Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) A Trinidadian mother and her son lost their lives in historic floods that swept through New York City overnight from Wednesday to yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) In what could turn out to be a major scandal for the government and state-owned National Gas Company, (NGC) Guardian Media has obtained confidential correspondence between Finance Minister Colm Imbert and the Board of the NGC that show the Board seeking, and Imbert agreeing, to grant them personal protection against being held to account should the company lose over $440 million in an ill-fated attempt to save Atlantic LNG Train 1.

(Barbados Nation) The travel bubble, which exempted people from select countries from further quarantine or testing upon arrival in Barbados, has been discontinued.

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans not to panic despite the sharp spike in the COVID-19 numbers in recent days.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad (FIUTT) has reported that romance scams since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly increased, costing victims approximately $2.3 million in the last 18 months.

(Trinidad Express) There has been an alarming increase in the number of pregnant women contracting Covid-19, director of Women’s Health at the Ministry of Health Dr Adesh Sirjusingh said yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) Convicted attorney Vonda Pile, already serving a sentence for theft of a client’s money, was committed to the High Court on another theft charge when she appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s main opposition parties said yesterday they will participate in November regional and local elections, a strategy reversal after boycotting previous elections they argued were not free or fair.

(Reuters) – The widow of Haiti’s slain President Jovenel Moise called on the international community to help track down those responsible for gunning down her husband in a late night raid by suspected mercenaries at the couple’s home in July.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – A Guatemalan judge yesterday ordered two high-ranking ex-generals to stand trial on genocide charges from four decades ago, as the Central American country grapples with past massacres of mostly indigenous people during a brutal civil war.

(Trinidad Guardian) Questions are being asked as to why the Carnival Runner, one of T&T’s 41-metre high-speed passenger catamaran ferries, was allowed to deteriorate to the extent that it started taking in water yesterday while anchored at the San Fernando Harbour.

(Trinidad Express) One week after he surrendered to police, the suspect in the disappearance of Shanice Cooper will be charged with her murder.

A Suriname court-martial  has affirmed the 20-year sentence against Suriname’s former President Desi Bouterse over the 1982 December murders and he now has 14 days in which he can appeal.

(Trinidad Guardian) Members of the T&T Police Service seized several guns, including high-powered weapons, which were in the possession of a businessman who holds a Firearm User’s Licence (FUL), following a road exercise on Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Urging people to stop listening to misinformation, Archbishop Jason Gordon is pleading with citizens to get vaccinated to save T&T from social and economic ruin.

(Trinidad Guardian) Fighting for breath after his truck fell into a river when a major bridge in Moruga collapsed under him on Saturday, truck driver Terrence Joseph clawed his way to safety with the help of three men.

(Trinidad Guardian) While the new school term begins with virtual classes on September 6, some students will be able to resume face-to-face classes from October 1.

(Trinidad Guardian) In the space of an hour and a half on Friday night, there were reports of seven shootings in various parts of the country including Diego Martin, La Horquetta, Tunapuna, El Socorro, Morvant, Carenage, and Port-of-Spain, which left two dead and several others injured   Oshayle Debisette and Trevlayne Dedier were the two people killed.

(Trinidad Guardian) While the new school term begins with virtual classes on September 6, some students will be able to resume face-to-face classes from October 1.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday said he sees three alternatives for his future: winning the 2022 presidential elections, death or prison.