There is division in Jamaica over the government's plan to extend states of emergency, or SOEs as they are commonly called, to fight an upsurge in violent crime in that country. Murders there are now well past the 1000 mark and Prime Minister Andrew Holness has argued that the SOEs are needed, having secured the approval of the House of assembly to get a 46 day extension of the measure in seven parishes.
A young girl is murdered after being picked up from school and the suspect is a woman.
Yesterday we heard from that tourist who got off a cruise ship at the Bridgetown port to stay in Barbados for about six months.He...
Amidst the great concern about gun crime in Barbados, the Senate has been debating an amendment to the firearms bill.