Regional News

 (Trinidad Express) Videsh Dookran, 15, left his family’s home in Golconda telling his mother that he was going to a ‘cook’ at a relative’s house on Saturday afternoon.

(Trinidad Guardian) The pilot of a JetBlue Airways aircraft approaching the Piarco International Airport around 12.30 pm Monday, was forced to take evasive action to avoid close contact with a Caribbean Airlines aircraft which was on a trajectory to cross JetBlue’s path at nearly the same altitude.

(Reuters) – The United States and Canada should take the lead in forming a strike force to confront Haitian gangs that have created a humanitarian crisis by blocking access to a key fuel terminal, Haiti’s ambassador to the United States said on Monday.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s security forces will keep up their offensive against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups, even as President Gustavo Petro pushes for “total peace” in the Andean country, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez told Reuters.

(Trinidad Express) MovieTowne will turn 20 years old next month and the celebrations will include the opening of the first dinosaur theme park in the Caribbean.

TEJERIAS, (Reuters) – At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said lasty evening in a televised address.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that one or several countries send “a rapid action force” to help Haiti’s police remove a threat posed by armed gangs, according to a letter to the U.N.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that one or several countries send “a rapid action force” to help Haiti’s police remove a threat posed by armed gangs, according to a letter to the U.N.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Julia slammed into Nicaragua today carrying top winds of up to 85 miles per hour (140 kph) and a storm surge, the U.S.

(The Gleaner) – The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has commenced a probe into the fatal shooting of three men and the injury of a soldier, at an illegal party in Hague Settlement, Trelawny, on Saturday morning.

A businesswoman shot and killed a criminal suspect who robbed her of cash and jewellery at her agro shop at Warren Road, Cunupia on Saturday afternoon.

(Barbados Nation) – Barbados and China on Friday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide a new National Stadium.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States today said it was reviewing a request for international support from Haiti, which says it is seeking a “specialized armed force” to address a crisis caused by a blockade of the country’s main fuel port.

(Reuters) – The chief of the Organization of American States (OAS) is facing an internal probe into allegations he had a romantic relationship with a staff member that may have violated the organization’s ethics policies, a media report said on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) A Pleasantville man was fatally shot in Cocoyea, San Fernando yesterday afternoon during an altercation allegedly over a parking spot with an off-duty police officer.

(Trinidad Guardian) A concert was scheduled to be held next month to celebrate the 75th birthday of calypso icon Explainer (Winston Henry).

(Trinidad Guardian) Guardian Media has been informed that the body of the woman who was washed away Wednesday’s flood waters, has been found in Arouca.

 (Reuters) – Haiti is preparing to seek military assistance from the international community to confront gangs that have blocked the country’s principal fuel port, the Miami Herald reported today, citing sources with knowledge of the decision.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador launched a bidding process yesterday to seek developers for six exploratory oil blocks in the Amazon region, hoping to draw in investment of some $2 billion.

(Barbados Nation) The Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) apology for its controversial survey administered to schoolchildren will not be enough to satisfy the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT).