Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) The management of the Marriott Hotel at Invaders Bay, Port-of-Spain, has denied rumours that the establishment is being used as a ‘quarantine hotel’.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffith is questioning statements made by local NGO Womanatra concerning the treatment of Venezuelan women in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ever since she has been eligible to vote, Rose Watkin of Landlease in Clarendon has only marked her ‘X’ for the People’s National Party (PNP).

(Jamaica Gleaner) Complaints filed to the Office of the Political Ombudsman have climbed by a third in the seven days since the announcement of the September 3 election date compared to submissions over the previous four months.

(Jamaica Star) Businessman Chris Dehring yesterday revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

(Trinidad Guardian) Longtime UNC stalwart and commentator Robin Montano has been critical of the United National Congress’ (UNC’s) leader staying on the job and the UNC’s Rabindra Moonan has also frowned on any vote of confidence being given to a “serial loser.”

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – The United States and Colombia will work together to bring new investment to rural areas of the South American country, officials said yesterday, as Colombia’s president reiterated support for the U.S.

NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal judge on Monday ordered protesters to clear the BR-163 highway, a main route for exporting grains from Mato Grosso state to northern ports, according to a copy of the ruling seen by Reuters.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s rate of infection of COVID-19 is set to overwhelm its testing capacity, likely leading to an artificial flattening of the contagion curve, a lawmaker and medical adviser to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago recorded a total of 36 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s travel industry lost another veteran recently with the passing of Marcia Sinclair, sales relations manager at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) office in New York.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Election and Boundaries Commission (EBC) was still unable to finish the recount process for the St Joseph constituency yesterday, which meant it was unable to finalise the result of the 2020 General Election almost a week after it occurred.

(Trinidad Express) The 11th person to die from complications due to the Covid-19 coronavirus was a 45-year-old father of three.

(Trinidad Express) The Government will be stepping back from its repatriation efforts as the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country continues to rise.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dave Tancoo, General Secretary, United National Congress (UNC) claimed yesterday that the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) had not provided documents to the party which would help in ensuring the recount of votes in marginal constituencies is done accurately.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago recorded two COVID-19-related deaths in the space of several hours on Friday, even as the Ministry of Health reported there had been 22 more cases, taking the overall tally to 426  The ministry first reported that an elderly woman had become the ninth person to succumb to virus on Friday morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Police Service says racist or antagonistic posts against specific groups can run you into trouble with the law, as it can be deemed as a seditious act.

(Jamaica Observer) Tuesday August 11, 2020 will be a date forever etched in the mind of Sherman Harris, a businessman from Orange Hill, St Ann.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican-born author and comedian Sarah Cooper has landed herself a varitey special on Netflix, the American technology and media services provider and production company.

(Trinidad Express) A worrying increase in Covid-19 coronavirus infections has resulted in a rollback in public health measures to reduce public exposure of risk.