Three Saint Lucians rescued by US Coast Guard

Three Saint Lucians rescued by US Coast Guard

Three Saint Lucians were among seven people rescued by the fast-response U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley on Monday, May 6, Acting Police Commissioner Milton Desir has confirmed. Desir said the four other people had no form of identification but preliminary investigations suggest they are from Venezuela. Reports are that the seven individuals were on […]

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 American charged with manslaughter in Caribbean says hotel-worker victim was ‘armed intruder’

American charged with manslaughter in Caribbean says hotel-worker victim was ‘armed intruder’

By David K. Li A Connecticut man charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a hotel worker in Anguilla on Thursday released a picture of his bloodied and bruised face, which he said resulted from a fatal fight that he insisted was self-defense. USB financial adviser Scott Hapgood, 44, said the victim, hotel maintenance worker […]

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 Hurricane season doesn’t start until June, but a tropical distrubance is already headed for Florida

Hurricane season doesn’t start until June, but a tropical distrubance is already headed for Florida

The Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially begin for another month, but a tropical disturbance off Florida is threatening to get things kicked off early this year. The storm system is over the northwestern Bahamas, bringing showers and thunderstorms to the islands, and is expected to move northwest toward Florida over the next couple of days. […]

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 Venezuela coup: Juan Guaido takes to streets in military uprising

Venezuela coup: Juan Guaido takes to streets in military uprising

Venezuelan opposition leaders calling for a military uprising against the government of President Nicolas Maduro gained quick messages of support from the Trump administration amid a possible turning point in the South American nation’s political crisis. Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton all expressed support for […]

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 10-year-old commits suicide

10-year-old commits suicide

The lifeless body of a 10-year-old boy was on Friday afternoon removed from a shack at the back of his Bush Lot Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) home. Dead is Richie Mohabir, a student of Crabwood Creek Primary School. The discovery of the boy’s body was made by his older sister, who had been […]

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