RIO DE JANEIRO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Brazilian activist on Tuesday won a top international honor for her long fight against a giant hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rainforest that has forced tens of thousands of indigenous people from their homes.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian congressional report recommended yesterday that President Michel Temer should not face trial for obstruction of justice and membership in a criminal organization, arguing that the charges against him were unfounded.
(Trinidad Express) The wife of Rio Claro businessman Larry Garcia appeared in court yesterday charged with his murder.
BARINAS, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Tirelessly traversing the lethargic plains of Venezuela, a brother of former leader Hugo Chavez and an ally of a famous opposition detainee vie for votes.
(Trinidad Guardian) Plans for birthday celebrations turned to funeral arrangements yesterday, after prison officer Richard Sandy was killed by an ex-convict he knew while liming at a bar in Gasparillo.
– UN Secretary General Touring hurricane-devastated Dominica yesterday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the level of support the island now needs cannot be attained through traditional instruments.
(Trinidad Guardian) There are people in this country who are hoarding foreign currency in the hope that the Trinidad and Tobago dollar will be devalued and they will become enriched, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two days after Irving Ming, 87, was reported kidnapped and a $10,000 ransom demanded, police officers Friday found his body stuffed in a barrel under his house.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An indigenous woman backed by Mexico’s rebel Zapatista movement registered on Saturday to run as an independent candidate in next year’s presidential election, adding to a growing list of hopefuls bucking established political parties.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – New Orleans evacuated some residents from areas outside its levee system as Tropical Storm Nate swirled toward the U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Former CL Financial (CLF) executive chairman Lawrence Duprey is being sued by a former subsidiary in The Bahamas for US$122 million, over a failed land development in Florida.
SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 10 people in Central America yesterday as it pummeled the region with heavy rain while heading toward Mexico’s Caribbean resorts and the U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Dominica is in urgent need of heavy equipment to clear “thousands of tonnes of debris,” roadways and landslips that continue to hamper relief efforts.
SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nate unleashed intense rainfall across much of Central America today, leaving at least three dead in Costa Rica and several missing in neighbouring Nicaragua, according to local officials.
(Trinidad Guardian) Dominica is in urgent need of heavy equipment to clear “thousands of tonnes of debris,” roadways and landslips that continue to hamper relief efforts.
STOCKHOLM, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous people under threat from companies seeking to develop their land for agriculture, mining and energy projects will be supported with money and practical help through a major global partnership backed by philanthropic and government funding.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday asked U.S. lawmakers to approve $29 billion in disaster relief funds to assist victims of recent hurricanes that hit Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.
(Trinidad Guardian) Six small casino owners have decided to immediately close down their businesses and send home their workers due to the announcement of an increase in gaming taxes by Finance Minister Colm Imbert.
(Trinidad Guardian) Six small casino owners have decided to immediately close down their businesses and send home their workers due to the announcement of an increase in gaming taxes by Finance Minister Colm Imbert.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed satisfaction yesterday with the federal response to Hurricane Maria’s devastation of Puerto Rico, despite criticism that the government was slow to address the crisis.
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