May 2016

Illegal Drugs Seized During Search at RLB

May 03, 2016 in National

A search of arriving luggage and persons at the Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport by officers of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Department on Sunday night (May 01) has resulted in the seizure of a quantity of a white powdery substance confirmed to be Cocaine. The...

Track club’s silent auction raises over $800k

May 03, 2016 in Sports

The build-up to the inaugural Racers Grand Prix was launched in spectacular fashion. The track club left the blocks in a flash, acquiring well over $800,000, courtesy of a silent auction at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Sunday. However, the final figure for the glitzy fund-raising ceremony...

Islamic State kills U.S. serviceman in Iraq

May 03, 2016 in International

Islamic State fighters killed a U.S. serviceman in northern Iraq on Tuesday when they overran Kurdish defenses in the biggest attack in the area in recent months, officials said. The dead man was the third American to be killed in direct combat since a U.S.-led coalition...

Hungary to hold EU migrant quota referendum by October

May 03, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_10743" align="alignleft" width="300"] Migrants, hoping to cross into Hungary, walk with babies on their backs along a railway track outside the village of Horgos in Serbia, towards the border it shares with Hungary August 31, 2015.[/caption] Hungary will hold a referendum in September or early...