Regional News

(Trinidad Express) Hakeem Alexander, 16, who last year brought home a bronze medal for this country at the Carifta Games held in the Bahamas, and his 15-year-old cousin, schoolboy Tevin Alexander, were shot dead on Monday by police.

(Jamaica Observer) Eight months after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Jamaican Shanique Myrie be awarded damages for an illegal cavity search, detention in a dank room in the Grantley Adams Airport, and subsequent deportation, she is yet to collect a cent.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Notorious Spanish Town gangster Tesha Miller has been sentenced in the United States for illegal entry, OBSERVER ONLINE has learnt.

(Trinidad Express) Hakeem Alexander, 16, who last year brought home a bronze medal for this country at the Carifta Games held in the Bahamas, and his 15-year-old cousin, schoolboy Tevin Alexander, were yesterday shot dead by police.

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has advised that for the 2014-2015 academic year, there will be an increase in tuition fees.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Suriname should learn from the situation in Guyana and take measures to prevent large scale gold hoarding.

(Trinidad Express) THE University of the West Indies today issued a statement advising on a tuition fee increase.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — Suriname should learn for the situation in Guyana and take measures to prevent large scale hoarding with gold.

(Barbados Nation) THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY Fund (IMF) is sounding a note of urgency over Barbados’ economy and calling for fiscal consolidation post-haste.

(Trinidad Express) Morvant residents staged fiery protests on Thursday afternoon, blocking several roadways including the Lady Young Road and Mon Repos Road, leaving commuters stranded in standstill traffic as they vocalised their dissent to the death of 21-year-old father of one, Chaquille McCoy.

(Jamaica Observer) HOTEL developers are expected to spend J$76 billion (US$685M) through to 2015 on projects already in the pipeline for Jamaica.

(Trinidad Express) A new mapping system to help pinpoint the exact location of children at all times was announced on Thursday morning by Minister in the Ministry of the People and Social Development, Vernella Alleyne-Toppin.

(Trinidad Express) A new mapping system to help pinpoint the exact location of children at all times was announced yesterday morning by Minister in the Ministry of the People and Social Development, Vernella Alleyne-Toppin.

(Trinidad Express) Morvant residents staged fiery protests yesterday afternoon, blocking several roadways including the Lady Young Road and Mon Repos Road, leaving commuters stranded in standstill traffic as they vocalised their dissent to the death of 21-year-old father of one, Chaquille McCoy.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s judiciary is persecuting students, dissidents and independent judges while turning a blind eye to most crimes in a country with one of the world’s highest murder rates, an international human rights watchdog said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A TT$400 million clay block factory was officially opened on Wednesday in Longdenville, Chaguanas.

(Trinidad Guardian) The media in T&T could be a voice for change but instead they make pornography out of crime, says British High Commis-sioner Arthur Snell.

(Barbados Nation) Government’s management of the economy came in for a battering on Tues-day following Moody’s Investor’s Service triple point downgrade  of Barbados’ credit rating from  Ba3 to B3, pushing this country further into junk bond territory.

(Trinidad Express) Those sections of the Dog Control Act which carry serious penalties and restrictions designed to protect and safeguard innocent members of the public have been proclaimed, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan stressed on Monday.

(Trinidad Express) Sport Minister Anil Roberts has been suspended by the Congress of the People (COP) for his failure to co-operate and clear the air on a video of someone resembling a minister rolling a joint.