Regional News

(Jamiaca Observer) General manager of JN General Insurance Company Chris Hind said, police drivers need to recognise that they must set positive examples for other road users.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two more sus­pects in a mul­ti-na­tion­al pros­ti­tu­tion ring in west Trinidad, which was bust­ed by po­lice two months ago, have ap­peared in court for hu­man traf­fick­ing.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley yesterday morn­ing con­firmed that he ex­pects to get a new op­er­a­tor for the moth-balled Pointe-a-Pierre re­fin­ery.

(Jamaica Observer) The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is calling on the police to heighten their presence in the Halls Avenue/Free School area of Portland Eastern following a second shooting attack on one of the party’s supporters.

(Barbados Nation) DRUG USERS who have been caught with what might seem to be small quantities of marijuana are actually helping to fuel the trade in illegal guns.

(Trinidad Newsday) Matthew Woods appeared before the Scarborough Magistrates Court after he tried to escape custody this morning while prison officers were transferring him from Tobago to Trinidad.

(Jamaica Observer) The Ministry of Health yesterday reminded the public that the country was still on the influenza alert status announced by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton in Parliament in February.

(Trinidad Express) An Arima teenager died when his car spun out of control and crashed on Saturday.

(Trinidad Express) Two more Chinese nationals, including one who was said to be a former military commander in China have been charged with harbouring under age Venezuelan girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

THERE is something fishy going on at gas stations across the country.

(Trinidad Guardian) From 2015 to March 2019, al­most 100 peo­ple and groups have been added to the state’s con­sol­i­dat­ed list of ter­ror­ists whose as­sets in lo­cal fi­nan­cial in­sti­tu­tions were or­dered to be frozen.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Angry Venezuelans set up burning barricades near the presidential palace in Caracas and in other parts of the country yest+erday in protests over constant power outages and shortages of drinking water in the wake of two major blackouts this month.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s armed forces yesterday paid tribute to a 1964 coup leading to a two-decade dictatorship, after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro – who argues that military intervention saved the country from communism – reversed an 8-year-ban on celebrations.The

(Trinidad Express) A Chinese national is clinging to life after being shot and robbed of TT$100,000 today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Look­ing at 25-year-old Collin Gibbs, at first glance, one sees a smart­ly dressed and peace­ful look­ing young man.

(Trinindad Guardian) Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Gary Grif­fith was in­volved in a ve­hic­u­lar ac­ci­dent yes­ter­day, but luck­i­ly he suf­fered no in­juries.

(Jamaica Gleaner) As the trees bowed as if in admiration and reverence for the libation ritual that kick-started the graduation ceremony of the first batch of students who participated in the One One Cocoa Permaculture and Sacramental Course at Source Farm in Johns Town, St Thomas, last Friday, Yoruba Priest Babba Yommi Robinson offered a sacrificial offering to God and his ancestors.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Point Fortin youth has gone from nev­er step­ping foot out of T&T to tour­ing across more than 25 states in Amer­i­ca with­in a year through the art of stilt walk­ing.

(Trinidad Express) A MAN driving to the Couva hospital for medical help fell unconscious and crashed into the lobby before daybreak Friday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The extent to which the Uchence Wilson Gang infiltrated the society was brought to light in court yesterday following the revelation that a medical doctor was among the professionals on its payroll.