Anti-Kidnapping Squad members last night found the body of 16-year-old Petit Valley teenager Stellan Davis in a shallow grave on an estate at Upper Covigne Road, Diego Martin.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- A would-be thief got a taste of his own medicine in Guyana when he was caught and attached to a utility pole with the same duct tape he intended to use to bind a family and rob them, police said Tuesday.

American hip-hop mogul, Russell Simmons has pledged his continued support of the five-year old Jamaican charity Upliftment Jamaica, headed by Gary Foster. He made the commitment at the fifth anniversary gala and awards presentation of Upliftment Jamaica held in Whitehorses, St. Thomas last Saturday night.

Three prominent sports personalities, who represent Jamaica at the national level, are being probed by Scotland Yard detectives and Operation Kingfish in connection with a major arms smuggling, drugs and money laundering ring.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Amnesty International called for an investigation yesterday into a fire and riot at a detention centre where a clash between migrants and guards left at least 20 people injured. One Cuban was still missing after his escape.

MIAMI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Nine inmates and 11 marines were injured on Thursday when prisoners at an immigration detention center in the Bahamas set fire to a dormitory and fought with guards, Bahamian radio reported.

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. - Authorities are investigating a South Florida car theft ring that bilked millions of dollars from insurance companies by shipping cars to Jamaica and then reporting them stolen, Broward County Sheriff Ken Jenne said.

A former security guard stood expressionless yesterday at Port-of-Spain Magistrate Court when the charge of murdering his month-old baby daughter was read to him.

A murder for insurance scheme that shocked the Guyanese immigrant community in Richmond Hill has taken a macabre twist with three potential witnesses dying or dropping out of sight, Newsday has learned.

Billionaire investor Michael Lee Chin is to establish a multi-billion US-dollar investment fund for the Caribbean region, with the aim of taking positions in both new companies and start-ups.