(Trinidad Express) Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat said there has been a global increase in food prices, and Trinidad and Tobago’s agricultural production was saved because of Venezuelan labour.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The government of incoming Hon-duran president Xiomara Castro does not plan to establish diplomatic ties with China as it prioritizes U.S.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Loading delays caused by the poor quality of oil from Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA cut the OPEC-member’s exports in November to below third-quarter levels, internal PDVSA documents and tracking data showed.
PARIS, (Reuters) – The prefect of Guadeloupe, the representative of the French central state in the overseas territory, on Thursday said he would extend a nightly curfew until Dec.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Integrity Commission will tomorrow discuss UNC MP Saddam Hosein’s allegation that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley allegedly failed to file a declaration with the Integrity Commission on the purchase of a Tobago townhouse in 2019.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prison Commissioner Dennis Pulchan says he will leave no stone unturned in the quest to find those responsible for the murders of officers Trevor Serrette and Nigel Jones, who were gunned down in what is believed to be hits from behind prison walls.
(Trinidad Guardian) The attacks against prison officers continued last night, as gunmen opened fire on the home of a female prison officer in El Dorado, Tunapuna, injuring a police officer who runs a parlour on the property.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prisoners at the Maximum Security Prison in Arouca have reportedly threatened to kill 13 prison officers before Christmas if the officers are not transferred from Wayne Jackson Building.
BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic today with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived at the Caribbean island.
(Trinidad Express) Sixty-one critically ill Covid-19 patients are currently in the intensive care units of Trinidad and Tobago’s parallel healthcare system.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba will ratchet up restrictions from Dec. 4 on passengers from certain African countries over concerns about the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country’s Communist-run government said yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles flew to Barbados as the Caribbean nation prepared for a celebration today marking the founding of a republic and the removal of the queen as sovereign, cutting imperial ties some 400 years after English ships first arrived.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro headed for a landslide win in yesterday’s election, declaring victory as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left’s return to power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup.
(Trinidad Guardian) As the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) commissioned their two new Cape Class vessels yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley urged the Coast Guard officers to utilise the vessels properly to cut down on human trafficking and the illegal gun trade.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The opposition and the ruling party both claimed victory in Honduras’ presidential election yesterday as strong turnout lifted the leftist contender’s hopes of ending a dozen years of conservative National Party rule.
(Barbados Nation) The man who was charged with the murder of Samara Bristol was remanded when he appeared in the Supreme Court before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes yesterday morning.