SUPERINTENDENT of Police in charge of the Portland Division, Oberlene Smith-Whyte is raising concerns over what she says is the low conviction rate of rapists in the eastern parish. Smith-Whyte, who made the disclosure in an interview with the Jamaica Observer North and East, emphatically stated...
ran’s military detected a U.S. drone entering Iranian airspace on Monday and issued a warning for it to leave, which it subsequently did, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. “Iran’s army air defense detected and warned an American drone in the eastern airspace of the country. It...
Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) – Mexican authorities have uncovered a hidden tunnel from the northwestern state of Sonora to Arizona in the United States, the National Commission for Security said Sunday. The discovery was made while Mexican police, inspecting a drainage pipe that crosses the border,...
Antigua & Barbuda has recorded what appears to be the third homicide for 2016, when 31-year-old Tyrone “Yankee” Lewis was gunned down in the wee hours of Sunday morning, on Christian Street, Gray’s Farm. It is alleged that the father of one, was alone at a...
The deputy principal at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, is advocating for a complete overhaul of the education system in the region, from one that provides credentials and certificates to one that offers knowledge and learning. Professor Rhonda Reddock said for far...