Regional News

(St Lucia Times) Demon-strators for and against a referendum on Saint Lucia’s accession to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) gathered outside parliament in Castries yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ferdinand ‘Ferdy’ Mahfood, founder of Food For The Poor, died peacefully on Sunday, surrounded by his family in prayer.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The world cannot meet its climate goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius unless it protects the Amazon rainforest, climate envoy John Kerry said in Brazil yesterday while discussing possible U.S.

In keeping with the decision of CARICOM Heads of Government at their 44th Regular Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas, 15-17 February 2023, a CARICOM Special Mission went to Haiti yesterday February 27, 2023 for a one day working visit. 

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ferdinand ‘Ferdy’ Mahfood, founder of Food For The Poor, died peacefully on Sunday, surrounded by his family in prayer.

(Trinidad Guardian) Descendants of John Treveleyan, part owner of six plantations in Grenada, apologised yesterday for the role the family played in slavery and made donations to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Huge crowds gathered across Mexico today to oppose a government drive to shrink the independent electoral authority, arguing the changes threaten democracy, in what appeared to be the largest protests yet against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Just in the order they were born, they died.”

(Jamaica Observer) Digicel has asked investors possessing US$925-million worth of its bonds to forego payments for at least 30 days to help the company avoid default as its earnings continue to be affected by political unrest in Haiti and its cash flow remains unsustainable compared to the level of its debt.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Embattled investment firm, Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) can no longer trade in securities listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 77-year-old man is dead after he was trapped in a fire started by bandits who robbed his family before setting his Chaguanas home ablaze yesterday.

(Reuters) – A Colombian court this month hosted its first legal trial in the metaverse, and now hopes to experiment again with virtual reality, authorities told Reuters.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “mega prison” yesterday, the latest step in a controversial crackdown on crime that has caused the Central American nation’s prison population to soar.

 (Trinidad Express) Soca artiste Rodney “Benjai” Le Blanc appeared before a Port of Spain magistrate on Wednesday charged with using obscene language.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young hopes to return to Caracas, Venezuela, in a few weeks to continue discussions on the Dragon Gas Field deal.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has tested positive for Covid-19, for the fourth time.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican lawmakers yesterday approved a controversial overhaul of the body overseeing the country’s elections, a move critics warn will weaken democracy ahead of a presidential vote next year.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s attorney general yesterday said she will ask for charges against former President Lenin Moreno and three dozen others for alleged corruption surrounding the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric plant between 2009 and 2018.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia and Bolivia will jointly ask the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca leaves from its list of prohibited substances and accept the plant’s traditional uses, Colombia’s government said yesterday.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s ruling Peronist coalition was dealt a blow yesterday when four of its senators announced their departure, weakening the government’s sway in the Senate just eight months before high-stakes general elections.