Duo guilty of British honeymooners murder

The verdict came on the three-year anniversary of the shooting in Antigua that led to the deaths of Benjamin and Catherine Mullany.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  – Three years exactly to the date that British honeymooners Benjamin and Catherine Mullany were shot at a resort in Antigua, two men charged with their murders as well as the killing of a Jamaican shopkeeper were convicted of the crimes.

After more than 10 hours of deliberation that ended after 11 o’clock last night, Kaniel Martin, 23, and Avie Howell, 20, were found guilty of murdering the Mullanys in their cottage at Coco’s Resort, and Woneta Anderson two weeks later.

Justice Richard Floyd, who presided over the almost two-month trial, scheduled sentencing for September 26, by which time social inquiry reports and psychiatric reports on the two should be completed.

Guyanese fugitive nabbed

 One of the four prisoners who escaped from jail more than two weeks ago is back behind bars and police get information on the other three.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  – One of the four men who broke out of jail earlier this month is back behind bars after being caught by police yesterday.

Vijay Seenarine, who on remand on a charge of carnal knowledge, is the first of the fugitives who escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison on June 11 to be recaptured.

Buju gets 10 year bid.

 Buju, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was sentenced this morning by US District Judge James Moody, four months after being convicted of conspiracy to set up a cocaine deal

FLORIDA, United States,  – Reggae superstar Buju Banton will spend the next 10 years behind bars in the US-state of Florida, , followed by five years of probation.

Buju, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was sentenced this morning by US District Judge James Moody, four months after being convicted of conspiracy to set up a cocaine deal in 2009. He was facing up to 15 years in prison.

Bermuda mulls sending gangsters to overseas jails.

Bermuda has been plagued by a worsening gang and gun crime problem.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, – National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief says the country is looking into shipping out convicted gangsters to serve their time in jails overseas in an attempt to break up Bermuda’s gangs and ease friction between gang members in the local prison system.

Buju Bye, Bye!!

TAMPA — Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton today was convicted of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in Florida two years ago.

A federal jury returned their verdict after deliberating for 11 hours over two days on the fate of Banton, who won a Grammy last week for best reggae album for his work entitled "Before the Dawn." He was found guilty of three of the four charges he faced.
The 37-year-old Banton remains wildly popular in his native Jamaica, and his trial was packed with supporters that included other well-known reggae artists

The singer, whose given name is Mark Myrie, was on trial on accusations that he conspired with two other men in setting up a drug deal in December of 2009.  Prosecutors argued during trial that Banton portrayed himself as a broker of drug deals in several conversations with a confidential informant. Defense attorneys countered that he was simply a "big talker" trying to impress the informant, but that he wasn't involved in any drug deal.
Banton was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense an
d using the wires to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. He was acquitted of attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine
Much of the case hinged on meetings and phone calls that were video and audiotaped by the