Jamaica’s government has unveiled plans to transform Rose Hall on the country’s north coast into a dedicated casino zone, anchoring an estimated $4 billion investment wave aimed at
Kingston - An armed man has taken some 150 people aboard a plane on the Caribbean island of Jamaica hostage, media reports said Monday.
The hostage-taking is believed to be taking place on an aircraft that had been scheduled to fly from the Sangster International airport in Montego Bay, to Halifax in Canada, the news channel CNN reported.
According to the online edition of local newspaper The Gleaner, at 11pm on Sunday (0400 GMT Monday) the gunman boarded the plane using false identification documents, proceeded to rob passengers on the aircraft, and is currently holding them hostage.
Jamaica (West Indies), Feb. 9 : England's cricketers who are currently on a tour of the West Indies will need to pull up their socks, and be brutally honest about their latest performance at Jamaica's Sabina Park, a report in The Independent says.
According to the paper, while they must move on, they also need to look back and learn, and quickly.
Jamaica, Feb. 8 : The West Indies handed out a shock innings and 23-run defeat to England in the first Test at Sabina Park on Saturday.
Trailing by 74 runs on the first innings, England collapsed to 51 all out in their second innings, five minutes before the tea break on the penultimate day. It was England''s third lowest total in Tests.
Victory fro the Windies came after England fast bowler Steve Harmison was bowled trying to sweep a delivery from spinner Suleiman Benn.