Regional News

(Trinidad Express) The murder of 30-year-old Curtly “Conehead” Calder in St James on Friday night has taken the homicide figure for 2019 to 400.

The murder of 30-year-old Curtly “Conehead” Calder in St James on Friday night has taken to homicide figure for 2019 to 400.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian police used tear gas and live ammunition yesterday to disperse increasingly violent protesters in the capital, witnesses said, as anger over the economic and political problems in the country grew.

(Trinidad Express) Mini mart and car wash owner Jahdiel David Robinson was shot and killed in Mt D’or on Thursday night Robinson, 24, who owns and operated the One Stop Mini Mart and Car Wash along Mt D’or Road, was killed at about 9.20p.m.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Two Nicaraguan newspapers abruptly announced they were shutting down yesterday, citing “adverse economic” conditions after previously complaining that the government of President Daniel Ortega had blocked newsprint imports amid a grinding political crisis.

(Trinidad Guardian) Pre­lim­i­nary in­ves­ti­ga­tions in­to the ab­duc­tion and mur­der of Richard Chan At­tong, 43, of Bel­mont, points to a close rel­a­tive.

Armed ban­dits killed a home­own­er on his bed and robed his ten­ants, two Chi­nese women, dur­ing the ear­ly hours of this morn­ing, San Fer­nan­do.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday imposed U.S. travel sanctions on Cuban Commu-nist Party chief Raul Castro over his support for Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, and involvement in what it called “gross violations of human rights.”

(Trinidad Express) Convicted drug accused Stephen Gocking has been slapped with a 20-year prison term after being found guilty by a Port of Spain jury in July on two counts of cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking.

(Barbados Nation) Starting today, the Barbados Water Authority will be rationing water and diverting it to other areas, especially parishes to the north and east that are most in need.

(Trinidad Express) SATNARINE “TEDDY’ RAMPERSAD was shot and killed while in his bed around 4 a.m.

(Trinidad Express) Tickets for traffic offences like speeding will start being mailed to offenders this year, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gov­ern­ment ex­pects Pa­tri­ot­ic En­er­gies and Tech­nolo­gies Ltd to be able to restart the for­mer Petrotrin re­fin­ery in less than 12 months since it won’t im­me­di­ate­ly have to raise its (US)$700 mil­lion pay­ment.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has directed National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang and the security forces to take “firm action” to curb indiscipline on the nation’s roads which, he said, has reached “a level where it is a threat to our economy and public order and safety”.

(Trinidad Express) One man is dead following a confrontation with an off-duty police officer in La Horquetta on Monday afternoon.

(Trinidad Express) The Zoological Society of Trinidad and Tobago said yesterday that they welcome the recent designation of the capybara as a vermin species under the Conservation of Wildlife Act.

(Trinidad Guardian) Eight men, in­clud­ing sev­en Venezue­lans, were ar­rest­ed by Fraud Squad of­fi­cers in con­nec­tion with a card-skim­ming ring in the North­ern Di­vi­sion.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attacked the media yesterday for “lying” about the fires in the Amazon and criticized international concern for the rainforest as fueled by interest in the region’s biodiversity and mineral wealth.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 53-year-old pri­ma­ry school teacher was found mur­dered in Cu­mu­to. 

(Trinidad Guardian) While he celebrated the planned reopening of the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery, economist Dr Roger Hosein says the deal between the Government and the OWTU-owned Patriotic Energies and Technologies Services Limited, must be transparent.