Kartel gets life

December 24, 2014 in Regional

This is the third in a series reflecting on the highlights of the entertainment scene in 2014. SOME may argue it was the trial of the century. It had all the trappings: a murder, electronic evidence, international media coverage, and at the centre, top-flight deejay Vybz...

Manning out?

December 24, 2014 in Regional

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Dec 23, CMC- Patrick Manning, the longest servicing parliamentarian in Trinidad and Tobago may not be a candidate for the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) in the 2015 general election. The PNM announced that Manning, who has served as prime minister...

US Air Station to close in Antigua

December 23, 2014 in Regional

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The economy of Antigua & Barbuda will be hit hard if a decision by the United States of America Government to close its 70-year-old naval operations in the twin-island state takes effect in a few months’ time. Close to 100 people will...

Blind woman raped again

December 22, 2014 in Regional

A legally blind woman who has been featured in the Jamaica Observer in recent years, has complained that she was raped in brutal fashion a week ago, adding to the countless other challenges that she faces. Paula Gayle, who lives in Mount Moriah, St Ann, revealed...