BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans a bilateral meeting this week with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro to discuss Venezuela’s upcoming general election and its border dispute with Guyana.
(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday called out certain fast-food brands, as he once again lamented what he described as the scourge of hypertension and diabetes facing this country.
(Trinidad Guardian) Suriname is expected to be added to the list of Caricom countries to be served by the inter-regional cargo ferry service which is in development.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s recent abrupt reversal in its nascent rapprochement with the United States and domestic opponents is likely a response to declining support among its traditional base, according to sources close to the ruling party, voters and analysts.
(Trinidad Guardian) Three men, believed to be members of the Seven Gang, were killed metres away from each other in Maraval yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine has lamented the delay in the containment of the fuel spill in Tobago, and was highly critical of the response of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s recent abrupt reversal in its nascent rapprochement with the United States and domestic opponents is likely a response to declining support among its traditional base, according to sources close to the ruling party, voters and analysts.
(Trinidad Express) WHILE oil spill clean-ups continue on Tobago’s southwestern shore, people in the Hope Beach area have called for the speedy removal of another barge that, over two weeks ago, was listing badly and is now in danger of sinking off the southern coast.
(Trinidad Express) A four-year-old boy was shot in Petit Valley yesterday morning when disagreement between two neighbours resulted in gunshots being fired.
(Jamaica Observer) Lead singer of Morgan Heritage, Peter Anthony Morgan has died.
(Reuters) – Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro gathered today on Sao Paulo’s iconic Paulista Avenue to show support for the former far-right Brazilian president as he finds himself embroiled in several investigations that many believe could land him in jail.
(Trinidad Guardian) Bleeding from his hands and feet, where he was hog-tied with straps and a severed seatbelt, kidnap victim Arshad Mohammed screamed for help as he sat under a coconut tree, fervently praying he would not die.
KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, (Reuters) – Police from two countries in the eastern Carib-bean are investigating the possible murder of two people believed to be U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Manufacturing and distribution company Seprod is doubling down on its export strategy as it targets 30 per cent of its production base for exports by December 2025.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has approved an on-site visit to assess the effectiveness and sustainability of the measures Jamaica has implemented to address deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and countering of the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime.
(Trinidad Guardian) One would think that those residing in the heart of a disaster are the ones most affected.
(Trinidad Guardian) “Stop killing and abusing our nation’s children!” That’s the call from Sheldon Cyrus, Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – U.S. rice exports to Haiti, which account for the bulk of supplies of the country’s key food staple, contain unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, heavy metals that can increase risks of cancer and heart disease, according to a recent study by the University of Michigan.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) is reporting that preliminary fingerprinting reports submitted by the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA), have indicated that the hydrocarbon discharge affecting the south-east coast of Tobago is an ‘intermediate fuel oil’, also known as ‘bunker fuel’.
(Trinidad Guardian) An 11-year-old boy was killed during a shooting along Laventille Road yesterday afternoon, while the gunmen’s intended target escaped with minor injuries.
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