(Trinidad Guardian) “The snake big like a man’s neck!”
That’s how a Rousillac resident described the snake that slithered into her neighbour’s wash tub when she made the frantic call to the Forestry Division for help.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Twenty-six alleged members of St Catherine-based ‘One Don’ gang were denied bail when they appeared in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston this week.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s biggest-ever corruption investigation, which jailed dozens including a former president, has been threatened over the past week by a Supreme Court ruling and push back from politicians seeking to curb investigative powers.
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas, (Reuters) – Rescuers searched for survivors in The Bahamas today after Hurricane Dorian, the most damaging storm to strike the island nation, left in its wake miles of flooded landscape dotted with pulverized homes, and dozens of people with missing loved ones.
(Jamaica Observer) It is apparent that Jamaica’s correspondent banking conundrum regarding the repatriation of cash in United States dollars from local banks is far from over, as renewed concerns are being raised about the high volumes of hard currency coming into the banking sector.
(Jamaica Observer) Country girls run things! Just ask the top three finishers in the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant which had its grand coronation last Saturday at the National Arena in Kingston.
(Trinidad Guardian) An American Airlines flight due to depart Piarco for Miami at 5.31 am yesterday was delayed for three hours after flight control officers spotted what they thought was a fire in the airline’s right engine.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia’s government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 19-year-old Michael Joseph appeared before a Chaguanas Magistrate Court yesterday charged with the murder of his mother Alistra Kampo, which occurred on Saturday 24th August.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s peso surged yesterday, pumped up by Wall Street traders cheering President Mauricio Macri’s capital controls that are aimed at protecting the beleaguered currency.
(Trinidad Guardian) After former Strategic Services Agency (SSA) head Matthew Andrews labelled former Intelligence Director Carlton Dennie a pathological liar, Dennie has agreed to subject himself to a lie detector test as he maintains he was asked to fire persons of East Indian descent from the service.
(Trinidad Express) An Airport Authority’s employee spotted a potential problem with an American Airlines passenger aircraft moments before it took off from the Piarco International Airport today.
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s Senior Reggae Girlz have strengthened their stance against the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) in an ongoing salary dispute, threatening to strike ahead of the Olympic Qualifiers if monies owed to them are not paid over.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine bond prices fell to record lows yesterday and the official and black market pesos diverged after the country imposed capital controls in a bid to stem a currency rout that is sharpening the risk of default.