Regional News

(Trinidad Express) Gita Sakal, who called it a day on April 30 after 15 years as CL Financial’s general counsel and corporate secretary is claiming termination benefits in excess of US$5 million from the cash-starved conglomerate, now controlled in large part by the Government.

…questions need to be answered regarding TT$5 billion deficit (Trinidad Express) Both the Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) and the CLICO Investment Bank (CIB) are now the subjects of forensic audits.

(Trinidad Express) One Caribbean Media posted a TT$89.6 million after tax profit last year in an increasingly difficult regional and global economic environment.

– Jamaican millionaire tells how he did it (Jamaica Gleaner) If you walked past Garfield Plunkett on the road or in the corridors, you would hardly be able to tell that he is a millionaire.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – The Jamaican man who tried to  hijack a Canadian charter aircraft in Montego Bay last month  has been charged with robbery, assault and other offences,  police said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A meeting between CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank was postponed on Thursday because Duprey could not travel to Trinidad and Tobago in time.

Duprey, Karen in showdown (Trinidad Express) – Government was expected to put its demands in writing for a greater say in the management control of the troubled CL Financial Group on the table yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) – Known to residents of Covigne Road, Diego Martin, as “Wounded Soul”, reputed gang leader Keron Charles and his cousin, Kendall “Pooh Bear” Charles, were killed by police gunfire early on Wednesday.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is not doing enough to punish troops suspected of involvement in several cases of murder, rape and torture as they fight drug cartels, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Wednesday.

Minister meets displaced workers Workers of the St Kitts Marriott Resort who were made redundant earlier this month were due to meet the labour minister yestersday, to discuss possible options for re-employment.

(Jamaica Observer) – Police and soldiers were kept busy on Tuesday clearing roadblocks mounted in the Corporate Area and St Catherine in protest against the new tax package, especially the $8.75 cess on each litre of gasoline, imposed by the government last week.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The close-knit community of “Vegas” in Morvant reeled with shock on Tuesday, after the murder of “community leader” Sean “Bill” Francis.

(Trinidad Express) – The test needed to confirm whether a victim has contracted swine influenza, A (H1N1) virus, is not yet available at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC).

(Trinidad Express) – Caribbean Airlines will be providing face masks and anti bacterial gel aboard all its flights to and from North America for persons displaying any flu-like systems.

(Trinidad Express) Why was 12-year-old Adrian Richards hunted down and killed?

(Trinidad Express) Four lost guns left five families without shelter after men believed to be gang members set fire to their houses in Phase Four, Beetham Gardens, on Monday.

(Barbados Nation) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Antigua and Barbuda government to move decisively in response to the challenges presented by the global economic crisis.

Swine flu precautions Health officials throughout the Caribbean are taking precautionary measures following the outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico.

HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban government said yesterday it would limit flights to and from Mexico as one of its measures to prevent an outbreak of swine flu on the island nation.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Acting Police Commissioner James Philbert led a team of officers from the North Eastern Division on Saturday and arrested three police officers accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of protected birds, reptiles and wild meat.