Lawton Forbes of Hamilton Nevis has been arrested, formally charged and cautioned for the following offences related to a shooting incident in Nevis on Friday (March 04). Charges were laid for the offences of attempted murder, possession of an illegal firearm, possession of ammunition and...
[caption id="attachment_10093" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tennis star Maria Sharapova speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, March 7, 2016. Sharapova says she has failed a drug test at the Australian Open[/caption] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maria Sharapova's tennis career and Olympic hopes are in...
The Jamaica Observer has learnt that the Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel has set a hearing for March 23 at an undisclosed location for Jamaica and West Indies cricketer Andre Russell to answer charges of a whereabouts rule violation. However, it is unlikely that Russell, who has...
A three-day regional workshop aimed at providing an assessment of the capacities, activities and needs of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat began here on Monday with a senior regional public servant calling for increased involvement of women in the electoral process. CARICOM Deputy Secretary-Genera, Ambassador...
[caption id="attachment_10085" align="alignright" width="300"] Terry Bollea, known as professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, testifies in his case against the news website Gawker in St. Petersburg, Florida March 7, 2016.[/caption] As a larger-than-life celebrity, Hulk Hogan considered it entertainment when he embellished his sex life but the Gawker...