August 2015

NIOSH report on BHS inconclusive

August 05, 2015 in National

Freedom Fm has been reliably informed that a report on the recent scientific tests conducted at the Basseterre High School campus by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) were inconclusive. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Hon. Shawn Richards announced during Tuesday's...

3 prison officers suspended n Jailbreak probe continues

August 05, 2015 in Regional

Three prison officers were suspended yesterday as the investigation into the July 24 jailbreak from the Port of Spain prison continues. The officers are an assistant superintendent and two junior officers, president of the Prison Officers Association, Ceron Richard, confirmed yesterday. He also called on Prisons Commissioner...

New York murder rate surges 10 per cent

August 05, 2015 in International

New York's murder rate jumped more than 10 per cent in the last year, forcing the mayor on the defensive Tuesday over any suggestion America's largest city is returning to its dark days. He spoke hours after a pregnant 19-year-old was shot five times and her...

CP and Drue are soca royalty

August 05, 2015 in Regional

Claudette “CP” Peters won big at the LIME Party Monarch on Saturday. The soca diva earned her 10th soca monarch title over the weekend when she claimed the Groovy Monarch crown, making her the most decorated soca artiste in the show’s history. Her pole dancing antics...