A St. Lucia  soccer star’s jubilant victory celebration was cut short by a deadly .45-caliber bullet, fired execution-style into his car Monday on a dark Brooklyn street. Isidore Phillip Tisson, 27, scored the goal that sent his country to the finals in a big tournament, then hit a Crown Heights club where he had the deejay give him shoutouts all night. Headed home after 4 a.m., he had just... 

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda government says it will implement a programme next month that will allow offenders to be fitted with electronic ankle bracelets. Attorney General and Justice Minister Kim Wilson told a news conference Monday that the devices would cut the cost of keeping defendants awaiting trial on remand in prison and would also be used to monitor those on parole or subject... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica police are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a police officer who was shot by his colleagues in the north coast resort town of Ocho Rios late Sunday. Police said that Sheldon Williams was killed after he reportedly opened fire on his colleagues who were seeking to arrest him for breaches of the Firearms Act. Williams had been a patron at a dance... 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Acting Police Commissioner James Philbert has been told to demit office with immediate effect amid speculation that he had used a television programme on Friday to raise the question of salary increases for police officers. Philbert confirmed that he had received a letter from the Police Service Commissioner (PSC) informing him that he should leave office and be replaced... 

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Four men, including a prison officer and an ex-warder, were held here in connection with a daring daylight prison break, in which two Venezuelans and a St. Lucian escaped from the main Bordelais prison, east of the capital, police confirmed Thursday. The full identities of the four have not been revealed, but one said to be a correctional officer employed at Bordelais Correctional... 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The head of the prison service called Wednesday for law enforcers to join hands, ‘with God’s help’, to fight criminals, in the wake of gun attacks that appeared to target warders. “With us coming together and with God on our side, we will overcome this situation. We just have to be strong and not give in, or not submit,” Prisons Commissioner John Rougier... 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Police Commissioner Henry Green believes that the high price for gold locally is fuelling the rise of criminal activities with several armed gangs operating along the coast. “The biggest challenge is the price of gold; the price of gold is very high and I think that is really what is captivating people to move into the interior… and, therefore, some criminal... 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Two Antiguan nationals are assisting police in their investigations following the seizure of nearly 50 kilogrammes of cocaine with a street value of seven million East Caribbean dollars (US$2.6 million). A statement from the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) said law enforcement officials had over the weekend intercepted a vehicle where... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG’s) is recommending the prosecution of a former government minister following the investigation of a multi-million dollar oil contract involving a Dutch firm. The recommendation is contained in the Special report of Investigation by OCG into the oil lifting contracts between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and Dutch... 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prison officers Monday staged a peaceful and silent protest outside the Office of the Prime Minister demanding that the authorities do more to safeguard their lives after a fourth prison officer was shot and killed for the year over the weekend. The Prison Officers Association (POA) said that its members met with Captain Gary Griffith, the national security advisor... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Mere days after a robbery at a hospital for children, Health Minister Rudyard Spencer has ordered an immediate review of security arrangements at hospitals and health centres under the management of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). Responding to last Thursday’s robbery at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Spencer ordered that a plan to ensure the... 

Williams NEW YORK, CMC – A Grenadian-American legislator here has expressed outrage over the killing of a Jamaican-born Orthodox Jew at a kosher liquor store in Brooklyn by an unknown masked gunman. New York City Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, chair of the Council’s Committee on Oversight and Investigations, said he was “deeply saddened” by the death of Yoseph Robinson, 34, a clerk at... 

NEW YORK, CMC – Police are offering a US$12,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the  masked gunman who killed a Jamaican-born Orthodox Jew at a kosher liquor store on Thursday. Police said that Yoseph Robinson, 34, a clerk at the store, was killed when he tried to protect his girlfriend, Lahava Wallace, who was being robbed of her jewelry at gunpoint. They said that Robinson took... 

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St. Lucia government has announced that an independent commission would probe allegations that a 22-year-old woman had been gang raped by some members of the police service. While no one has been arrested in connection with the alleged incident, the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Security said it would leave no stone unturned, “in addressing the issues relating... 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – One person was killed and four others wounded, as gunmen fired bullets indiscriminately at persons attending a birthday party in St Madeline, in Central Trinidad on Thursday night. Police said that that they have no motive for the attack that began when the three gunmen alighted from a vehicle and began shooting, killing Asha Fernando, whose age was not given, and injuring... 

Thomas ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC -  Prime Minister Tillman Thomas says attempts are being made to have the Coast Guards in the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) work closer together. Thomas, who is also the Minister of National Security, made the comment as police here continue investigations into the arrest of three Venezuelans who entered the island illegal. They were... 

NEW YORK, CMC – Police have charged two men, including a taxi driver,  in connection with the murder of a 58-year-old Guyanese national. Police said that Deevan Jagnarine, 21, and his friend, Alex Gobardhan, 19, both of Queens, were also charged with robbery and criminal possession of stolen property. Lawmen found Ramnarain Matadin, 58, a building superintendent, on the streets with a head injury.... 

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) says the police force there is becoming “substantially more effective,” capturing and arresting a series of suspects accused of recent kidnappings and sending a clear signal to criminal elements. According to the UN, MINUSTAH commended the Haitian Police Force (HNP) for conducting two successful operations in the... 

Warner PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A senior member of the Kamla Persad-Bissessar administration says the Trinidad and Tobago government must wake up and implement the death penalty as part of efforts to get a grip on crime. Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner made his point in a letter to Attorney General Anand Ramlogan on Tuesday, in which he urged him to implement the death penalty... 

Brown HAMILTON, Bermuda. CMC — The Bermuda Police Service Tuesday confirmed it is investigating alleged online threats against Premier Ewart Brown, who plans to quit politics in two months’ time. Brown’s press secretary Jamahl Simmons asked police to look into comments posted a month ago on an online forum called Bermuda Is Another World. One of the comments allegedly made reference... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Crime figures released by the Jamaica police show that the old capital, Spanish Town in the central parish of St. Catherine, is the most dangerous place to live on the island. According to the figures, 138 persons have been murdered in Spanish Town so far this year, an increase of 47 per cent over the same period last year. Spanish Town and its environs also rank high on... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Police have shot and killed five men who had earlier robbed and killed a bar owner in Westmorland, in western Jamaica, on Monday. Police said that 22-year-old Rasheeed Golaud was on his way home from his business place when he was attacked by the gang and killed. Police said they spotted the men in a car and a shoot out ensued. Three of the men were killed during the shootout... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A campaign to take illegal guns out of the hands of young people has been launched in Jamaica. Jamaicans for Community Development (JCD), said its  ‘Pu dung di gun’,  (Put Down the Gun) initiative is expected to realise its goal through social intervention programmes such as conflict resolution, skills training and job placement, mentoring and sporting activities within... 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The bodies of two fishermen have washed ashore along the south western peninsular more than a day after they were allegedly beaten and thrown overboard by pirates. Police confirmed that the bodies of Motilal Ramkelawan and Krishna Apoo came ashore within hours in La Brea, south of here on Sunday. Relatives said that the two men, both of whom were the fathers of three... 

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says it will deport illegal Haitians found on the island after complaining of  “ a noticeable increase” in the number of people from the earthquake battered country trying to “gain illegal entry into the country”. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that over the past six months, “and, in particular, during the last... 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Police have rescued a 24- year-old mother and her eight-month-old baby, who had been kidnapped after bandits killed her husband at their home in Freeport, in Central Trinidad, on Sunday. Police said that Nila Seetaram-Ali and her daughter, Aliyah, were found at a house in Carapichaima, in Central Trinidad and that five suspects have been detained. They said they are... 

Bissessar NEW YORK, CMC – In her fervent endeavor to honor what she regarded as a top campaign pledge, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says she will do everything in her power to stamp out the spiraling crime wave. “We’ve put crime as the number one priority on the campaign, and it continues to be our number one priority,”   Persad-Bissessar told a town hall... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica police have confirmed that one of the country’s most wanted criminals had been shot and killed during a police operation on Thursday. Police said that Cedric Murray, also known as ‘Doggie’, the reputed leader of the feared ‘Stone Crusher Gang’, was killed after eluding law enforcement authorities for more than five years. They said Murray was... 

By Kathy barrett KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Police have mounted a large scale operation in the volatile community of Tredegar Park, in the central parish of St. Catherine, following Friday’s multiple killings by gunmen linked to rival gangs. Police have said that eight people -Hopelyn Dennis, 43, her daughters Neksisia Anderson, 24 and Angel Anderson,11 as well as her 16-year-old son Joey Anderson,... 

ROCHESTER, New York, CMC – United States federal authorities have indicted three illegal migrants from Jamaica with murder. The Rochester District Attorney said Wednesday that the men were previously charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics. The indictments accuse 45-year-old Richard Emanuel Anderson, 41-year-old Aston Johnson and 40-year-old Andrew Wright of being part of a marijuana... 

Barrow BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Belize government has tabled new legislation in Parliament aimed at targeting criminal gangs as well as empowering the courts to restrict the movement of offenders. Prime Minister Dean Barrow told legislators that the new measures were necessary given the crime situation in the country. He said the new bill increases the penalties for attempted murder, rape, carnal... 

Mayers CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – National Security Minister Guy Mayers has blamed “deficiencies” at the  Bordelais Correctional Facility for contributing to the escape of three prisoners, including two Venezuelan nationals, after gunmen stormed the main prison facility on Sunday. None of the men has been recaptured, but Mayers told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that an exchange... 

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – A 29-year-old unemployed woman is assisting police in their investigations into the death of  Beverly Phillip, 55, who was stabbed to death during Carnival celebrations in Grenada on Monday night. Police said that  Phillip received a single stab wound to her chest in the incident in the western parish of St John. A police statement gave no motive for the killing, but... 

NEW YORK, CMC – New York Police say they have arrested a Haitian man who claimed to be an employee of the United Nations and was seeking assistance for earthquake victims in Haiti. Police said that Marc Payen, 28, pleaded not guilty to charges he posed as an immigration lawyer, or claimed to be employed by the United Nations, in order to steal more than US$12,500 from at least six persons. They said... 

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – A 47-year-old father of eight, who survived an attempt on his life last year, died in a hail of bullets at a popular nightclub early Monday. Police said Raymond Rawlins, nicknamed “Yankee” died in hospital. He is the seventh person, including two Jamaicans, murdered in Bermuda this year. Police say they are not linking his murder to an earlier incident in...