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...
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...
Relatives, co-workers and well-wishers were brought to tears as a MEDIVAC helicopter lifted from the helipad at Mount St John’s Medical Hospital with burn victim, Gayan Williams onboard. Williams, 41, was airlifted yesterday to a medical facility in Guadeloupe for treatment for the burns she sustained...
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his administration will place greater emphasis on environmental issues as well as structural and engineering designs as the nation continues to recover from the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Erika that slammed into the island one...