(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Arthur became the first hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season today after sparking evacuations, closing beaches and tourist sites and disrupting Independence Day celebrations along parts of the U.S.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Days after Jamaica got a ringing endorsement from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) top officials, Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips and his debt management team took a chance on the international bond market, and got reception beyond expectations.
OSLO, (Reuters) – Most coral reefs in the Caribbean could vanish in the next two decades, hit by the loss of fish and sea urchins that eat a slime of coral-smothering algae, a U.N.-backed
(Reuters) – Cyber criminals may have stolen billions of dollars from a popular Brazilian online payment system using malicious software that caused the funds to be sent to accounts controlled by fraudsters, according to a research report released Wednesday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela has restored full diplomatic ties with Panama, President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday, months after he angrily broke off formal relations with the Central American country.
(Trinidad Express) Ninety years after Henry Neal and Charles Massy came together to create one of the region’s most expansive and trusted conglomerates, the company and its 41 subsidiaries have gotten a makeover.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Two editors who helped turn a Roman Catholic magazine into a rare forum for open debate in Communist-ruled Cuba, then resigned under pressure this spring, announced yesterday that they will launch a new forum to air a broad range of views.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s top prosecutor Monday night admitted that she was caught off guard by some of the details in a report out of Canada yesterday about a Jamaican policeman linked to the so-called death squad operating in the Clarendon Division.
(Trinidad Express) Expect to pay more for cement. The price increase was disclosed by Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) whose customers can expect to pay around TT$5 more per bag.
(Trinidad Express) While driving on his way to visit relatives in Beverly Hills, Laventille, on Sunday night, a soldier with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, 32-year-old Lance Corporal Kayode Thomas, was shot dead.
(Jamaica Observer) – Police estimated that around 25,000 Jamaicans turned out in their black, green and gold to support the Jamaica CAUSE (Churches Action Uniting Society for Emancipation) mass rally in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew on Sunday.
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian presidential candidate Aecio Neves picked a 69-year-old senator from Sao Paulo as his running mate yesterday, reflecting his party’s belief that the country’s biggest city and business capital will be a key battleground in October.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison term for a Canadian businessman who has been tried on bribery charges, and 20 years for Cuba’s former deputy sugar minister who is accused in the same case, official media reported yesterday.
(Jamaica Observer) POLICE last night estimated that around 25,000 Jamaicans turned out in their black, green and gold to support the Jamaica CAUSE (Churches Action Uniting Society for Emancipation) mass rally in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew.
(Trinidad Express) While there has been an increase in domestic travel to Tobago, there has also been a 75-80 per cent drop in international arrivals to the sister island.
(Trinidad Express) Attor-ney Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC said on Saturday that he will be taking his fight to the Privy Council to reverse the decision by the Court of Appeal in the case of CLICO policyholders.
(Trinidad Express) There has been an increase in the number of illegal firearms and gang membership in the Caricom region executive director of Caricom Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) Francis Forbes has said.
WASHINGTON/OSLO, (Reuters) – Indonesia has for the first time surpassed Brazil in clearing tropical forests and losses are accelerating despite a 2011 moratorium meant to protect wildlife and combat climate change, scientists said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Prakash Ramadhar will hold on to the leadership of the Congress of the People (COP), with just over 55 per cent of the votes in yesterday’s internal party election.
Trinidad Express – Rajaee Ali, coordinator of the LifeSport programme in Carapo, is the main suspect in the murder of Dana Seetahal SC, Diego Martin North/East MP Colm Imbert said on Friday.
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