabbing him about his body with a knife. The incident occurred at Villa about 10:15am on 21st December, 2018. Richards appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was granted bail in the sum of $2000.00XCD with one surety. He was ordered to reappear before the Calliaqua Magistrate Court on February, 18th 2019 for trial.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Police in the southern United States have discovered the bodies of two teenagers buried in the garden of their father, who worked as a Santa Claus in a local supermarket. Elwyn Crocker, 49, and two other family members were arrested and charged with “concealing the death of another and cruelty to children in the first degree,” according to a statement by the Effingham County sheriff’s office near Savannah, Georgia. Forensic tests were being carried out on the two bodies, believed to be 14-year-old Mary Crocker and her brother Elwyn Crocker Jr, who would have been…
JAMAICA GLEANER – KINGSTON, Jamaica — Scene of crime investigators are currently at an address on Portland Road in Rollington Town following an alleged murder/suicide involving a man and a woman this morning According to reports on the ground, the woman, identified as Anika Walker, was stabbed to death by a man identified as Paul Riley. It is believed that after committing the act, Riley then hanged himself inside the dwelling house. Residents are now converged behind yellow tapes as investigators comb the scene. The pair’s relationship has not yet been ascertained.
LOOPTT – A strong earthquake jolted Venezuelans from their sleep early Thursday, forcing residents in the capital to evacuate buildings in their pyjamas before sunrise. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The 5.5 magnitude quake struck just before 5 a.m. Thursday (1000 GMT) and was centred near the town of San Diego, 165 kilometres (100 miles) west of Caracas, the capital. It had a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometres) and was felt across seven states, along with a 5.0 magnitude aftershock a few minutes later. Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said there were no major damages or casualties. Photos…
Jean-Jacques Savin, 71, works on the construction of his ship in November. CNN – A 71-year-old Frenchman has set off across the Atlantic Ocean in a large orange barrel, hoping to float to the Caribbean by the end of March. Jean-Jacques Savin left the Canary Islands, off the coast of west Africa, on Wednesday, in a sophisticated barrel-shaped capsule he spent months crafting. He is traveling at “two or three kilometers an hour” (one to two miles an hour) and intends to (literally) barrel his way across the ocean with the help of currents alone, he told the AFP news…
DAILYMAIL – A groundbreaking treatment for cancer which uses immune cells from strangers could save millions of lives in the future, scientists believe. The treatment, still in its early days, will strengthen the immune systems of patients while avoiding toxic side effects such as those caused by chemotherapy. The team at the Francis Crick Institute in London now want to set-up the first immune banks which will store the ‘Natural Killer’ cells. This would allow oncologists to order a batch of immune cells to be delivered to clinics in a matter of hours to then be infused into patients. Once…
DAILYMAIL – An African soldier is suing the military for £150,000 after accusing them of failing to protect him from the British winter. Michael Asiamah says he suffered from a ‘cold-related’ condition after officers neglected to supply him with warm clothing during an 18-hour exercise in the freezing wind. The 36-year-old, who served with the Adjutant General’s Corps, said the army exposed him to the cold despite knowing that people of black Caribbean and African origin are more susceptible to cold injuries. Mr Asiamah, who was born in Ghana, told the High Court the exercises on Salisbury Plain and Naseby Battlefield…
One man is counting his losses after losing his home to a fire in Block 2000, Old Montrose, yesterday on Christmas Eve. Reports indicate that the sole occupant of the house had been involved in an altercation with another villager earlier yesterday afternoon. The villager appeared to be intoxicated. The occupant of the home then left his home to treat an injury that he sustained during the altercation. Approximately twenty minutes after, around 5 pm, someone reportedly noticed smoke coming out of the house. The fire quickly spread throughout the entire house – completely burning it to the ground. The…
A statistical report from Her Majesty’s Prisons shows that of the 15 electoral constituencies, West Kingstown has the most constituents in prison. The document, a prison status as at December 17th, 2018, was presented to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court at the close of the period of sitting of the criminal assizes earlier this week. It shows West Kingstown top the chart with 60 constituents in prison. The West Kingstown prison population represents 12.71 percent of the total 472 inmates at the prisons. Following West Kingstown is its neighbouring constituency South Leeward, going to the Leeward side of the island,…