Police Updates (October 25, 2014)

(ZIZ News) -- Arrests Dishorn Richardson of Back Street, Mansion was formally arrested and charged for Possession of Cannabis, Obstruction under the Drug Act, Resisting Arrest and Making Use of Indecent Language, which were…

US Coast Guard repatriates 43 Cuban migrants

Miami, USA -- The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. repatriated 43 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, on Wednesday. These repatriations are a result of three separate interdictions of people attempting to migrate…

Snowplough in Total crash reversed into jet’s path — probe

Paris, France (AFP) -- A French investigator who went to Moscow to probe the plane crash that killed Total's chief executive said Friday the snowplough that caused the accident crossed the runway and then mysteriously reversed back into the…

Gunmen kidnap Nigeria oil minister’s sister — police

Port Harcourt, Nigeria (AFP) -- The sister of Nigeria's powerful petroleum minister has been kidnapped in the oil hub of Port Harcourt, police said Friday, in the latest abduction targetting a prominent political family. Osio Agama, whose…

Road safety project in Belize to get additional CDB funding

Bridgetown, Barbados -- The government of Belize will receive an additional loan of US$4.584 million from the Caribbean Development Bank for an ongoing road safety project. The original loan of US$7.248 million was approved in 2012, but…

Let foreign lawyers in, says Bahamas minister

Nassau, Bahamas -- In a move he acknowledged was likely to ruffle feathers, Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder said on Wednesday it is time to allow select foreign law firms to operate within The Bahamas’ financial services…

Shooting in Canada evokes memories of Trinidad coup attempt

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- In a statement on Wednesday, issued following the shootings at the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister drew a parallel with the 1990 attempted coup that involved a violent assault…