Monthly Archives: December 2016
Nigeria’s ‘plastic rice’ real but inedible, official says
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Around 100 bags of “plastic rice” seized in Lagos have turned out to contain real but contaminated rice, authorities said Friday in Nigeria, where prices for the staple have rocketed.
Two killed in shoot-out with cops in intelligence-led operation
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Police from the St James Division are reporting that an operation to find wanted men aligned to the Ratty Gang was conducted this morning.
US lawmaker wants porn declared a public health hazard
VIRGINIA, United States (AP) — A Virginia state lawmaker wants to have pornography declared a public health hazard, calling it a moral scourge that leads to infidelity, the “hypersexualisation of teenagers” and the objectification of women.
Greek ambassador to Brazil murdered by wife’s cop lover: police
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – Greece’s ambassador to Brazil was murdered in a plot hatched by his Brazilian wife and her police officer lover, who confessed to the crime, officials said Friday.
US soldier goes missing in Manchester
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police are reporting that a member of the United States army has been missing since Friday, December 23.
Jamaican woman nabbed by US marshals awaits trial
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Jamaican woman was on Wednesday arrested by marshals in the United States for possession of and attempting to smuggle cocaine.
