RIO DE JANEIRO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Brazilians are more concerned about climate change as a catastrophic risk compared with residents in several other big economies, a survey showed yesterday, reflecting the impact vividly underway in the South American nation.
(Trinidad Guardian) bpTT on Monday retrenched more than 40 workers in what is expected to an exercise in which close to 100 employees will be let go from the company this week.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from the Amazon.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it’s critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the United States and around the world.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust recently released two Blue and Gold Macaws as part of its ‘breed and release’ programme of endangered species.
(Trinidad Express) Tinting and drivers who violate traffic lights will be under closer scrutiny when the Road Traffic and Motor Vehicle policy is reviewed again.
(Barbados Nation) Cheers and applause erupted from the crowd, conch shells were blown and the sound of drums reverberated across The City yesterday when the 207-year-old statue of British Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was finally hoisted for its departure from Bridgetown.
(Trinidad Guardian) bpTT yesterday retrenched more than 40 workers in what is expected to an exercise in which close to 100 employees will be let go from the company this week.
(Jamaica Star) A 35-year –old man remains in police custody in hospital in Antigua and Barbuda as police continue their investigations into the murder of a 45-year-old Jamaican hairdresser on Saturday night.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress yesterday chose legislator Francisco Sagasti as the Andean country’s caretaker president, in an attempt to defuse a sharp political crisis after angry protests and the departure of two presidents in the past week.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Hurricane Iota began whipping a remote coastal area of Nicaragua with catastrophic winds, storm surges and rain last evening, as the region’s leaders blamed climate change for destruction that is pushing millions closer to hunger.
(Trinidad Express) The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is set to em-bark on several key development projects as it pushes ahead with its Revitali-sation of Port of Spain Project, which is being executed by Urban Deve-lopment Company of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) in conjunction with the Ministry of Planning and Develop-ment.
(Trinidad Guardian) A father and son were shot dead as they slept on their beds at their Diego Martin home on Saturday night.
(Trinidad Express) The search for 30-year-old Staton Octave has ended. He is dead.
(Trinidad Guardian) State-owned hotel Hyatt Regency Trinidad has signalled its intention to temporarily lay-off staff and possibly even consider permanent job cuts in the future.
(Barbados Nation) Police are still on the lookout for Sherwin Parks and Shanice Wickham.
(Trinidad Express) The search for 30-year-old Staton Octave has ended. He is dead.
(Trinidad Express) Another Covid-19 patient has died, bringing the death toll from the virus in this country to 112.
(Trinidad Guardian) Less national scholarships will be handed out this year and less people will be able to access Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) funding, after Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly announced major cuts to both programmes on Friday.Gadsby-Dolly
(Trinidad Express) A 31-year-old woman was shot dead in Laventille on Friday afternoon.
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