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Solar power comes of age in Jamaica
(Jamaica Observer) Solar power has finally become a viable option, driven by falling prices for photovoltaic panels and the soaring cost of oil, say proponents of the alternative energy.
New airline with Caribbean investors to tap Brazilian market
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican and Trinidadian entrepreneurs are potential investors in an airline carrier aimed at tapping into the South American market.
Jamaica can slash food imports by US$300m annually
(Jamaica Observer) Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Roger Clarke has appealed to farmers to step up production levels and for consumers to consume more local produce to cut the country’s food import bill, which is running at approximately US$800 million per annum.
Five murders mar T&T Easter holidays
(Trinidad Guardian) Twelve hours after 26-year-old Anastacia Emmanuel was shot to death, Jamal Jack and his accomplice Joel Mayers were murdered in a swift act of reprisal.
T&T 2-year-old girl dies after sexual and physical abuse; relatives held
(Trinidad Express) Little Aaliyah Johnson was sexually and physically abused before her unresponsive body was taken to the Siparia hospital on Easter Sunday.
Murder of Jamaica teacher puzzles cops, relatives
(Jamaica Observer) Why was 33-year-old teacher Paula Gordon brutally murdered and her body dragged and dumped in a river more than 50 metres from her house in Zion Hill, St Catherine Saturday night?[caption id="attachment_179404" align="alignright" width="216" caption="Paula Gordon"][/caption]Police investigating the murder that has shocked the quiet farming community believe it was a crime of passion.
Heightened security at Suriname’s borders
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Common interests compel Suriname and French Guiana to closer cooperation in the areas of security and law enforcement.
Jamaica moves to boost tomato production
(Jamaica Observer) Four new varieties of tomatoes are to be shortly introduced on the local market to help cut back on the approximately J$8-billion worth of tomato paste imported into the country each year.
Suriname Amnesty act effective almost immediately
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Within 24 hours after adoption of the Amnesty Act it was promulgated and published.
Guyanese musician Dennis De Souza passes away
(Trinidad Guardian) Guyana-born international musician Dennis De Souza has died.
Costa Rica diplomat is latest Venezuela kidnap victim
CARACAS, (Reuters) - Kidnappers have seized a Costa Rican diplomat in the latest high-profile abduction in crime-plagued Venezuela, authorities of both countries said yesterday.
T&T Senator under fire for describing journalists as vultures
(Trinidad Guardian) Disrespectful, unfortunate, irresponsible.
Stronger laws coming to deal with child sex abuse, says PM
(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says her administration will be pursuing more stringent measures in dealing with the sexual abuse of children, including harsher penalties for parents and guardians.
Chavez gov’t to ramp up crime fight in Venezuela
CARACAS, (Reuters) - Venezuela’s government says it has cut the murder rate in the capital Caracas and is launching two new organizations to combat a crime wave that is worrying voters ahead of this year’s presidential election.
Suriname lawmakers grant immunity for 1982 murders
PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Suriname granted amnesty yesterday to the killers of 15 opponents of President Desi Bouterse 30 years ago in a move that is certain to draw fresh criticism of the South American leader.