(Trinidad Guardian) NH International (Caribbean) Ltd has signed a US$19.4 million contract with Rodney Bay City Centre Ltd (RBCC), to construct the first phase of the Rodney Bay City Centre in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
OSLO, (Reuters) – A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual prize today to jailed Cuban dissident leader Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara for his “fearless opposition to authoritarianism through art”.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Homicide Bureau of Investigations is set to take over the case of Freeport mother Afiya Adams, who succumbed to her injuries yesterday after being set on fire last Saturday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s anti-corruption body has flagged “significant” conflict of interest concerns over Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Norman Brown’s private real estate dealings and Brown’s chairmanship of two state agencies involved in the sector.
(Reuters) – Haiti’s government yesterday created a provisional electoral council, marking the most concrete step toward reviving the electoral process in years after political turmoil and later violence thwarted previous attempts.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who stood against President Nicolas Maduro in July’s election, yesterday said he was forced to sign a letter accepting a ruling from the country’s top court which recognized Maduro’s victory.
(Jamaica Gleaner) In a matter of days, all eyes will be on Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and the Financial Investigations Division (FID) amid the referral of an investigative report into the statutory declarations of Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
(Trinidad Express) Two teenagers were shot dead by police at a guest house apartment in Tobago and a father of one of those killed is demanding answers.
CARACAS/GENEVA, (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government escalated repressive tactics to crush peaceful protests and keep power after Venezuela’s disputed election in July, a U.N.
QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s military began supporting operations at a major dam yesterday, following a government decision to implement a series of eight-hour nightly power cuts across the Andean country next week, amid a severe drought which has caused water levels to plunge, affecting hydroelectric plants.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The Brazilian government confirmed yesterday it was in talks on a potential $18 billion payout from a trio of miners involved in a deadly 2015 dam collapse, saying the deal could also involve further repair work by the companies themselves.
(Trinidad Express) The Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for St Joseph was robbed of a gold bracelet on Tuesday afternoon as he sat outside the Nyabinghi Bar at the corner of Abercromby and King Streets, St Joseph.
(Trinidad Express) Relatives of two young men found dead in Sea Lots on Sunday evening confirmed their identities yesterday at the Forensic Science Centre, Federation Park.
(Trinidad Express) “We won the case!” So gushed a joyful Finance Minister Colm Imbert who was yesterday given the green light by the Privy Council to proceed with implementing the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority (TTRA).
On September 13, 2024, The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the Government of Saint Lucia signed contracts with two joint ventures involving two Saint Lucian firms in partnership with two Saudi Arabian firms to complete the reconstruction of St.
QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa will seek changes to the constitution to allow foreign military bases to be established in the Andean country, he said on Monday via a post on X.
(Trinidad Express) Lawyers have now gotten involved in what was supposed to be a private family issue, but found its way in the public domain after a video surfaced on social media on Friday showing a police officer being confronted by his wife over his alleged infidelity.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s communist-run government yesterday slashed by a quarter the weight of its subsidized ration of daily bread, the latest shortage to strain a decades-old subsidies scheme created by the late Fidel Castro.
(Reuters) – A televised debate among election rivals for mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city, descended into chaos when one struggling candidate whacked another with a chair and was expelled.
(Trinidad Express) Lawyers have now gotten involved in what was supposed to be a private family issue, but found its way in the public domain after a video surfaced on social media on Friday showing a police officer being confronted by his wife over his alleged infidelity.
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