(Jamaica Observer) Sporadic and heavy rain associated with Hurricane Ian battered Jamaica on Monday, rendering numerous roads impassable, but despite this, many Jamaicans were grateful that the island was spared a direct hit.
(Trinidad Express) Minister of Finance Colm Imbert undertook a balancing act of giving some and taking some, as he delivered his $56.1 billion fiscal package in the House of Representatives yesterday for the 2022/23 financial year.
MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – Uruguay’s police arrested the head of the president’s personal security detail on Monday at the presidential residence for allegedly participating in a scheme to help possibly hundreds of Russian nationals illegally obtain Uruguayan passports.
(Trinidad Express) Teachers have been blocked by the Industrial Court from resting and reflecting at home today (yesterday Monday) and at least until November 24.
(Trinidad Express) Former United States prosecutor Perry Kendall Jr is working with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to strengthen its prosecution of gang members in this country.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a Sunday referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women, the national election commission said today.
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voted today to fire Mauricio Claver-Carone with immediate effect, two people with knowledge of the vote said, after an investigation showed the only American president in the bank’s 62-year history had an intimate relationship with a subordinate.
(Trinidad Express) Former United States prosecutor Perry Kendall Jr is working with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to strengthen its prosecution of gang members in this country.
(Trinidad Express) Recent incidents of violence against Trinibad artistes have lowered morale in the industry and affected those using the art form as a way to better their lives.
(The Jerusalem Post) Clothing worn by women from Trinidad and Tobago who were murdered by their partners are now part of an exhibit at the United Nation’s office in Geneva, Switzerland to highlight violence against women.
(Jamaica Observer) A teen whose father and brother were murdered months apart in Whithorn, Westmoreland, was killed by gunmen in the same community on Saturday night.
(Trinidad Express) Former senior officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police service (TTPS) are currently under investigation after it was discovered that police lights had been attached to vehicles that were not registered to have them.
Clothing worn by women from Trinidad and Tobago who were murdered by their partners are now part of an exhibit at the United Nation’s office in Geneva, Switzerland to highlight violence against women.
(Barbados Nation) – Tourism officials hailed the government’s decision to relax the last vestiges of the mask-wearing and travel restrictions related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at midnight on Thursday in Barbados – but the medical community continued to urge caution.