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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Four prisoners, including two on murder charges, escaped from the Santa Cruz police lock-up Friday night to early Saturday, a reliable source has told OBSERVER ONLINE. The prisoners are believed to have escaped by…

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – St Lucia is celebrating its 35th year of political independence from Britain on Saturday unveiling a monument to the late Sir John Compton, the man considered as the “Father of the Nation” and the island’s first…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- The Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) in Antigua has welcomed the lengthy jail sentences imposed on the captain of a vessel after more than 900 kilos of cocaine had been found.…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Trustee in Bankruptcy, Celia Barclay, says that only about 45 to50 bankruptcy cases, of nearly 200 bankrupt estates supposed to be still open, are currently active. “We have up to 200 bankruptcy estates that are…

Georgetown, Guyana (CMC) -- Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary General Irwin La Rocque says he is looking forward to the day when all 15 members of the regional grouping will join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Appeal (CCJ). La…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — George Zimmerman has reportedly left Miami after being chased by a mob and told there is a US$10,000 bounty on his head. DailyMail news reported that Zimmerman, 30, appeared on CNN Monday to accuse President Barack…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday said it had recommended that the Grenadian-born, Dr Slinger Francisco, the ‘Mighty Sparrow’ be given the country’s highest award. In addition, the Kamla Persad…

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Manchester Police have charged two teenagers Anthony Forbes, 18, and an unnamed 16 year old, both of Mile Gully in the parish, with attempted murder and conspiracy to murder. Reports from the Mandeville Police are…

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Thousands of tickets went on sale Monday for the inaugural International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) World Relays scheduled for May in The Bahamas. They include Gold, Silver, Bronze level and general…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Singer Wayne Smith, whose computerised song ‘Under mi Sleng Teng’ revolutionised reggae, has died. Smith's son Tidel Smith, told OBSERVER ONLINE that his father died Monday at Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). He was 48…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Vybz Kartel's attorney is to decide this morning whether to close his case today after calling a number of witnesses including a handwriting expert. Tom Tavares-Finson, who appears along with son Chris for the artiste,…

SOCHI, Russia (CMC) – Jamaica’s two-man bobsleigh team finished at the bottom of the standings after the first day of competition at the Winter Olympics at the Sanki Sliding Centre on Sunday. The team of Winston Watts and Marvin Dixon had…

CASTRIES, St.Lucia (CMC) – St Lucians will be paying less for electricity, as a result of a 2.6 cent reduction in the tariff for 2013. The country's sole provider, the St Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) announced that the…

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The police are searching for the boyfriend of a woman who was beheaded in East Kingston early Sunday morning. The woman, identified as 34-year-old Karen Renford, was killed a few metres from her house off Mountain View…

Port Au Prince, Haiti -- The Haitian National Defence minister, Rodolphe Joazile, announced on Thursday that the new military force was now effective, with the launch of operations by its corps of engineers already busy building roads and…