Regional News

(Trinidad Express) The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union has filed an Industrial Relations Offense complaining that Petrotrin has not been meeting and treating in good faith.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Nishal Sankat, the Trinidad and To­ba­go na­tion­al who has been charged with try­ing to steal a plane at the Mel­bourne Air­port in Flori­da, is com­ing home.

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) The country can breathe a sigh of relief since Finance Minister Colm Imbert has assured that there will be no increases in taxes for the remainder of government’s term in office.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) The police have now recovered the body of six-year-old Dajahne Pennant of Oliver Gardens, May Pen, Clarendon who died yesterday after being swept away by flood waters in the Mount Claire area of Clarendon.

(Trinidad Guardian) The habitat along the Vistabella River is once again under attack as oil stretches across several kilometres of water and the flanking mangroves.

(Trinidad Express) The five men shot and killed on Thursday night opened fire on police officers as they were about to execute a search warrant at a home in Trou Macaque, Laventille, Trinidad.

(Trinidad Express) Outlining the Government decision to shut down operations at Petrotrin’s Pointe-a-Pierre refinery, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said in its current state, the oil company was a looming crisis.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Antigua and Barbuda has introduced a hurricane guarantee programme aimed at providing peace of mind for travellers booking holidays there.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) The Blue Lagoon is the latest site to be declared as a National Monument by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT).

(TRINIDAD EXPRESS) MONSTER waves battered the coastal home of a family in Marabella on Saturday afternoon, destroying part of their house.

(GUARDIAN) TRINIDAD Almost half of the criminal back­log cases in this country’s High Courts have been pending for more than 15 years.

(Trinidad Express) Ken “Professor” Philmore – steelpan arranger, composer and ace pannist – died at the Intensive Care Unit of the San Fernando General Hospital on Sunday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has condemned the killing of District Constable Mellissa Edwards-Whyte, who was assigned to Crime Stop.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) Al­most half of the crim­i­nal back­log cas­es in this coun­try’s High Courts have been pend­ing for more than 15 years.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) –  The festering crime problem that has been plaguing St James jolted the tourism sector on Thursday night when a gunman barged into a hotel room in Montego Bay and raped two female tourists before he lost possession of his weapon and was shot by one of the visitors.

(JAMAICA GLEANER) The festering crime problem that has been plaguing St James jolted the tourism sector on Thursday night when a gunman barged into a hotel room in Montego Bay and raped two female tourists before he lost possession of his weapon and was shot by one of the visitors.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) A sin­gle par­ent who had no choice but to stay at home with her child af­ter the earth­quake dam­aged For­est Re­serve An­gli­can Pri­ma­ry School was closed has lost her job.

(Trinidad Express) Three Trinidadian men and four Venezuelan nationals, three of whom are in this country illegally, were to appear before a Siparia Magistrate yesterday, jointly charged with possession of firearm and ammunition.

(Trinidad Express) The Meteorological Office forecast for yesterday was for generally sunny conditions with the expectation of showery interruptions in some areas.

(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN) No­vem­ber 30 is the date set for the clo­sure of state oil com­pa­ny Petrotrin.