T&T PM: I don’t have a substance abuse problem
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is categorically denying that she has a problem with substance abuse.
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(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is categorically denying that she has a problem with substance abuse.
(BBC) Captain Alastair Cook set a record for England Test centuries with his 23rd as the tourists assumed control of the third Test against India.
(Trinidad Guardian) After 21 days, Dr Wayne Kublalsingh’s hunger strike over the disputed Debe to Mon Desir extension of the Solomon Hochoy Highway to Point Fortin ended at 6.30 pm Wednesday evening.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – American R&B singer Alicia Keys scored her fifth No.
(WICB) St John’s, Antigua – West Indies batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul has made a return to the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test Match Batting Rankings.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A New York man was arrested today in the death of a subway passenger who was shoved onto the tracks ahead of an oncoming train at a station near Times Square earlier this week, police said.
The police say they are investigating a fatal accident that occurred at about 0910h today on the Good Hope Public Road, ECD, and which resulted in the death of pedestrian Rajdai Beharry, 58years, of no fixed of place of abode.
The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 1850h yesterday at Robb Street, Georgetown, during which Security Officer Vincent Da Silva, 61 years of South Road, Bourda, was attacked and robbed by three men armed with handguns.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the third One-Day International of the five-match series at the Sher e Bangla National Stadium here today.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) is again urging the Government to push for an agreement with the United States to ease the costs faced by local financial institutions if they are to conform with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), often praised for being one of the leading bodies of its kind in the Caribbean, has been assessed and found wanting in a number of critical areas evaluated by the Auditor General’s Department (AGD).
(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has told Parliament that the Prevention of Corruption Bill would ensure that the values to which this country subscribes are “protected from erosion.”
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today announced that the Motor Vehicle Registration Series ‘PP’ has come to an end.
(Barbados Nation) It was a United Nations vote on Palestine whose result attracted attention in almost every member state, Barbados included.
(BBC) England’s bowlers again made light of losing the toss as the tourists had the better of the first day of the third Test against India in Kolkata today.
(Barbados Nation) Caribbean law enforcement agencies must not consider the term “turf” when it comes to fighting crime, Barbados’ Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson told regional police chiefs yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Interim executive director of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) Francis Forbes has described as “disturbing” the illicit trafficking of small arms and the growth of gangs in the region.
(Trinidad Express) The United States will be providing US$3.43 million for a programme to combat illicit trafficking in firearms in the Caribbean, which will include forensic training and officer exchange programmes.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned his team to be wary of a backlash from Australia in their three-test series after the hosts were stung by their series defeat to South Africa earlier this week.
(Trinidad Express) Hunger striker and environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh has experienced further physical deterioration between Monday and yesterday.
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