Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) Twelve deaths in the last 24-hour reporting period have pushed the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,806.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who was extradited to Miami last month on U.S.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s foreign minister yesterday said the United States was behind protests over human and civil rights planned for Nov.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday signed into law a bill calling for more sanctions and other punitive measures against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who extended his grip on power in an election that Washington denounced as a sham.

(Barbados Nation) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is to determine whether a man can be charged with raping another man in Barbados, as Crown lawyers contend that Section (3) of the Sexual Offences Act is gender-neutral.

(Trinidad Guardian) Kezia Janeka Guerra died from multiple stab and chop wounds.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s efforts to tackle migration from Central America by promoting the rule of law took a hit with the contentious re-election of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, the clearest example yet of the region’s democratic drift.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chaguanas businessman Kartikay Ramsundar was rescued yesterday by officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU), Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and Inter-Agency Task Force.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a constitutional amendment yesterday that would allow far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to spend an additional 92 billion reais ($16.5 billion) next year to ramp up welfare spending ahead of elections.

(Trinidad Guardian) Firefighters battled a raging inferno inside the eTecK Park in Point Lisas last night, after a chemical factory went up in flames.

(Trinidad Express) A family has been left in a traumatised state after two members were murdered and two seriously wounded at School Trace, New Grant, on Sunday night.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega easily locked in a fourth consecutive term after suppressing political rivals, results showed yesterday, leading the United States to warn of possible sanctions and press for free and fair elections.

(Trinidad Express) Some businesses are breathing a sigh of relief following the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Government will not seek a third extension of the state of emergency (SoE).

(Trinidad Guardian) A 33-year-old man ran amok in New Grant last night, hacking to death two members of his family and wounding two others, including a pensioner.

(Jamaican Observer) The way has now been cleared for baby Ariah Turner to lead a normal life.

(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Health advises that the World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) approval for the Bharat BBV152 Covaxin COVID-19 Vaccine.

(Trinidad Express) – From this week elderly and immuno­compromised people in Trinidad and Tobago who have already been vaccinated against Covid-19 would be able to access an additional dose of the vaccine to further protect them against the virus.

(Reuters) – Costa Rican children aged five and up must get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a new health ministry mandate, making the Central American country one of the first to adopt such a requirement for kids.

(Reuters) – The Biden administration is prepared to impose further sanctions and ratchet up diplomatic pressure on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government following elections set for this Sunday, senior U.S.

(Jamaica Observer) A father charged in connection with the death of his seven-year-old daughter attended the thanksgiving service held for her on the outskirts of this town on Wednesday and delivered a tribute.