Month: November 2020

Jamaican man, 65, found guilty of gun crimes, robbery dies in custody before sentencing

(Jamaica Gleaner) An elderly man who was scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for gun-related crimes has died in police…

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Sixteen-year-old Essequibo girl stabbed to death in home – -ex-lover ingest poison

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Sanesha Lall, 16, of Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, which occurred…

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Two 74-year-olds die of COVID

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.…

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A book that’ll make your child bounce with joy

“Swish! The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters” by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Don Tate c.2020 Little Brown Books for Young…

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Upper Corentyne man dies after slamming into parked lorry 

An Upper Corentyne man died last night  after he  slammed into a parked lorry along the Number 47 Village, Corentyne…

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Largest laparoscopic gallstone removal gets Trinidad doctors global acclaim

(Trinidad Guardian) Imagine living with a gallstone the size of a large avocado in your abdomen, causing nausea and severe…

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COVID-19 keeps British High Commissioner’s cats out of Trinidad & Tobago

(Trinidad Guardian) The new British High Commissioner’s two pet cats will have to wait a while to join her in…

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Alex Trebek took care of us, says Jamaican ‘Jeopardy!’ ex-staffer

(Jamaica Gleaner) The months following Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek’s announcement that he had pancreatic cancer were tough for Jamaica-born Terry…

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Kwebanna COVID-19 lockdown extended

A lockdown that was instituted at Kwebanna, in Region One, has been extended by another week to ensure that the…

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Cops tell murder trial that accused admitted stabbing handyman – -two witnesses say they saw him running away with knife in hand

At the murder trial yesterday of Eustace Griffith, police investigators told the court that he had confessed to stabbing Stabroek…

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