The fresh outbreak of violence in west Kingston resulted in a low turnout of students at the start of the new school year yesterday. According to the commanding officer for the Kingston Western Police Division, Howard Chambers, the schools affected were Denham Town Primary, Denham Town...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday September 5, 2016 — A Canadian woman is expected to appear in court this week after detectives charged her with allegedly ordering the contract killing of her estranged Jamaican husband. The accused, 56-year-old Monique Cooke-Reid, a retired psychologist from Ontario, was charged last...
EOUL, South Korea, Friday September 2, 2016 – Samsung is recalling millions of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide after reports that the devices can catch fire while charging. The massive recall of one of Samsung’s flagship devices is an embarrassing setback for the world’s biggest...
The Philippines on Tuesday defended a surge in killings since Rodrigo Duterte became president over two months ago, handing out a 38-page pamphlet at a regional summit praising his campaign against illegal drugs in which thousands have died. “We are not butchers who just kill people...
The Philippines scrambled to defuse a row with the United States on Tuesday and its new president, Rodrigo Duterte, voiced regret for calling President Barack Obama a “son of a bitch”, comments that prompted Washington to call off a bilateral meeting. The tiff between the two...