Crime News

Sentencing date for former BVI Premier pushed back

The sentencing date for convicted former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie, has been pushed back following a request from his attorney due to a conflict with a paid vacation she had already booked.

Crisis in Haiti worsens after month-long siege on Port-au-Prince

The surge of violence since February this year has reached “unprecedented levels” resulting in rampant food insecurity and multiple displacements, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

US, Guyanese law enforcement make massive cocaine bust off Guyana’s coast

Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS), Guyana Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to seize a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible (SPSS) approximately 150 miles off the coast of Guyana carrying 2,370 kilograms of cocaine.

Antigua: Five teens arrested on gun charges 

In a recent incident that has sparked concern among residents, five teenagers, one as young as 13 years old, have been arrested for allegedly attempting to assault an employee of a popular resort in Dickenson Bay.

Trinidad and Tobago will not provide military assistance to Haiti

The Trinidad and Tobago government Tuesday said that it would not be providing any military assistance to ensure security in Haiti, where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Dr Ariel Henry.

Third Homicide of 2024 in Antigua: Young Man Fatally Injured in...

Antigua has sadly recorded its third homicide of 2024: 23-year-old Ricaldo Joseph from Old Road.

Gunmen Injure Six in Bahamas Shooting Spree

Gunfire erupted in The Bahamas on Monday, leaving a teenage boy and five men wounded. 

Former Bahamas Deputy Speaker Donald Saunders fatally shot in robbery

The Bahamas is grappling with the loss of Donald Saunders, a former Member of Parliament, who tragically became the country’s 35th murder victim. 

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says raids of the rapper’s homes were...

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper’s Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were ”a gross use of military-level force” and that Combs is “innocent and will continue to fight” to clear his name.

Belize: Police officer shot and killed

The Belize Police Department (BPD) says it is “working diligently to investigate this senseless act of violence” after a 29-year-old policeman was shot and killed last weekend.