‘What? The marijuana?’

June 17, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6143" align="alignleft" width="300"] 'Tip of the iceberg': Leader of the Independent Liberal Party, Jack Warner, speaks to attorney Rekha Ramjit, chairman of the party, at yesterday's news conference at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya. —Photo: ANISTO ALVES[/caption] Taped conversations between him and former national security...

Coke in Jamaican Fried Fish Bust

June 16, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6116" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cocaine was found in fried fish from Jamaica at the Miami Airport. (US Customs image)[/caption] News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Tues. June 16, 2015: A 38-year-old woman arriving on a flight from Jamaica over the weekend packed a bit more than fried fish,...

September 7 will be election day in Trinidad and Tobago

June 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6102" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar[/caption] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sunday June 4, 2015 – Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago will head to the polls in just under three months – Monday, September 7. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced the election date in Parliament last...

Mighty Sparrow conferred with Order of the British Empire

June 15, 2015 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_6099" align="alignleft" width="300"] honoured: Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco).[/caption] Grenada-born Dr Slinger Francisco, 79, better known as the Mighty Sparrow has been conferred with the Order of the British Empire (OBE). The award was announced in the birthday honours list of Queen Elizabeth II. The citation said...