Regional News

(Trinidad Express) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has given an unreserved apology to the nation, and in particular the elderly, for the chaos at health facilities between Wednesday and Friday this week.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Laying his head on his mother’s chest as he sought the comfort and solace that only a mother can provide in times of distress, Abdullah Hassim breathed his last as he laid on his parents’ bed, nestled in their arms.

(Trinidad Express) A security officer was killed after being struck by a maxi-taxi in Cunupia on Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Laying his head on his mother’s chest as he sought the comfort and solace that only a mother can provide in times of distress, Abdullah Hassim breathed his last as he laid on his parents’ bed, nestled in their arms.He

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – In public testimony to Colombia’s truth commission yesterday, former President Juan Manuel Santos asked for forgiveness for extrajudicial killings of thousands of people committed by the country’s armed forces partly during his time as defense minister.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose for a third consecutive month in May, preliminary government data showed yesterday, with President Jair Bolsonaro yet to follow through on his April pledge to boost funding for environmental enforcement.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – A former tax chief in Guatemala known for chasing the wealth of powerful families was put under house arrest yesterday and charged with falsifying documents to register a political party.

(Trinidad Guardian) Fourteen more people have died from COVID-19, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health, which is reporting the national death toll from the disease moving up to 644 persons.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) paid tribute to Assistant Superintendent of Police (Ag.)

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health’s (MoH) new vaccine rollout system has been described as a failure and is being heavily criticised for falling flat as it did not deliver the much anticipated injection of hope into the panicked population demanding COVID-19 vaccines.

(Trinidad Express) An Arima man is expected to appear before a Magistrate virtually today, charged with the murder of his wife.

(Barbados Today) Noted cultural practitioner Clairmonte Taitt had died.  In a statement,  The National Cultural Foundation praised his work and contribution to the arts. 

(Trinidad Express) Two Venezuelans who were allegedly caught transporting nine Latin American nationals have been charged with human trafficking offences. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Homicide officers are continuing their probe into the murder of Wallerfield resident Amanda West, who was killed on Tuesday night after gunmen chased her from her house into another.

 (Trinidad Express) The Health Ministry’s call for citizens to come to the health facilities today for the vaccine on a first come, first serve basis, has led to mass confusion.

(Trinidad Express) A Wallerfield woman was hunted down by two gunmen, and executed last night in Wallerfield.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of Peruvians demonstrated outside the elections office in Lima yesterday as the presidential vote count neared its end, with socialist Pedro Castillo holding on to a narrow lead and tensions rising over contested ballots and accusations of fraud.

(Trinidad Guardian) A total of 599 people have so far succumbed to COVID-19 as 10 more deaths were recorded over the previous 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police detained two pre-candidates for the presidency yesterday, raising the number of recent arrests of potential contenders to unseat longtime President Daniel Ortega to four.

(Trinidad Express) A burnt body found in Chaguanas last week may be that of a man who worked with the brother of slain Chaguanas car dealer Sheron Sookdeo.