March 2015

Police find teens committing robberies on orders from home

March 30, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4514" align="alignleft" width="300"] Young man behind bars[/caption] The police say they have made a disturbing discovery in their investigation of an upsurge in robberies taking place on the streets of downtown Kingston. The crimes are being committed by teenagers under the command of their parents. "We...

Polish priest jailed for abusing boys in Dominican Republic

March 30, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4511" align="alignleft" width="300"] Wojciech Gil[/caption] WOLOMIN, Poland, Sunday March 29, 2015 – Wojciech Gil, a former priest convicted of abusing minors in the Dominican Republic and Poland, was sentenced to seven years in jail by a Polish court on Wednesday. The court in Wolomin found Gil...

Browne says LIAT CEO must go

March 30, 2015 in Regional

Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda Gaston Browne has effectively called for the resignation of the CEO of Leeward Islands Air Transport (Liat), David Evans. The leader of the second largest shareholder government made the call yesterday on the government- aligned media house, in response to...

Cops seize guns, rocket launcher, ammo in traffic check

March 30, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_4506" align="alignleft" width="300"] The weapons and assorted ammunition recovered by Trelawny cops yesterday.[/caption] FALMOUTH, Trelawny -- The Trelawny police have taken two men into custody in connection with the recovery of 11 illegal firearms, a rocket launcher and more than 300 rounds of assorted ammunition...