(Trinidad Guardian) There was an increase in the number of people complaining about respiratory issues when they visited the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department and clinics in the North Central region as a result of the Saharan Air layer (SAL) or Saharan dust.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba put off an unpopular five-fold increase in gasoline prices planned for Feb. 1 due to a cyberattack, Economy Vice Minister Mildrey Granadillo said yesterday, a sudden about-face hours before the hike was to take effect.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund yesterday approved the most recent review of its $44 billion program with Argentina, allowing for the disbursement of $4.7 billion.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Iranian oil minister Javad Oji on Wednesday departed for Caracas to hold talks with his Venezuelan counterpart, oil minister Pedro Tellechea, Iran’s official news agency IRNA said.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s president rejected allegations yesterday that his first presidential campaign nearly two decades ago received financing from drug cartel leaders in exchange for future help with their criminal operations from his would-be government.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – An agency tasked with patrolling federal roads in Brazil has reported a surge in volumes of illegal pesticides seized from criminals in the last eight years, including a record 358 metric tons apprehended in 2022 when the country harvested close to 300 million tons of grains.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s president fired a top official from the country’s intelligence agency yesterday amid a probe into suspected illegal spying during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela is prepared for the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on its oil and gas exports and will stop accepting repatriation flights from the U.S.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, DC, on Monday.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The U.S. yesterday began reinstating sanctions on Venezuela and a Biden administration source said a roll-back of restrictions on the oil industry could be allowed to expire, after the South American country’s top court upheld a ban blocking the candidacy of the leading opposition hopeful in presidential elections.
(Trinidad Guardian) Businessman Ishwar Galbaransingh has died. Confirmation of his death came from his wife Cheryl yesterday afternoon.
(Trinidad Guardian) The ‘de Ware Tijd’ newspaper says it will not comply with a demand by President Chandrikapersad Santokhi to remove from its website, the photo on the cover of a book by a Dutch entrepreneur, Gerard van den Bergh, alleging corruption at the highest level in Suriname.
(Trinidad Express) Calypsonian Weston “Cro Cro” Rawlins defamed businessman Inshan Ishmael in one of his songs, and has been ordered to pay $250,000 in damages.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – The U.S. will reinstate sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector if the Venezuelan government does not lift its ban on a leading opposition candidate running for president later this year, a White House official said today.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican Bar Association (JAMBAR) says the Government should seriously consider a proposal by dancehall artiste Mr Vegas for a ban on pillion riders on motorcycles.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican Bar Association (JAMBAR) has reacted to public outcry over last week’s barring of media from the initial court appearance in the murder case of former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Carlos Bolsonaro, a son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, was targeted by federal police raids today in an investigation into suspected illegal spyingon political foes during his father’s term, two sources familiar with the matter said.
(Barbados Nation) With the radiotherapy machine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) out of operation for several months, close to 100 cancer patients are on a waiting list to get the life-saving procedure in other countries.
(Reuters) – The U.S. is reviewing its sanctions policy against Venezuela after a court in that country upheld a ban preventing presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from holding office, the U.S.
(Reuters) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan worth $100 million to Paraguay to help the country improve its logistics performance and commercial integration, it said in a statement.
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