Regional News

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Having vanquished “Titanic” and “Jurassic World,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has set its sights on “Avatar.”

(Trinidad Guardian) A security expert at a local commercial bank says skimming attacks like the one which occurred on December 28 will happen again because ATMs are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals who are using increasingly sophisticated high-tech methods to empty the accounts of bank customers..

(Trinidad Guardian) Hundreds of people arriving at the Piarco International Airport on Old Year’s Night were forced to ring in the New Year, 2016, in Immigration, as there was a reported skeleton staff.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Gleaner Company Limited (Gleaner) and Radio Jamaica Limited’s (RJR) shareholders voted to approve the merger of the Gleaner’s media business with RJR in separate extraordinary general meetings held in Kingston on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Government’s intention to split and utilise a portion of the multi-billion Heritage and Stabilsation Fund is a cause for concern to the Opposition.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Government’s intention to split and utilise a portion of the multi-billion Heritage and Stabilsation Fund is a cause for concern to the Opposition.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia has declared a red alert because of low water levels in two key rivers which supply hundreds of towns and cities in the South American country, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court yesterday blocked four newly elected lawmakers from taking office after a legal challenge by the ruling Socialist Party, which was roundly defeated by the opposition coalition in the Dec.

(Trinidad Guardian) Against the backdrop of current low energy prices and a dismal fiscal projection, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s first address to the nation held a few glimmers of hope.

St Lucia has confirmed that it has received a request from the Protocol Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to grant a waiver of the diplomatic immunity of Dr.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government will no longer be providing free textbooks to the majority of students as it seeks to cut costs, says Education Minister Anthony Garcia.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Members of Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party have filed Supreme Court appeals to challenge the election of eight opposition legislators, spurring accusations the party is trying to undermine the opposition’s landslide victory this month.

(Trinidad Guardian) National midfielder Keron Cummings, 27, was shot and wounded yesterday by a masked gunman, moments after he returned to his home from a boat cruise lime.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three days after being sacked as Central Bank governor, Jwala Rambarran on Saturday issued a strongly worded statement in which he accused the Government of mishandling the matter and threatened legal action.

JERUSALEM/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s reluctance to accept an Israeli ambassador who is a West Bank settler has set off a diplomatic crisis and led to concerns in the Israeli government that the clash could encourage pro-Palestinian activism against it.

(Barbados Nation) Government plans to clamp down on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), called drones, to prevent their misuse and unregulated activity.

(Jamaica Observer) Never one to shy away from controversy, Bounty Killer has hit out against Billboard Magazine for naming British singer Joss Stone ‘Reggae Artiste of The Year’.

ASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Niño, authorities said yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – A police constable is now in custody after a Christmas Day domestic dispute with his female companion turned deadly.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Days into his presidency, Mauricio Macri faces his first big threats as he seeks to fix Argentina’s ailing economy: inflation and recession.