Regional News

(Trinidad Express) Former FIFA vice- president Jack Warner has said a “witch- hunt” was being waged against Qatar.

(Trinidad Express) Cahill Energy, a Guernsey-based developer of clean-power plants, agreed to build a US$241 million facility in Barbados that will use waste to produce electricity.

(Jamaica Observer) China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has announced a rebranding of its regional operations, including a name change to CHEC Americas, but says that its regional headquarters will remain in Kingston.

(Jamaica Gleaner) KINGSTON, Jamaica: Prosecutors yesterday outlined how a juror in the murder trial of popular entertainer Vybz Kartel allegedly made several attempts, including an offer of half-a-million dollars, to influence his colleagues to return a not guilty verdict.

(Barbados Nation) Government is selling the Barbados National Oil Company (BNOC), introducing a 20 cent cess on gasoline, and extending the tax on bank assets to all financial institutions, including credit unions.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo pleaded guilty to a charge of money-laundering conspiracy in a federal court in New York today.

(Trinidad Express)  The Daily Telegraph in London yesterday reported that former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and his family were paid almost US$2 million from a Qatari firm linked to the country’s successful bid for the 2022 World Cup.

(Barbados Nation) Police have arrested and charged Andrew Pollard, 28, of Mahaica Gap, Green Hill, St Michael for the murder of Guyanese Onicka Gulliver.

CARACAS (Reuters) – A National Guard captain who was shot in the head during a demonstration in Venezuela died yesterday, the military said, becoming the 29th fatality from weeks of clashes between protesters and the security forces.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba is laying plans to move to a single currency, a reform that many feel is one of the toughest challenges facing President Raul Castro as he tries to kick-start the Communist country’s moribund economy.

(Trinidad Guardian) – If the government fails to begin prosecuting people under the money laundering laws, T&T runs the risk of being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Better known for producing third-world poverty and political mayhem – as well as a world-class rum – the Western Hemisphere’s least developed country has made a surprising entry into the high-tech world with its own Android tablet.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A National Guard captain who was shot in the head during a demonstration in Venezuela died today, the military said, becoming the 29th fatality from weeks of clashes between protesters and the security forces.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba is laying plans to move to a single currency, a reform that many feel is one of the toughest challenges facing President Raul Castro as he tries to kick-start the Communist country’s moribund economy.

(Trinidad Guardian) If the Government fails to begin prosecuting people under the money laundering laws, T&T runs the risk of being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The

(Trinidad Express) Over the course of 13 hours, two men were brutally murdered in front of their families in separate incidents in the communities of Barataria and Biche.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan troops stormed a Caracas square yesterday to evict protesters who turned it into a stronghold during six weeks of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Central Bank President Nelson Merentes acknowledged yesterday that Venezuela was undergoing an “economic crisis” but said measures like a new market-based currency mechanism would help bring rapid improvements.

LIMA, Peru,  (Reuters) – Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s approval rating in March dove back down to the lowest levels of his presidency, stung by a political crisis and amid discontent over income distribution, a poll showed yesterday.

  (Jamaica Gleaner) Detectives from the Kingston Central Police Division have now charged the juror in the Vybz Kartel murder trial who allegedly tried to sway others to change their verdict to not guilty.