RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian man and two women have been arrested on suspicion of putting 42 metal sewing needles into the body of a 2-year-old boy in what may have been an occult or religious act, police said yesterday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It’s too soon for Americans to plan a Cuban vacation of beach, mambo and mojitos, but the US travel industry is gearing up for a return to its largest Caribbean destination before Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution.
CUERNAVACA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican security forces have shot dead top drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva in the biggest strike yet for President Felipe Calderon’s drug war but one which could trigger fresh bloodshed.
Caricom observers prepare The members of a Caribbean Community (Caricom) Electoral Observer Mission in Dominica to monitor Friday’s general election say they have already met with several key players ahead of the national poll.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Three UN human rights experts yesterday accused President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela of creating a climate of fear among his country’s legal profession with the arrest last week of a woman judge.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal court yesterday ordered a 9-year-old boy at the centre of a high-profile custody dispute to be handed over to US authorities in Brazil so he could return with his father to the United States, a lawyer for the father said.
Election date coming Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has told Kittitians and Nevisians that he intends announcing an election date “in the weeks ahead”.
(Trinidad Express) Nyla Khan, mother of a two-year-old boy, was tied up and tortured inside her home before she was chopped twice on the neck, relatives said on Monday.
-poll (Trinidad Express) In Sep-tember 2008, the Government appointed a Commission of Enquiry under the chairmanship of Prof John Uff to examine the operations of the Public Sector Construction Industry and the procurement regime with particular reference to the Urban Development Corporation (UDeCOTT), the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and the Cleaver Heights Housing Project.
-DEA says he attempted to buy cocaine from undercover cop (Jamaica Observer) The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said that Reggae artiste Buju Banton and two other men were arrested in an undercover operation in Florida that ran over four days and during which the deejay made an attempt to taste cocaine that they sought to buy from an undercover cop.
(Antigua Sun) Extradition proceedings against the former head of the Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) Leroy King which were expected to get underway on Monday have been delayed.
(Jamaica Observer) POINT, Hanover — Montego Bay cambio dealer Adrian ‘Ruddy’ Armstrong, who was arrested five years ago pursuant to an extradition request by the United States for him to answer allegations of money laundering, has been freed.
BOYACA, Ecuador (Reuters) – A drought in Ecuador is causing power blackouts throughout the country, slowing the economy’s recovery and helping to push Rafael Correa’s popularity to the lowest point of his presidency.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s warning to Latin American nations about their ties with Iran was “an overt threat,” especially to his country and Bolivia.
(Trinidad Guardian) – A Tobago couple has been shot dead. Reports say that Kenneth George and his partner Daislyn Hunte had just returned from closing their respective business places, and were having a meal, when they were attacked.
– during row with relative (Trinidad Express) – A husband and wife are fighting for their lives at hospital after being burnt during an altercation with a relative.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation deals worth nearly $3 billion on Saturday, underscoring Caracas’ role as the communist-run island’s closest political and commercial ally.
(Trinidad Express) Several major findings emerge from this annual survey of public opinion as it relates to governance.
(Jamaica Observer) The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) on Saturday confirmed that reggae artiste Buju Banton is now in a Florida lock-up after being charged with intent to distribute cocaine.
(Trinidad Express) Group chief executive officer of the Neal & Massy conglomerate, Bernard Dulal-Whiteway, has died.
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