Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) A debut novel described by the judges as “rollicking, enjoyable, and at times incredibly moving” is named the outstanding Caribbean book of the past year.

(Trinidad Express) – Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 48-year-old woman who was shot dead in Petit Bourg yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Express) – Only seven of Massy Stores’ 23 branches reopened on Friday following Thursday’s cyber attack.

(Trinidad Express) – There was no sabotage. The island-wide blackout of Wednesday, February 16 was “an act of God” “triggered” when a 21.64-metre-tall fungus-infected Palmiste tree in the vicinity of Grants Trace Extension Road in the Rousillac area hit a high-voltage transmission line, causing a cascading chain of events which led to system failure in Trinidad.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The premier of the British Virgin Islands appeared in a Miami courtroom yesterday after being accused of money laundering and conspiring to import cocaine in a case that has embarrassed the British overseas territory.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The British Virgin Islands should have its constitution suspended, its elected government dissolved and effectively be ruled from London, according to a highly critical report into governance in the British overseas territory released yesterday.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The British Virgin Islands should have its constitution suspended, its elected government dissolved and effectively be ruled from London, according to a highly critical report into governance in the British overseas territory released today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris will virtually meet leaders of 15 Caribbean nations today and continue her work engagements from home after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.

(Reuters) – The premier of the British Virgin Islands was arrested in Miami yesterday for alleged money laundering and conspiracy to import cocaine, according to a U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Businessman Inshan Ishmael has been defeated in a civil lawsuit he brought against the Trinidad Express Newspapers Ltd, and its editor-in-chief Omatie Lyder and journalist Renuka Singh for defamation of character.

(Trinidad Guardian) Massy has confirmed that the shutdown of its supermarkets across the country was caused by a cyber attack that led to its check out service being made inoperable.

(Reuters) – The premier of the British Virgin Islands was arrested in Miami today for alleged money laundering and conspiracy to import cocaine, according to a U.S.

(Trinidad Express) As Debe grandmother Sita Jagessar was laid to rest yesterday, her daughter Melissa Jagessar was charged with her murder.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the country is now recording 85 per cent more daily COVID-19 cases on average when compared to two weeks ago.

(Trinidad Guardian) The relatives of one of two men who were murdered during a shooting incident in Couva said yesterday if the killer is not arrested by the police, they will get justice from God.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government are likely to be excluded from the U.S.-hosted

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A Colombian judge yesterday dismissed a request by the attorney general’s office to shelve a witness-tampering investigation against divisive former President Alvaro Uribe.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The Brazilian government’s indigenous affairs agency Funai said yesterday that it is looking into a report that a Yanomami teenager died after she was abducted and raped by illegal gold miners on her reservation.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gun violence has again rocked Fyzabad, leaving a young man dead and his cousin in a critical condition.

(Trinidad Express) Some 46 per cent of organisations reported experiencing fraud or financial crime over the last 24 months, according to PwC’s Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2022.