Regional News

(Jamaica Observer) Even as the country accounts for one of the highest rates of lupus worldwide, according to noted rheumatologist Dr Desiree Tulloch-Reid, Jamaican doctors are not equipped to properly diagnose the autoimmune disease because of the unavailability of a particular type of testing equipment on the island.

(Trinidad Guardian) As the longest-ever gov­ern­ment shut­down in Unit­ed States his­to­ry con­tin­ues, there are warn­ings that T&T and oth­er coun­tries in the Caribbean could be af­fect­ed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rel­a­tives of Jamel Woods, 24, who was killed in a po­lice-in­volved shoot­ing in Wa­ter­hole, Co­corite, on Sat­ur­day claim he was ex­e­cut­ed and are call­ing for a full in­ves­ti­ga­tion in­to his death.

(Barbados Nation) The boots of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will be hitting the streets alongside those of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) in a step to reduce crime and gun violence.

(Jamaica Observer) Leading Jamaican architect Evan Williams is bemoaning the demise of the Jamaican construction and architectural industry as a result of major projects being awarded to Chinese firms.

(Barbados Nation) The long arm of the law will be reaching those business people who are behind the importation of illegal weapons through the Bridgetown Port. 

(Trinidad Newsday) Some 47 people, presumably men, are in jail for failing to pay child maintenance, revealed acting Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Carlos Corraspe to a parliamentary committee on Friday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) For many Jamaicans, the mesmerising pull of soca music is undeniable.

(Trinidad Newsday) A Diego Martin woman has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $40,000 worth of wigs and hair weaves from a businesswoman.

(Jamaica Observer) A man who was hauled before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court for reportedly punching his child’s mother repeatedy in her face, claimed that the complainant was lying on him and was doing so because he told her he was not ready to get married.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago electo­rate was used as the guinea pig for Brexit, which in turn was the test-run for the 2016 United States presidential campaign, which Donald Trump won.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Some of the nation’s children are still experiencing, and witnessing, cases of child abuse in the classroom daily despite the Government’s directive that corporal punishment is prohibited in schools.

(Trinidad Guardian) In­fu­ri­at­ed af­ter he was dumped by his girl­friend, a San Fer­nan­do man went to her home on Fri­day night and hacked her co-work­er to death.

(Trinidad Newsday) Girls are making and distributing child pornography videos in Trinidad & Tobago.

(Trinidad Express) A POLICE officer was robbed of his vehicle on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) A US citizen was robbed at gunpoint of over $7,000 in cash, jewellery and valuables in the car park of a mall on Wednesday.

(Jamaica Observer) Munga Honorebel delivered an emotional performance at the University of Technology’s party series, College Rave Thursdays, held at the institution’s St Andrew campus on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) ABUSE. Sexual assault. Blackmail. Victimisation by both citizens and law enforcement.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley yes­ter­day ac­cept­ed some re­spon­si­bil­i­ty for San­dals Re­sorts In­ter­na­tion­al pulling out of the To­ba­go ho­tel project.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dil­lian John­son, who fled the coun­try in De­cem­ber 2017 af­ter he was shot at his Gas­par­il­lo home and claimed that he was a vic­tim of a tar­get­ed hit, has been grant­ed hu­man­i­tar­i­an pro­tec­tion in the Unit­ed King­dom.