Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) Over 18,000 people between the ages of 12 to 18 have been administered the Pfizer vaccine since its rollout on August 18, Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday linked partying parents to the COVID-19 spread across Trinidad and Tobago which has now also severely impacted eight children.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Health Ministry is reporting that Jamaica yesterday hit a record one-day tally of 21,000 COVID vaccinations administered.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s state governors are concerned about military police turning out in support of President Jair Bolsonaro in an upcoming march, minutes published yesterday showed, as the far-right former army captain continues to sow doubt about next year’s presidential election.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – Central American countries are eagerly waiting to see if El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as parallel legal tender cuts the cost of remittances, an important source of income for millions of people, the region’s development bank said.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Public Utilities has appointed Shakeer Baig acting Assistant Director in the Meteorological Services Division (MSD) to manage the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) operations.

(Trinidad Express) Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob said last night police were putting their investigative apparatus together to solve what he described as a heinous crime.

(Trinidad Express) Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob said last night police were putting their investigative apparatus together to solve what he described as a heinous crime.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is taking a hard line against unvaccinated adolescents as the new school term nears and has warned that the Government may make vaccines mandatory for a return to school.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly said yesterday that virtual classes will continue when the new school term starts on September 6, while the ministry and the Government look at how many students received vaccines.

CAMP-PERRIN, Haiti,  (Reuters) – Many survivors of the earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people in southern Haiti are growing worried about how they will provide for their children, with more than half a million minors feared to be at risk from the fallout.

(Jamaica Observer) Operations at bauxite outfit Jamalco in Hayes, Clarendon, will today “be at a standstill” following a “major fire” last evening that took a cross-parish effort, which lasted well over six hours, of seven units from the Jamaica Fire Brigade and 61 fire personnel to contain the blaze.

(Trinidad Guardian) For the Sookraj and Poon families, Race Course Road in Carapo has long been a place of comfort and peace.

(Trinidad Express) The wife of Maritime Ge­neral Insurance Company chairman John Henry Smith has been charged with his murder.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police said five men found dead in a bushy area off Race Course Road, Carapo, yesterday afternoon were shot execution-style.

MARCELINE, Haiti, (Reuters) – Tensions in Haiti were rising yesterday over a lack of aid to remote areas hardest hit by last week’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people in the impoverished Caribbean country.

(Trinidad Guardian) – A woman, who obtained an injunction stopping the funeral of her estranged husband due to a dispute with his alleged caregiver over control of his estate, has been given conduct over his funeral arrangements while the lawsuit over the issue is being pursued.

TECOLUTLA, Mexico, (Reuters) – Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain yesterday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit the country’s Gulf coast.

(Trinidad Guardian) A woman, who obtained an injunction stopping the funeral of her estranged husband due to a dispute with his alleged caregiver over control of his estate, has been given conduct over his funeral arrangements while the lawsuit over the issue is being pursued. 

MARCELINE, Haiti, (Reuters) – Haitians desperate for food looted a humanitarian convoy yesterday and fought over donations as anger built over the slow pace of aid deliveries almost a week after a devastating earthquake killed more than 2,000 people.