SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – São Paulo’s Butantan Institute biomedical centre yesterday received 1 million doses of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd that is undergoing late-stage testing by the institute at 16 locations in Brazil.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Seven workers have been rescued from slavery-like conditions where they slept on the floor and ate ants while building a hangar for the Brazilian Air Force, labour authorities said.
(Trinidad Express) The vehicle belonging to a woman reported missing on Wednesday has been found crashed off a cliff in Toco.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A Britain-born woman who went on a high-speed joyride through two parishes, ending in a spectacular crash that killed two persons, has been sentenced to a fine of just under $1 million.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The love story of a blind St Catherine couple living under a leaky roof tugged at the heart-strings of a Jamaican expatriate who has given them an early Christmas present.
(Trinidad Guardian) Twenty-one Venezuelan migrant adults and children, who returned to this country after being repatriated two Sundays ago, have obtained court orders preventing their deportation pending litigation against the State.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said yesterday it was open to approving COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do so.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico has signed an agreement with Pfizer to acquire 34.4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s health ministry announced yesterday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition is discussing scaling back the interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido that has won diplomatic recognition by dozens of countries that disavowed President Nicolas Maduro, nine legislators told Reuters.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican mother of a three-year-old boy has been ordered to return the child to his father in United States amid a simmering year-long dispute that drew on international law governing child abduction.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The mothers of two men whose bodies were found in a macabre heap on a Portmore roadway on the weekend have denied that their killing was in revenge for the triple murder of an 81-year-old woman and her granddaughters.
(Trinidad Express) A 13-year-old was struck and killed by an armoured security truck in Guapo, Point Fortin on Monday afternoon.
(Trinidad Express) Two police officers were each charged with the offence of misbehaviour in public office and two offences of corruptly obtaining $5,000 for themselves.
(Trinidad Guardian) His dream is to become a famous cricketer but after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, (AML), 14-year-old Asa Ramkissoon is now begging for a chance to live.
(Trinidad Guardian) Fire victim Lesli Ann Jeffers was hit with a second major tragedy this week when she lost her home to a fire on Monday, a day after her mother passed away.
(Jamaica Observer) JAMAICAN scientists are now engaged in a drive to locate and protect two endemic plants that flower and bear fruits.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A 23-year-old man who is to be deported from the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday, December 2, having served time in prison for peddling ‘class A’ drugs, is accusing the Home Office of being “callous, wicked and uncaring” for arresting him in full view of his two infant sons.
(Trinidad Guardian) “We will deport you.” This was the message from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to Venezuelan migrants entering Trinidad and Tobago illegally.
(Trinidad Express) A man who left some of his life savings hidden under his mattress for a rainy day, was came home to discover the bed had been burnt to ash.
(Trinidad Express) A POLICE constable’s identification card, badge, and diary were stolen from a TTPS vehicle on Saturday.
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