Police have arrested and charged Oranson Garraway, 21 years old Labourer of Layou with assault and three (3) counts of robbery on 19.06.2020. According to investigations, the accused man allegedly assaulted an 18 years old student by pointing a gun at him with the intent to commit the offence of wounding on 17.06.2020. He was also accused of allegedly robbing a 23 year old tradesman of Campden Park of $100.00ECC in cash and one (1) Samsung Galaxy S6 cellular phone on 02.05.2020, a 32 years old Carpenter also of Campden Park of one (1) blue and black cellular phone on…
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Henry Neverson, a 56 years old Watchman of New Montrose. According to investigations, Neverson lifeless body was discovered with multiple chop wounds at the Windsor Primary School on 23.06.2020. The police were subsequently informed and the District Medical Officer (DMO) was summoned to the scene and who later pronounced the body dead. A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out on the body to ascertain the cause of death. Police are therefore seeking the assistance of the public in obtaining any information that will lead to the apprehension and prosecution…
Jamaica Observer -The state-owned carrier, Caribbean Airlines (CAL), has recorded a loss of more than US$14 million in just over a one month period, as a result of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Trinidad’s Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Allyson West, has said. She told the senate that the airline, during the period March 23 to April 30, had estimated its losses at US$14.2 million. “The financial impact to Caribbean Airlines Limited from losses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic took effect from the beginning of March 2020, prior to the closure of our national borders,” she told legislators,…
On Saturday June 20th the Creative Thinkers Toastmaster Club (CTTC) celebrated their 10th anniversary with an intimate awards ceremony and dinner to reflect on their accomplishments. The ceremony also ushered in the incoming executive for the new Toastmasters year beginning July 1st 2020 and ending June 30th 2021. The outgoing executive headed by Toastmaster Xelony Daize led the club to achieve Presidents’ Distinguished Award for the 5th consecutive year; the highest level of recognition available from Toastmasters International. Toastmaster Daize has now handed the baton over to the incoming President Raheem Hall and his Executive Team. Toastmaster Raheem currently holds the office of Vice President Education of the Creative…
The Weather Channel -A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Mexican state of Oaxaca and prompted tsunami warnings for Mexico and parts of Central America. The quake struck at 10:29 a.m. local time Tuesday about 7 miles southwest of Santa María Zapotitlán, on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said one person was killed and another injured when a building collapsed in Huatulco, Oaxaca. Otherwise he said reports were of minor damage such as broken windows and collapsed walls. There had been more than 140 aftershocks, most of them small.…
Barbados Today-Police confirm that former Chairman of CLICO Leroy Parris is in custody. He is reportedly assisting with investigations being conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department. ( more details as they come to hand.)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits to year-end and broaden it to include H1-B visas used widely in the tech industry, the White House said Monday. A senior administration official told journalists that the move would free up 525,000 jobs, making a dent in the high unemployment rate caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “President Trump is focused on getting Americans back to work as quickly as possible,” the official said, on condition of anonymity. Trump had endlessly touted a strong economy, but now finds himself desperate for a political…
Jamaica Observer-The West Indies cricket squad completed its 14-day isolation period in England on Monday and will step up its preparations for next month’s test series by playing a three-day internal warmup match in Manchester. The tourists have been in quarantine at Manchester’s Old Trafford cricket ground and adjoining hotel since arriving in Britain on June 9. While the West Indies will start its first warmup game on Tuesday, England’s 30-man training group will report at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton and be tested for COVID-19 on arrival along with the management team. The group will isolate in the hotel…
Jamacia Observer-The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) received a grant valued at US$750,000 from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote regional health security through the coordination of the regional health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant, signed on June 5, is made available through the IDB Japan Special Fund. It will support the enhancement of Laboratory Response Capacity at CARPHA, mobilise surge and strengthen real-time disease surveillance and response through the CARPHA Regional Travellers’ Health Program (THP) for all 26 of the agency’s member states. This component will also facilitate the development and implementation of the Caribbean travel health mobile…
Kingstown, 22nd June, 2020/VSM- With anticipation building and many artistes and producers putting their final touches to their 2020 music productions, the organizers of the 1st Virtual Soca & Calypso Monarch competition has extended the deadline for the submission of songs to this Wednesday, 24th June at 6pm. At its press launch on the 9th June, 2020, it was announced that the song submission deadline would be Monday 22nd June, 2020 at midnight. However according to the promoters, despite receiving a high number of entries, there are still a number of artistes who have indicated that their songs are still…