(Trinidad Express) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith was in an apologetic mood yesterday as he addressed the media on several issues related to crime fighting and national security, including the postponement of his vacation which was due to commence tomorrow.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A senior citizen who tested positive for COVID-19 and who was admitted to the isolation ward at the Savanna-la-Mar General Hospital is believed to have committed suicide after his body was found hanging from the roof.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A St Catherine woman has pleaded guilty to child endangerment after her three-year-old son was seen in a viral video smoking and drinking what appeared to be alcohol.
(Trinidad Guardian) Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram yesterday revealed that the Ministry of Health’s goal of increasing testing for COVID-19 is being hampered because people are continuing to refuse swabbing for the virus “in a lot of instances.”
(Trinidad Express) On June 26 of this year, murdered mother of two Reshma Kanchan shared this message on her Facebook page.
(Barbados Nation) The Pan American Health Organisation Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries, Dr Yitades Gebre, is urging ministries of health and other sectors to scale up efforts to prevent severe outbreaks of dengue fever in the region.
(Jamaica Star) Diana Barrett raised her hands and muttered a small prayer as tears ran down her cheeks yesterday in front of her home in Cockburn Gardens, St Andrew.
(Trinidad Express) The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) launched a new-styled National Identification Card.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Former head boy of Aberdeen High, Marlon Carnegie, stands as a beacon of hope for his younger siblings and schoolmates, having copped 11 subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams.
After months of being stalked, threatened and brutalised, Penal mother Reshma Kanchan met a horrific death via the cutlass of a former lover yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – World Bank President David Malpass said yesterday he is seeking board approval for a $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure a sufficient share of vaccine doses when they become available in the coming months.
In view of the reduced demand for its services due to the global pandemic, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is being forced to lay off staff in a bid to stay afloat.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A new round of protests has started to sweep across Venezuela as discontent intensifies in the country’s near-abandoned interior due to worsening fuel shortages and the constant failure of public services, a local non-governmental organization said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith will be flying out to Ireland to “recharge” and vacation with his family.
(Jamaica Star) When she lost her father Imran to gun violence in March, 17-year-old Mikaelah Mustafaa’s life took a drastic turn.
(Trinidad Guardian) Police officers from two units are appealing to anyone who may have been sexually assaulted or robbed along the North Coast Road to report their cases to them.
(Trinidad Express) THE decision is final — Carnival 2021 is off.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says Carnival 2021 has been cancelled.
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian state prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro yesterday brought charges against the president’s son, Flavio Bolsonaro, for alleged embezzlement, laundering and running a criminal organization, domestic newspaper O Globo reported.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s biggest lobby group for soy farmers Aprosoja has broken ties with the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) over its support for an initiative calling on the Brazilian government to rein in soaring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
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