(Barbados Nation) Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Cleviston Haynes has described the acquisition of Scotiabank’s operations in several Caribbean countries by Republic Bank, as “a slightly unfortunate development for the region”.
(Trinidad Express) A UNITED States bride and her husband are suing Sandals Resorts for US$30 million, claiming that after they booked their dream wedding at one of its properties in the Bahamas, the woman was molested by the butler assigned to their hotel room.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Barack Obama’s historic presidency was a “disappointment” for black people, a retired Jamaican businessman now living in the United States (US) has asserted.
(Jamaica Observer) The police yesterday exhumed the partially decomposed body of a female Caucasian suspected to be that of 72-year-old US national Nancy Hardy, who has been missing since Saturday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Radhica Dass, the mother of rescued kidnap victim Maria Dass-Supersad, last night thanked Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith for the quick and efficient work on his men.
(Jamaica Observer) The boy’s father, 41-year-old Andrew McLean, otherwise known as Killa or Peter, was found dead outside their home in Bell Rock, off Olympic Way in Kingston.
(Trinidad Guardian) Homicide investigators believe popular mechanic Winston Luke’s murder was a consequence of crimes committed by one of his sons.
(Trinidad Guardian) A woman from central Trinidad, who lost a little over $20,000 in a bank phishing scam earlier this year, has been reimbursed by Scotiabank.
BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Argentina and China are aiming to close a deal within days for the construction of the South American nation’s fourth nuclear power plant, a multi-billion dollar project that would cement Beijing’s deepening influence in a key regional U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Point Fortin woman died of a heart attack while receiving treatment at Port-of-Spain General Hospital after she was knocked down while crossing the road in St Clair on Wednesday morning.
(Jamaica Observer) Forty-two-year-old Nicole Vassell of Roehampton Drive, Kingston 19, and Toronto, Canada has been missing since Monday, November 27, the police have reported.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday sanctioned the wife of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and one of his aides under a new executive order allowing Washington to target Nicaraguan officials for a crackdown on anti-government protests.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A taxi operator today detailed how three policemen took Clarendon resi-dent Andrew Bisson into a board house, where he was shot and killed.
(Trinidad Guardian) Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr Lovell Francis says T&T is facing a “watershed” economic moment and must develop its human capital if it is to survive economic ruin.
(Jamaica Observer) A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) trainee pilot flying a helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in an open field in St Catherine yesterday morning and, miraculously, survived the frightening ordeal.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says it is carrying out the necessary investigations and recovery procedures in relation to this morning’s helicopter crash.