(Jamaica Gleaner) In the wake of a deadly weekend in which bloodthirsty gangsters snuffed out the lives of 25 Jamaicans and left several nursing injuries, the State has pledged to ramp up the fight against crime and rein in the raw brutality.
(Trinidad Express) Will the Government allow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to purchase the Petrotrin refinery?
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will continue to recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the South American country’s president, Anthony Blinken, Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, said yesterday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona has cut $1 billion in scholarships this year as it grapples with the financial fallout caused by COVID-19.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday ordered a halt to removal of certain Venezuelans from the United States for 18 months, citing conditions in the South American country.
(Barbados Nation) Barbadian students will be taking their issues with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and its controversial 2020 revised testing and grading methodology to court.
(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of 24-year-old Kristian Nanan, who was shot dead in Princes Town on Sunday night, believe someone ordered a hit on his life.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil kicked off a nationwide COVID-19 immunization programme yesterday by distributing doses of a vaccine from China’s Sinovac Biotech following an emergency use authorization, although the pace of vaccination will depend on delayed imports.
(Jamaica Observer) A damning assessment of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), in a recent study, has revealed major environmental oversight failures in the country’s bauxite-alumina industry.
(Trinidad Guardian) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith is calling for special training for all Special Branch Police officers, after he saved one member of his own security detail from drowning at Store Bay, Tobago, yesterday.
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian health regulator Anvisa yesterday approved emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd and Britain’s AstraZeneca, clearing the way for immunizations as the pandemic enters a deadly second wave.
VADO HONDO, Guatemala, (Reuters) – Guatemalan security forces yesterday used sticks and tear gas to beat back a large migrant caravan bound for the United States, just days before the advent of a new U.S.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Saturday criticized a U.S.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombian police are investigating whether a shipment of guns and magazines originating from the United States that was seized by authorities late on Saturday was destined for Venezuela, a person familiar with the matter said.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Devon Williams, who now also goes by the name Apostle the Major One Prophet Success, said his life before Christ seemed to have taken all the wrong turns and light at the end of tunnel seemed very dark.
(Jamaica Gleaner) With tension simmering in Jamaica over a controversial decision by the United States authorities to nab four Jamaican men and destroy their boat, alleging it was carrying cocaine, high-level talks between the two countries are now under way to make amendments to the Shiprider Agreement which is at the centre of the wrangle.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Shipping giant Harriat ‘Harry’ Maragh was yesterday morning hailed for his contribution to the industry and for being dedicated to the development of his country.
(Trinidad Express) A father and son were found tied up and shot dead at their home in Upper Chickland, Freeport, yesterday.
The Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith met with several persons of interest last night telling them that the TTPS will respond quickly if there are any attempts to escalate gang-related criminal activity in the country.
MANAUS/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Air Force flew emergency oxygen supplies yesterday to the jungle state of Amazonas devastated by a resurgent pandemic and the government scrambled to organize nationwide vaccinations while President Jair Bolsonaro said he “should be at the beach.”
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