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Security forces tracking 150 unresolved conflicts, 300 individuals – Chang
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Jamaica’s security forces are actively tracking more than 150 unresolved conflicts and over 300 individuals across the country as they work to build on the success of a 19 per cent reduction in murders achieved in 2024.
Grenada government signs 13 cooperation agreements with China
LOOP NEWS
BEIJING, China- The Government of Grenada has officially signed 13 cooperation agreements with the People’s Republic of China.
Elderly man drowns off Simpson Bay Beach
THE DAILY HERALD
SIMPSON BAY, Sint Maarten- The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) responded to a tragic incident that occurred shortly after 12:00 PM today at Simpson Bay Beach, near the Palms Condos.
Govt calls State of Emergency
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GUARDIAN
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago- The three-month State of Emergency instituted in T&T from Tuesday, December 31, 2024, to deal with the threat to public safety from gangs’ reprisal attacks, will not have a curfew or certain other features like previous SoEs.
Antigua: Residents warned to refrain from stealing solar batteries
LOOP NEWS
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) is appealing to residents to refrain from stealing the batteries from the solar lights installed at various locations across the island.
UPP selects George Wehner to contest St Peter by-election
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- The opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) has officially named George Wehner as its candidate in the St Peter by-election who compete against the Antigua Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) candidate Senator Rawdon Turner on January 14, 2025.
Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead at 79
AFP
PARAMARIBO, Suriname- Desi Bouterse, the former dictator and later elected president of Suriname, who became a fugitive of justice for the killing of political opponents, has died at 79, the government said Wednesday.
Two men charged in break-in at St Kitts forensic lab
LOOP NEWS
TABERNACLE, St. Kitts & Nevis- Two men from Greenlands have been charged in connection with a break-in at the Tabernacle Forensic Lab that occurred earlier this year, police officials announced Monday.
Stratcom: 60 pounds of illegal cannabis seized at airport
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
OSBOURN, Antigua & Barbuda- Police Seized 60 pounds of cannabis at the V.C. Bird International Airport on Tuesday.
Veteran journalist Barbara Gayle murdered a day before son’s birthday
JAMAICA OBSERVER
ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica- For more than five decades Barbara Gayle reported matters — some of them the most gruesome murders — from the island’s courts. On Monday afternoon, in a cruel twist of irony, the veteran journalist became a victim of murder, plunging the nation into shock at what has been described as a senseless and brutal act.

