US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. military said today it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added U.S.
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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. military said today it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added U.S.
Byron Pearson, a 67-year-old resident of Mongrippa Hill, Bartica, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert and was found guilty of two counts of ‘Causing Death by Dangerous Driving’.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Thousands of Spaniards marched through the centre of Madrid today to protest against an amnesty bill for Catalan separatists involved in a failed 2017 independence bid.
DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – England’s seemingly ageless James Anderson today became the first seam bowler to claim 700 test wickets, achieving the feat in the fifth and final test against India at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
(Trinidad Guardian) The highly anticipated annual Tobago Jazz Experience will not be making a return in 2024, as the Tobago House of Assembly has decided to scrap it due to its “unsustainability”.
Detectives are investigating the murder of David Gomes, a 49-year-old Driver of D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, and his 75-year-old mother Nellie Gomes, also of the same address, which occurred between 17:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs yesterday at Saxacalli Mission, Essequibo River.
The six persons who were charged with conspiracy to facilitate the escape of death row prisoner, Royden Williams, known as ‘Smallie’, were all acquitted of the charges and freed by Magistrate Crystal Lambert today at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Switzerland’s first full trial of crimes against humanity concluded this week, with the defendant, a former Gambian minister accused of rape and murder, giving a defiant closing speech in which he claimed to be a victim of racism and lies.
(Trinidad Express) When her killer ended 79-year-old Viscella Richards’ life, Trinidad and Tobago lost an actor who decades ago had shone on international silver screens in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
(Trinidad Guardian) A legendary rock and nation-builder has passed on. Distinguished former diplomat and head of the public service, John Reginald Dumas, passed away last night (Thursday), after being hospitalised in recent weeks.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s government today said it would extend a state of emergency in its Ouest Department, the seat of the capital Port-au-Prince, for another month after an escalation in violence from gangs seeking to oust the prime minister while he remains abroad.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.
(Trinidad Guardian) An autopsy is expected to be carried out today on the body of a Valsayn woman who was found dead in her home on Wednesday.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) has written to broadcasters advising them to refrain from playing music with violent lyrics that can negatively impact young people and children.
Exxon Mobil Corp. today filed for arbitration to retain its preemption rights over Hess Corp.’s
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is forecast to grow by 0.8% this year after entering a recession in the second half of 2023, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said today in possibly his last fiscal statement before an election expected this year.
The Ministry of Home Affairs today said that the Guyana Police Force – CID – Trafficking in Persons Unit, in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security – C-TIP Unit and the Ministry of Home Affairs, conducted a cordon and search operation at Red Dragon Night Club, situated on Robb Street, Georgetown, on Monday, March 4th, 2024, at approximately 2:30 am, based on received intelligence.
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled today that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, didn’t get a fair trial.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola said yesterday he had tendered his resignation after an audio recording came out over the weekend purporting to be of the official attempting to improperly influence government contracts.
(Trinidad Guardian) Nearly a month since the Gulfstream barge ran aground off the coast of Cove spewing bunker fuel, officials have announced that the leaking has stopped.
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