PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A former senator who worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor was assassinated in an upscale neighborhood near here and his body set on fire along with his nephew. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) Monday called for a Commission of Inquiry to examine the disclosures and allegations of bribery and corruption made against the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during an international television program earlier this year.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has rubbished plans by a former pilot with the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, to sue him for defamation.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten – Caribbean Lottery enthusiasts Govinda Lalchand “Mr. G” and Ms. Kanna Joseph have happily hit the Lucky Pick Jackpot, taking the number of Jackpot wins in St. Maarten to eight since the start of the year.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –Haitian police Thursday made its fifth seizure of arms and ammunition from the United States since the beginning of the month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados government Friday said the island has not “descended into a state of chaos” dismissing comparisons to it being described as the “a wild, wild west” following a spate of killings over the past week.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The attorneys who represented a former murder accused whose constitutional claim against the state led to the historic bail for murder ruling, has condemned his murder over the weekend while praising him for his efforts to improve inadequacies in the criminal justice system.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent –A High Court judge Monday set September 21 as the date for the sentencing of a 35-year-old man, who was found guilty of murdering a 33 year-old real estate agent in November 2015.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – United States Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, says the Biden administration has allocated US$48 million in additional security assistance through of the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Narcotics and Law Enforcement to bolster security across the country. 

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The appeal by former president Desi Bouterse and four others regarding their convictions for their roles in the execution of 15 political opponents in 1982, has been adjourned to August 17.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says it is developing a national strategy to target key crime producers and create an environment for sustained crime reduction and increased economic growth and prosperity.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, says five people will be extradited to the United States on lottery scamming-related offences and other serious crimes later this week.