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Praslin fishermen 'frustrated' over fish pot thefts

Praslin fisherman are frustrated over what has been described as an escalation in thefts of their fish pots. Fisherman Bernard Francis told St Lucia Times  Sunday that previously, persons would raise the fish pots that had been lowered in the...

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T&T Police Chief probes $25m-a-month overtime bill

Trinidad Guardian:-  A qui­et in­ter­nal in­ves­ti­ga­tion by Com­mis­sion of Po­lice Gary Grif­fith has un­cov­ered a mas­sive $25 mil­lion per month over­time bill with­in the Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice...

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Jamaica: Men fined $50,000 each for killing turtle

Jamaica Observer:-  MICHAEL Harris and Clive McNuff were each fined $50,000.00 breaches under the Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA) when they appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Wednesday. The men were filmed killing a turtle at...

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New Jersey Sheriff Caught Making Racist Remarks Resigns

Huffington Post:-  A New Jersey sheriff has resigned after he was caught on tape making racist remarks, including claiming that legalized marijuana would “let the blacks come in.” Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino faced a call to...

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Kenya deports 12 Chinese involved in prostitution

AfricaNews.com:-  Immigration authorities in Kenya have arrested and deported a dozen Chinese nationals for engaging in prostitution in a suburb of the capital, Nairobi. The immigration department said the arrests were made after an...

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T&T: Anal sex is now legal, unless....: High Court rules

Trinidad Express:-  IT is now official. Anal intercourse between two consenting adults is no longer a criminal offence - at least for now. And those who wish to also engage in acts of serious indecency in private are free to do so without...

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PM: Capital punishment will not solve crime problems

Speaking against the backdrop of Saint Lucia’s latest homicide Thursday morning, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet told reporters that he is not one of those persons who believes that capital punishment will solve crime. Chastanet said he knows...

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Two boys in Kent held on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts

Sky News:-  Police have arrested two boys in Kent on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts. The pair, aged 15, were arrested at their homes in Ramsgate and are being questioned at a police station in the South East. They are being...

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Barbados: Death penalty ‘still on the book’

Barbados Nation:-  Hang on, says Attorney General Dale Marshall, the death penalty will not be abolished in Barbados just yet. His comments came during wrap-up of debate of the Offences Against The Person (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which was...

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Guyana: Deceased rape accused organs sent for toxicology tests

Guyana Chronicle:-  SEVERAL body organs of Stonie Henry, 47, of Lot 539 Mocha Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), will have to be sent for a toxicology analysis since a post-mortem done on Wednesday could not determine the cause of his...