Regional News

(Trinidad Express) A man suspected of the killing of two Cuche relatives and the wounding of a third has been arrested and charged.

(Reuters) – Jamaica’s anti-corruption agency said yesterday that the prime minister will not face any charges after it investigated a possible conflict of interest around government contracts awarded to a construction company between 2006 and 2009.

NASSAU/PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday said he would deploy Royal Canadian Navy vessels off the coast of Haiti in the coming weeks, in the midst of the island’s humanitarian and security crisis.

BOGOTA/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Colombia and Venezuela yesterday signed an agreement to revive trade between the two countries during a ceremony on a border bridge at which Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro both signed.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peruvian miner Buenaventura said yesterday it had restarted operations at its gold and silver Julcani mine after a nearly 10-day hiatus, citing the “support” of nearby communities.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is taking a fresh tack in its effort to crack down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon, preparing legislation that would require electronic tax receipts for the buying and selling of the precious metal, four sources with knowledge of the plans said.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s government has stripped 94 citizens of their nationality, according to a resolution read out by a judge yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has rebuffed allegations of wrongdoing in the awarding of millions of dollars in government contracts to the company of a business associate. 

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador’s state of emergency to combat gangs, which has widespread public support despite a growing prison population and allegations of human rights abuses, will be maintained until all criminals are captured, the country’s security minister told Reuters.

(Trinidad Guardian) Georgetown, Guyana: Trinidad and Tobago’s self-proclaimed “number one salesman,” Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, was hard at work yesterday as he marketed this country as the region’s best bet for a bright energy future.

(Reuters) – Caribbean leaders will appeal for international assistance on Haiti at an annual meeting in the Bahamas later this week, the prime minister of the host nation said yesterday.

 (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy ministry announced yesterday a price control program to bring down the cost of popular beef cuts amid ongoing high inflation.

(Trinidad Guardian) The hunt is now on for a man who shot and killed a police officer’s son at his Princes Town home last night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Businesswoman Sabrina Thomas went to her mother-in-law’s home yesterday morning to plan her (mother-in-law’s) birthday celebrations today.

(Reuters) – Pop and R&B superstar Rihanna made a grand return to the stage yesterday, floating high above the Super Bowl field, dazzling the crowd with a fast-paced medley of her hits and revealing that she is pregnant with her second child.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hope is fading for four Guayaguayare fishermen who have been missing since January 31.

(Trinidad Guardian) Homicide officers are continuing investigations into the murders of two Tabaquite men and have already taken statements from several villagers.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he plans to return to Brazil “in the coming weeks,” after having spent more than a month in the United States.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis today spoke of his concern over the imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison in the Latin American country.

(Trinidad Express) Entertainer Amit Dookram was critically injured in an crash on Friday night.