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Jamaican man charged with five murders
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A St. James man accused of killing five people in separate incidents will have to adjust to the confines of the lock-up as no bail application was made on his behalf when he appeared in the St James Parish Court.
Trinidad local gov’t elections 2023 ends in tie
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - It is 7-7. In the 14 corporations, both the United National Congress (UNC) and the People’s National Movement (PNM) maintained control of their respective corporations.
At least three dead in DR after explosion near capital
REUTERS
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - At least three people died yesterday and dozens more injured after an explosion near the Dominican Republic capital, authorities in the Caribbean country said.
Guyana: School children die from dengue
LOOP NEWS
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has confirmed that two children, including a nine-year-old child, have died after being infected with dengue.
Jamaica: School girl dies after being raped & beaten
LOOP NEWS
Police are searching for three men who allegedly raped and bludgeoned a 15-year-old, schoolgirl at her home in Trelawny, a parish in northwest Jamaica early Sunday.
Jamaica’s Women’s World Cup ends
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MELBOURNE, Australia— Jamaica’s Women’s World Cup run might be over for now, but the team’s fight for support back home continues.
Guyana captures the crown @ Miss Caribbean Culture
DOMINICA NEWS ONLINE
For the first time, the Miss Caribbean Culture Queen title has made its way to Guyana, with twenty-year-old Shemina Peroune taking the crown, defeating Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines Jada Ross, in first place, and Miss St. Thomas, USVI Lamonee Morris in second place.
Bahamas promises to join Kenya in security force in Haiti as support grows
REUTERS
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Bahamian government yesterday welcomed Kenya’s decision to lead a multinational force in Haiti and committed 150 people to support the effort if the United Nations authorizes the force.
Barbados businessman facing extradition to USA
BARBADOS NATION
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Barbadian businessman Alex Tasker has been taken into police custody. Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce confirmed Tasker, the former vice-president at the Insurance Corporation of Barbados (ICBL), was picked up and they are awaiting word from the United States Government on his status.
US woman arrested in Bahamas for alleged plot to kill husband
LOOP NEWS
An American woman is in trouble with the Bahamian legal system after she was accused of conspiring with two men to kill her estranged husband.