By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 0 Comments
(Trinidad Guardian) – T&T and Venezuela will soon sign a pact to increase trade in energy products and to develop the oil and gas sectors …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
(Jamaica Observer) – President of the Islamic Council of Jamaica, Mustafa Muhammad, says he agrees with the Sharia law which prescribes death for people who …
By Stabroek staff | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 0 Comments
Haitian vessel blocked
A vessel carrying more than 100 Haitians fleeing their country has been intercepted by Turks and Caicos Islands police.
The vessel was said to …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, February 1, 2010 | 0 Comments
(Jamaica Observer) The St Andrew North police were on Saturday piecing together evidence that could lead to the motive behind a murder and suicide which …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, February 1, 2010 | 0 Comments
Special investigation
by Camini Marajh
(Trinidad Express) Gita Sakal, the ex-corporate secretary of fallen insurance and energy giant CL Financial, is back.
Sakal, who raised some eyebrows with …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, February 1, 2010 | 2 Comments
(Jamaica Observer) Police from the West Kingston Police Division on Saturday fatally shot three men who had allegedly engaged them in a shoot-out in Federal …
By Stabroek staff | Monday, February 1, 2010 | 0 Comments
(Trinidad Express) Three men are now dead following a robbery at a grill shop in South Trinidad.
Larry Bissoondath, an employee of Slims Homestyle Grill Shop …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 0 Comments
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Garment factories are spinning out T-shirts again and street markets are packed, but Haiti’s wrecked capital and damaged port show the huge …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 0 Comments
(Trinidad Express) – Judgment has been reserved in the matter involving Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) and its subsidiary, TCL Guyana Incorporated (TGI), following hours of …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 0 Comments
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Rex Nettleford, has been admitted to hospital in Washington, DC, after …
By Stabroek staff | Saturday, January 30, 2010 | 1 Comment
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The wife of South Africa’s State Security Minister was arrested yesterday on charges of dealing drugs, the country’s National Prosecuting Authority said.
Sheryl …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, January 29, 2010 | 0 Comments
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is recovering after a brief hospitalization for high blood pressure but cancelled his trip to …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, January 29, 2010 | 1 Comment
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A Venezuelan military helicopter flew across the border into Colombia and close to an army base on Wednesday, Colombia said, raising tensions …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, January 29, 2010 | 0 Comments
Caricom youth summit
Young people from across Caricom are gathering in Suriname for a two-day summit on youth development opening today.
At least four heads of government …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, January 29, 2010 | 0 Comments
(Nassau Guardian) – Police are reporting the discovery of large quantities of illegal drugs during three separate operations on Wednesday.
According to police reports, shortly after …
By Stabroek staff | Friday, January 29, 2010 | 1 Comment
HAVANA (Reuters) – A US contractor accused by Cuba of distributing illegal communications equipment remains under investigation, and his alleged actions would be considered a …
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | 0 Comments
(Trinidad Express) – Defeated candidate for United National Congress political leader Basdeo Panday claimed sabotage on Tuesday night after boxes allegedly containing thousands of party …
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | 0 Comments
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned yesterday that he may quicken his drive to build a socialist state, as he shuffled his cabinet …
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian politicians yesterday blasted President Alvaro Uribe’s proposal that students be paid to spy on violent gangs in the city of Medellin, …
By Stabroek staff | Thursday, January 28, 2010 | 0 Comments
PAM going to court
The opposition Peoples Action Movement (PAM) in St Kitts and Nevis says it intends challenging the outcome of Monday’s general election in …