Regional News

A Suriname court-martial  has affirmed the 20-year sentence against Suriname’s former President Desi Bouterse over the 1982 December murders and he now has 14 days in which he can appeal.

(Trinidad Guardian) Members of the T&T Police Service seized several guns, including high-powered weapons, which were in the possession of a businessman who holds a Firearm User’s Licence (FUL), following a road exercise on Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Urging people to stop listening to misinformation, Archbishop Jason Gordon is pleading with citizens to get vaccinated to save T&T from social and economic ruin.

(Trinidad Guardian) Fighting for breath after his truck fell into a river when a major bridge in Moruga collapsed under him on Saturday, truck driver Terrence Joseph clawed his way to safety with the help of three men.

(Trinidad Guardian) While the new school term begins with virtual classes on September 6, some students will be able to resume face-to-face classes from October 1.

(Trinidad Guardian) In the space of an hour and a half on Friday night, there were reports of seven shootings in various parts of the country including Diego Martin, La Horquetta, Tunapuna, El Socorro, Morvant, Carenage, and Port-of-Spain, which left two dead and several others injured   Oshayle Debisette and Trevlayne Dedier were the two people killed.

(Trinidad Guardian) While the new school term begins with virtual classes on September 6, some students will be able to resume face-to-face classes from October 1.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro yesterday said he sees three alternatives for his future: winning the 2022 presidential elections, death or prison.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba, which to date had deployed exclusively its homegrown COVID-19 vaccines, will start also using the Sinopharm vaccine of its Communist-run ally China in its bid to battle one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world.

(Trinidad Guardian) – If it turns out that school-age students aren’t vaccinated in significant numbers due to the “conspiracy theories” around or worried parents, Trinidad and Tobago may very well have to have a parallel education system with virtual as well as face-to-face classrooms.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The Ministry of Health has recorded 7 additional COVID related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 1274.

(Trinidad Guardian) If it turns out that school-age students aren’t vaccinated in significant numbers due to the “conspiracy theories” around or worried parents, Government may very well have to have a parallel education system with virtual as well as face-to-face classrooms.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police (Ag), Gary Griffith, and the executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) have extended condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of WPC Eunice Neptune-Alleyne who passed away yesterday at the Scarborough General Hospital, as a result of the COVID-19 virus.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) has advised that all students living on its halls of residence will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba said this week it would authorize and regulate the use of cryptocurrency, a move that could help the Communist-run country skirt U.S.

 (Jamaica Information Service) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is recommending that member countries adopt a phased approach to reopening schools for face-to-face learning in the new academic year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said yesterday he was concerned and worried that the current policy for returning nationals could expose the country to the deadly Delta variant, and what it could mean for the unvaccinated population.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentine prosecutors have charged President Alberto Fernandez with allegedly breaking a mandatory quarantine, local media reported yesterday, when he and his partner hosted a birthday party last year with friends.

(Jamaica Observer) FALMOUTH, Trelawny – Family members and friends of Derrick Rose, affectionately called Sarge, 53, and his pal Darrien Cassells, better known as Cheddy, 38, two popular businessmen and socialites, are still grieving their passing on Monday — hours apart — at the Falmouth Public General Hospital where they were admitted with COVID-19.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The leader of Brazil’s Senate said yesterday he would reject President Jair Bolsonaro’s request to impeach Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.