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Friends of a great grandmother stabbed to death in her tower block flat have told of their “disgust” at the attack. Irene Barrett, 88, was a pillar of the community who knitted blankets for local […] […]

Should Jamaica’s private sector be willing to accept more responsibility to prevent crime? Three-time crime victim and popular lifestyle consultant and nutritionist, Dr Heather Little-White certainly feels so. Little-White was recently robbed of an undetermined […] […]

GAY rights activist and eminent actor Sir Ian McKellan says Australia would earn worldwide respect if it legislated for same-sex marriage. Speaking to a Melbourne rally, Sir Ian admitted he knew little about Australian politics, […] […]

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—California corrections officials dangled an attractive offer Saturday before hundreds of parolees who have become fugitives: Turn yourself in, get a $200 reward and qualify for an amnesty program. About 150 who showed up […] […]

NASSAU, Bahamas — Authorities in the Bahamas have charged two tourists from Florida with killing a Jamaican during what police say was a drug deal gone bad. Police say Clive Tomlinson was fatally shot early […] […]

ORLANDO, FLA.—Tiger Woods’ former swing coach confirmed in a TV interview that the besmirched golfer underwent counselling for sex addiction during his competitive absence, also offering a strong refutation to any suggestion that Woods has […] […]

Adam Ngahuru’s attack on his partner while she held their baby on Christmas Day was described as domestic violence of the worst kind by the judge who jailed him. He likened the assaults to the […] […]

Lurid allegations of sexual misconduct at a Greater Toronto Area church have sent shock waves across the Pacific Ocean. Television news crews from South Korea’s two largest networks — MBC and SBS —filed breathless reports […] […]

MONTEGO BAY, St James — A gunman yesterday shot and killed a female cashier during a hold-up at the Harley Davidson gift shop, located along the busy Gloucester Avenue here. The deceased has been identified […] […]

Depending on your temperament, there’s a right way and a wrong way to get divorced. And then there’s the Canadian way. Justine Musk, a 36-year-old Peterborough native, is in the midst of splitting from her […] […]