Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) Faced with expulsion from the United National Congress (UNC), Jack Warner is now turning to his political guru, Basdeo Panday, with a heartfelt apology, but Panday has outrightly rejected it. Warner

(Jamaica Gleaner) The biography of Kingston kingpin, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke is to be aired on the popular documentary series, ‘Gangsters: America’s Most Evil’ at 10:00 p.m

(Barbados Nation) A weather advisory has been issued for Barbados. A strong tropical wave located about 1050 miles east-southeast of the windward islands is moving west-northwestward at around 25mph.

(Trinidad Guardian) Faced with expulsion from the United National Congress (UNC), Jack Warner is now turning to his political guru, Basdeo Panday, with a heartfelt apology, but Panday has outrightly rejected it. Warner

(Barbados Nation) PORT OF SPAIN – Barbados is so concerned about the future viability of regional carrier LIAT that it sought legal advice on whether its heavily subsidized competitor Caribbean Airlines (CAL) was following CARICOM rules.

(Trinidad Express) Three men were killed while six were shot during separate incidents in north Trinidad between 9 p.m.

(Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff firmly denied yesterday any plans to shake up her Cabinet, following the country’s largest protests in 20 years.

(Trinidad Express) President of the Dominican Republic Danilo Medina has appealed to regional leaders to allow his country to join Caricom.

(Trinidad Express) Jack Warner has formed a new political party—the Independent Liberal Party (ILP)—to bring down the People’s Partnership Government, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said last night.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday he had decided to offer asylum to former U.S.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Massive protests in Brazil, Egypt and Turkey should jolt governments across the globe into ensuring they are providing crucial public services and opportunities to their citizens, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said in an interview yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A businesswoman was shot dead as she left her home near Weymouth Drive in Washington Gardens, south St Andrew yesterday morning.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian government figures released yesterday indicated further rise in deforestation in the Amazon, a trend that could soon amount to a full year’s reversal from recent progress in the battle against destruction of the world’s largest rainforest.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela named a female admiral who had been a close aide to Hugo Chavez as its first woman defence minister yesterday in a ceremony at the military museum that houses the late socialist leader’s remains.

(Trinidad Express) A defiant Jack Warner last night launched his counter-attack, announcing a new party as part of his plan to regain the Chaguanas West seat.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A businesswoman was shot dead as she left her home near Weymouth Drive in Washington Gardens, south St Andrew this morning.

(Jamaica Gleaner) More than 69 per cent of the cases dealt with by the Corporate Area Gun Court between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011 ended either in acquittal, dismissal for want of prosecution or lack of evidence, the latest annual report of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has revealed.

(Trinidad Guardian) A little over two years after Crystal Ramsoomair bled to death at the San Fernando General Hospital, her husband has now filed private criminal charges against three of her doctors. Attorneys

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday suggested a “regional think tank” be established to examine multiple security threats facing the region.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Latin American leaders slammed European governments yesterday for diverting Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane on rumors it was carrying a wanted former U.S.