Jamaica police question 23-year-old in connection with killing of British honorary consul

October 3rd, 2009 Jamaica cops say mother slain, 2 children woundedKINGSTON, Jamaica — Authorities in Jamaica say gunmen killed a woman and critically wounded her 6-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son. Police say the suspects fatally shot 42-year-old security guard Karen Marshall after they kicked in her door and opened fire on the five people inside her home.

October 1st, 2009 Suspected IRA dissident detained over cop killingBELFAST, Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland police have detained a 22-year-old man suspected in the dissident Irish Republican Army killing of a policeman seven months ago. Police said Thursday they were holding the suspect at their main interrogation center west of Belfast.

September 30th, 2009 Jamaica promises teachers $90M in back wagesKINGSTON, Jamaica — The government of Jamaica has agreed to pay public school teachers more than $90 million in back wages over the next three years. A Ministry of Labor statement says it will distribute $45 million next year and the remainder by 2012.

September 19th, 2009 Jamica to build large cruise ship terminalKINGSTON, Jamaica — Construction of a cruise ship terminal expected to attract nearly 1 million visitors a year will begin now that Jamaica has secured financing, the government said Saturday. The terminal will be the first in Jamaica's northern region to accommodate the largest of cruise ships and will create some 500 construction jobs and 900 permanent jobs, according to Finance Minister Audley Shaw.

August 19th, 2009 Mexico to reassign consul in Texas amid probeMEXICO CITY — The Mexican consul for northern Texas will be reassigned amid an investigation into suspected irregularities in passport fees at the consulate, Mexico's foreign minister said Tuesday. Foreign Relations Secretary Patricia Espinosa said Consul General Enrique Hubbard would be reassigned from Dallas as part of the department's normal rotation rules.

August 17th, 2009 Consul: Dozens of Colombians detained in CaracasCARACAS, Venezuela — Colombia's consul in Caracas said Sunday that Venezuelan authorities briefly detained a few dozen Colombians as they waited to get identification cards that are regularly distributed by the consulate. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Colombia and Venezuela over Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's decision to seek closer ties with the United States.

June 7th, 2009 Paris mayor gives Dalai Lama honorary citizenshipPARIS — Paris' mayor has conferred a certificate of honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama, in a move that could further strain France's relations with China. Bertrand Delanoe has honored the exiled Tibetan leader with a ceremony in Paris' gilded City Hall.

June 3rd, 2009 PANAJI - Russian Consul General Alexander Mantytsky has drawn a parallel between the attacks on Russian tourists in Goa and the racial attacks on students of Indian origin in Australia. Mantytsky told reporters here Tuesday that it was his duty to protect the rights of Russian citizens in India just as Indian diplomats were doing their bit for their nationals in Australia.

May 5th, 2009 Mental exam sought for Jamaica hijack suspectKINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaican man accused of trying to hijack a Canadian jetliner will remain in jail pending a defense attorney's request for a psychiatric evaluation, a court ruled Tuesday. Stephen Fray, 21, faces six charges, including robbery and assault, in the April 19 hostage standoff aboard a CanJet Airlines plane at Montego Bay's airport.

April 30th, 2009 Usain Bolt to skip Jamaica meet following crashKINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt dropped out of a weekend track meet in Jamaica on Thursday after being lightly injured in a car crash. Bolt hurt his left foot Wednesday when he stepped on thorns as he got out of the wrecked BMW, according to a statement from his agent, Ricky Simms.

April 29th, 2009 Olympic champ Bolt in car crash in JamaicaKINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt was in a car crash Wednesday in Jamaica, but police and his manager said he was not seriously injured. Bolt was apparently speeding on a rain-slicked highway when he lost control of the BMW M3 and it went off the road, police Sgt.

April 20th, 2009 KINGSTON - An armed hostage-taker Monday released all passengers aboard a charter plane at an airport on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, media reports said. The news channel CNN reported that the man was still holding five crew members of the Boeing 737 stationed on the tarmac at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.

March 25th, 2009 PATNA - The Bahujan Samaj Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate Arjun Ravidas was Wednesday arrested in connection with the killing of 10 policemen in Bihar's Nawada district last month. Ravidas, the BSP's candidate in the Jamui Lok Sabha seat, was arrested when he reached the district administration office in Jamui, about 200 km from here, to collect posters and nomination forms, said an official.

March 25th, 2009 PATNA - Bahujan Samaj Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate Arjun Ravidas was Wednesday arrested in connection with the killing of 10 policemen in Bihar's Nawada district last month. Ravidas, the BSP's candidate in the Jamui Lok Sabha seat, was arrested when he reached the district administration office to collect nomination forms, said an official.

February 2nd, 2009 TEHRAN - Tehran mayor Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf has named Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had walked out of a World Economic Forum (WEF) debate, as an 'honorary Tehran citizen', Mehr News has reported. Tehran mayor’s move followed a heated debate at the WEF in Davos in which the Turkish prime minister told Israeli President Shimon Peres that 'when it comes to killing, you know very well how to kill'.