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Barbados private sector warns on Canada trade deals
(Barbados Nation) The private sector has warned Barbados’ international trade negotiators to tread carefully when it comes to entering deals with Canada.
Red Stripe Jamaica capacity sits idle in weak economy
(Jamaica Gleaner) Close to half of Red Stripe’s beer manufacturing capacity is now idle, and the plant at Spanish Town Road has cut production time from seven days to five amid falling sales.
Cop who fabricated evidence against murder accused flees Jamaica
(Jamaica Observer) A Police sergeant who has been implicated in perverting the course of justice and uttering forged documents has fled the island leaving Commissioner of police Owen Ellington, wringing his hands.
Brazilian minister quits in latest cabinet change
BRASILIA, (Reuters) - Brazil’s cities minister quit yesterday in a widely expected departure that is part of a slow cabinet reshuffle by President Dilma Rousseff at the start of her second year in office.
Suriname driving licence system to be digitized
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO - The driving licence system will be digitized.
Man shot dead on Barbados minibus
(Barbados Nation) A man was shot at point blank range on a minibus in full view of several stunned passengers in Pine/Wildey, St Michael, on Wednesday night.
Bajan CoverDrive No.1 on Brit charts
(Barbados Nation) The Barbadian pop quartet CoverDrive went to No.
Rikki Jai’s mixing the rhythm
(Trinidad Guardian) With a career spanning over 20 years, Rikki Jai is a name synonymous in both the chutney and soca arenas and, of course, the mixing of the two distinctively Trini rhythms into what is commonly known as chutney soca.
Goddard takes J$420m hit on Intertrade investment
(Jamaica Gleaner) Goddard Enterprises Limited has written off a BDS$9.
Guyanese fugitive from US law being sought in Trinidad
(Trinidad Express) United States law enforcement is on the hunt for a violent fugitive believed to be hiding in Trinidad and Tobago.
High-ranking Suriname customs official arrested for fuel fraud
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Police arrested the head of the customs’ Special Laws department last Saturday for aiding and abetting fuel fraud.
Manning showing ‘massive’ improvement
(Trinidad Express) San Fernando East Member of Parliament Patrick Manning continues to show signs of improvement, as he recovers from a stroke at the San Fernando General Hospital.
Elephant man charged with rape and assault
(Jamaica Gleaner) Popular dancehall entertainer Ele-phant Man has been charged with grievous sexual assault and rape.
Air Jamaica pulls out of Miami
(Jamaica Gleaner) WESTERN BUREAU: Less than two months after returning to Miami, Florida, Air Jamaica is pulling out of that gateway again.
Duvalier must face trial for serious rights crimes -UN
GENEVA, (Reuters) - Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier should be tried for torture, rape and killings committed during his rule, not merely on corruption charges as proposed by a Haitian judge, the United Nations human rights office said today.