Belmont man is first Trinidadian in over 100 years to get bail for murder
(Trinidad Express) – For the first time in Trinidad and Tobago in more than a century, a person accused of murder has been granted bail.
(Trinidad Express) – For the first time in Trinidad and Tobago in more than a century, a person accused of murder has been granted bail.
NASSAU, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William has said he supports and respects any decision Caribbean nations make about their future, as Belize, The Bahamas and Jamaica consider cutting their ties with the British monarchy.
(Trinidad Guardian) Over the years, Sanjeev Mahabir’s love for knowledge has grown to significant heights.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Belmont man, accused of killing a fellow resident in 2014, has become the first person to be granted bail for murder.
NASSAU, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William has said he supports and respects any decision Caribbean nations make about their future, as Belize, The Bahamas and Jamaica consider cutting their ties with the British monarchy.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Federal Police have opened an investigation into allegations of corruption in the Education Ministry, a police source told Reuters yesterday, potentially adding to pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of October elections.
(Reuters) – Messaging app Telegram yesterday signed an agreement to join a program created by Brazil’s Electoral Court to combat misinformation ahead of the country’s presidential election in October, the court said on its website.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Security staff at a hospital on the French Caribbean island of Martinique have been attacked with acid, French government ministers said on Friday, highlighting unrest on the island due to anger over government policies and COVID-19 protocols.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaragua has expelled a top representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) without giving any reasoning, the humanitarian group said yesterday.
(Barbados Nation) The prestigious Sandy Lane Hotel has lost a court battle for the third time in relation to the wrongful dismissal of three former employees.
(Trinidad Guardian) The ANSA McAL Group of companies has returned to pre-pandemic profitability levels notwithstanding the enduring COVID-19 and restrictions and closures, the conglomerate’s chairman A Norman Sabga has said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Doubles vendor Yansil Seeram, 34, of Carapichaima was killed yesterday morning near a NP service station in Piarco.
QUITO, (Reuters) – Leaders of Ecuadorean indigenous communities gathered in Quito yesterday to demand the government comply with court orders to halt the use of hundreds of gas flares by oil producers in the country’s Amazon.
NASSAU, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in The Bahamas yesterday for the third leg of a Caribbean tour that has been marked by protests over the British Empire’s legacy and signs of waning influence of the monarchical system.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil Electoral Court TSE said yesterday it had proposed to messenger app Telegram an agreement to join forces on a programme to combat misinformation ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled to October this year.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate on Wednesday his country wants to be a republic and address “unresolved” issues, a day after protesters called on the United Kingdom to pay reparations for slavery.
Gang violence appeared to escalate in T&T this year following the death of a known gang leader– causing power struggles among gangs – an alliance between conventional street gangs and “hired” employees and a merger among gangs involved in white-collar crime.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday condemned the government of President Daniel Ortega, accusing it of repressing the political opposition, human rights abuses and cracking down on freedom of speech.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Former Sao Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin joined the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) yesterday, taking the first step in officializing a once-unimaginable union with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the leftist’s running mate in the October election.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s government said yesterday a spike in demand for fuel, caused in part by the failure of the country’s largest power plant last week, had led to fuel shortfalls at service stations nationwide, prompting hours-long queues for gasoline.
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