Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airline’s move to cut 79 pilots could be causing some turbulence, legally.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian police yesterday outlined fresh accusations against a former Supreme Court judge over her links to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise earlier this month, saying she had met with some Colombian mercenaries accused of killing him.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds yesterday stood behind the decision to deny entry to Canadian resident Allan Preddie after it was discovered his Covid-19 vaccination did not meet with what was acceptable for entry into Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).

SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) called on countries to strengthen efforts to keep out African swine fever yesterday after the Dominican Republic reported the Americas’ first cases of the deadly pig disease in nearly 40 years.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has opened up vaccinations to anyone who wishes to be vaccinated, even without an appointment.

(Trinidad Guardian) A fisherman was fatally shot during a robbery at his Claxton Bay home on Wednesday night.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro pleaded yesterday for the adoption of printed ballots that can be counted, alleging that it is necessary to avoid fraud in the country’s electronic voting system in next year’s election.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Fair and reasonable.”   That is how businessman and restaurateur Peter George yesterday described his stance that all unvaccinated staff must pay for and present a negative PCR test every two weeks before coming back out to work at any of his six restaurants.

(Trinidad Guardian) TORONTO—An Ontario man trying to bury his mother in Trinidad and Tobago says he’s devastated after he flew to the island only to be turned around and forced to fly home because his vaccine mix is not approved in that country.

(Trinidad Express) A Cedros fisherman was charged with the murders of Couva fishermen Parasram Boodoo and Navindra Garib.

(Trinidad Guardian) In what must be a major disappointment for the Government and a sure blow to the country’s economic prospects, bpTT has told the Dr Keith Rowley administration that going forward it should expect much lower than forecasted natural gas production, with the shortfall being as high as 15 per cent this year and over ten per cent until 2024.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 43-year-old man maintained his innocence even after being convicted of murdering two teenage boys in Tobago, almost 12 years ago.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved yesterday US$21.9 million for the Renewable Energy Sector Development Project for Saint Lucia.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain will start delivering 9 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this week to countries including Indonesia, Jamaica and Kenya to help tackle the pandemic, the government said today.

 (Trinidad Express) Police responded to a scene of a suspected murder-suicide last evening at New Grant.

(Trinidad Guardian) National icon LeRoy Clarke has died.  He was 82 years old.

(Jamaica Observer) Barely a month after announcing relaxed COVID-19 measures the Jamaican Government was on Monday  forced to back-pedal, pushed by rising infections numbering an average 135 new cases per day with a staggering 1,318 new cases already recorded for the month of July alone.

(St Lucia Times) The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) romped to victory in yesterday’s general elections, winning 13 seats and  dealing a devastating blow to the reelection hopes of Allen Chastanet and his United Workers Party (UWP).

(Trinidad Guardian) A Maraval family and their friends and neighbours in Rookery Nook have  been plunged into mourning following the ghastly news that three children perished in a fire at their home yesterday.

(BBC) “It’s the best thing I’ve found in 31 years of diving,” says Maurice Belgrave, pointing to the spot where a centuries-old shipwreck lay hidden under the water for more than 200 years.