UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin and Chad have formally notified the United Nations of their intent to contribute personnel to an international force to help Haitian national police fight armed gangs, a U.N.
SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s government committed human rights violations that amount to “crimes against humanity,” a United Nations-appointed team of human rights experts said in a report yesterday.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A wave of panic swept through downtown Port-au-Prince yesterday, with an outburst of violence marked by heavy gunfire and improvised barricades, and a gang leader took responsibility saying it was a demonstration against authorities.
(Trinidad Guardian) The vessel towing the barge that capsized and spilled oil off Tobago has not yet been found but information has been received in Guyana about who was involved in importing cargo, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday at a media conference at the Piarco International Airport.
(Trinidad Guardian) The vessel towing the barge that capsized and spilled oil off Tobago has not yet been found but information has been received in Guyana about who was involved in importing cargo, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said yesterday at a media conference at the Piarco International Airport.
(Trinidad Guardian) Grenada and Suriname have now also expressed interest in the planned regional cargo ferry, and it will require more than T&T’s Galleons Passage – or even two vessels – to cover six Caricom states so far.
QUITO, (Reuters) – Five suspects accused of involvement in the assassination of Ecuadorean anti-corruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was gunned down in Quito last August, will go to trial, the attorney general’s office said yesterday.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Bankrupt Brazilian airline Gol GOLL4.SA received U.S. court approval yesterday for a $1 billion loan, after resolving the concerns of a group of lenders that feared they would be sidelined by the new loan.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A U.S. court has sentenced a Florida resident to five years in prison for participating in a “sophisticated smuggling scheme” trafficking arms and ammunition to Haiti’s powerful 400 Mawozo gang, the U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) A short-lived policy banning open-air cremations for COVID-19 victims during the pandemic has been deemed unconstitutional.
(Trinidad Guardian) A short-lived policy banning open-air cremations for COVID-19 victims during the pandemic has been deemed unconstitutional.
(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) Multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning dancehall artiste Sean Paul Henriques is once again advising Trinibad artistes to strike a balance with their music instead of focusing only on the negative.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, a top ally of President Vladimir Putin, pledged on Monday to help Latin American countries counter what he described as U.S.
(Trinidad Express) Alpheaus Paul, owner of Cafe Al Fresco in Lambeau, Tobago, has been forced to close his business as a result of the February 7 fuel spill.
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.
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