Published 28 April 2017
The Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed a St.Kitts National is being sort after escaping prison while on remand in Virgin Gorda today, April 28, 2017.
VI Police have identified the prisoner as Olanzo Dore, 31. Dore is from Cayon , St.Kitts but recently resided in the VI.
By SNO Staff
A suspected gunman, who was allegedly disarmed by citizens and severely beaten during an attempted robbery at a shop in Girard, Cacao, Babonneau early Sunday morning, is now in serious condition at hospital, according to reliable sources.
Reports are that after 1 a.m. Sunday, a masked male, dressed in all black, and carrying a gun, entered Lenny and Company liquor and grocery shop in the small rural community, demanded everyone to “pass it” as well as taking some rum.
At the time, there were about six persons in the shop, some of whom were playing a card game.
But little did the suspect knew that this Easter was not going to be a rewarding one. The persons in the shop, including the owner fought and overpowered him. He was disarmed, beaten, stripped naked and beaten again, and again.
It is alleged that a “red car” that was observed dropping him off at the location earlier, drove off after he was overpowered by the persons in the shop.
A relative of the shop owner, who prefers to remain anonymous, told St. Lucia News Online that the business community has been suffering because of a number of armed robberies.
“We want the public to know because that is not the first time they are coming and rob people in the area,” she said. “Because we have a lady higher up the road, she has a shop. And the lady willing to close her shop because they robbed her once last year and two times for the year already, at gunpoint and with mask.”
This time the citizens fought back and won.
“So he came in, he burst a shot, and he ask them to ‘pass it’, he asked my uncle to ‘pass it’ so my uncle moved fast and think fast,” the relative explained. “So he tell him he don’t have money … he (the gunman) end up going on the other side where the fellas gambling, then my uncle rush outside and close the door and prevented him from going outside. And that’s how my uncle was able to take the gun from him and then they start giving him licks.”
By the time the suspect was handed over to the police, he was bleeding profusely and required immediate attention.
“The people in the area made him talk,” the relative noted.
The Babonneau Police Station confirmed that the suspect is in police custody at the hospital in “serious condition”. The matter is under investigation.
It is not yet clear if the firearm was handed over to the police.
According to eyewitnesses, Benjai had already wrapped up his headlining performance at a Pulse Entertainment soca themed party and was leaving the nightspot when the incident occurr
Popular Trinidadian soca star, Benjai, is nursing serious injuries to his face after he was attacked outside the Palm Court nightspot in Georgetown early Sunday morning by one of the club’s regular patrons.
According to eyewitnesses, Benjai had already wrapped up his headlining performance at a Pulse Entertainment soca themed party and was leaving the nightspot when the incident occurred.
The soca star, known for hits like “Wine to the Side” and “Phenomenal”, was outside the club chatting with a group of fans when the driver of a car was about to reverse into them.
Reports state that one of the persons in the group with Benjai knocked on the trunk of the car to alert the driver that he was coming too close to them and that was when all hell broke loose.
The driver of the car, identified, only as “Imran” reportedly jumped out of the car and confronted the singer over someone knocking on his car. When the singer attempted to bring calm to the situation, the young man reportedly started to hurl expletives at the singer while threatening to use his firearm.
An eyewitness said it was at that stage that another man, who is a close associate of “Imran” whipped out a bottle and lashed the singer straight across the face.
The soca artiste fell to the ground as blood gushed from the injuries. He was hurried to the emergency room of a private hospital, where doctors administered treatment. The lash to his face resulted in him sustaining two large deep cuts. One close to the ear and the other along the area of his jaw bone. Over 20 stitches had to be done to the injuries.
The incident resulted in the singer being forced to change his flight plans out of Guyana. He has since however, left the country and reportedly filed a police report before doing so.
Published 17 April 2017
Early morning quake rattle St. Kitts residents
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, April 17th 2017 – A near six-point earthquake rattled St. Kitts and Nevis, some residents reported earlyMonday morning.
The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Unit has confirmed the 5.8 tremor was recorded at 1:23 am (local time) at a Latitude of 17.48 N, Longitude of 61.20 W at depth of 10 km.
“Earthquake!!!,” exclaimed former Miss St. Kitts, Sudeakka Francis on her FaceBook page, later posting:
“It’s the strongest I ever felt. I thought it was my dogs under the bed. It was strong,” said Francis, who lives in Central Basseterre, the St. Kitts capital.
“I was wondering if I was dreaming…that was strong,” posted Sobrena Louard.
Thought I was dreaming,” said Norisa James.
“No, it was real,” responded Francis, who lives in Central Basseterre, along the coast.
“I was saying somebody playing with my head. The bed literally moved,” said Cleopatra Woodley.
The Seismic Unit said the center was located 83 km NE of St. John’s. Antigua; 141 Km NNE of Point-Pitre, Guadeloupe and 171 km East of Basseterre, St. Kitts.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
Published 11 April 2017
LORIDA, United States, Tuesday April 11, 2017 – Meteorologists with the Colorado State University (CSU) have agreed with predictions that this year’s hurricane season will be less active, but could include at least three major storms.
Weather forecasting service AccuWeather has already forecast a below average season.
Both predictions based the expected reduced activity on a reappearance of El Nino – a weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that impacts global weather patterns. El Nino, which warms the waters of the Pacific Ocean, blocks the development of hurricanes in Atlantic basin.
CSU’s hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach, is predicting 11 named storms, four hurricanes and two major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher.
“April predictions are never super confident, but this year I’m a little less confident given the El Niño issue,” said Klotzbach, who released the report at the National Tropical Weather Conference in South Padre Island, Texas.
“If El Niño does ramp up, that will make for a more quiet hurricane season.”
AccuWeather had said the June 1 to November season “will likely produce about ten storms large enough to be given names by meteorologists”, and half of those could development into hurricanes – three of them large enough to be considered major hurricanes.
The 2016 hurricane season was the most active since 2012 with 15 named storms and seven hurricanes, including Category 4 Hurricane Matthew.
Read more: http://www.caribbean360.com/news/another-prediction-average-hurricane-season#ixzz4dy7rz6aj
