(Jamaica Gleaner) It will take at least another two weeks for the police to complete investigations and present a case to the director of public prosecutions (DPP) into last month’s surprise birthday party for sprint legend Usain Bolt that reportedly breached COVID-19 risk management protocols.
(Jamaica Star) The owner of one of Clarendon’s most feared goat is trying to part ways with the animal, which he said could take the place of any guard dog around the home.
(Trinidad Express) There is no such thing as a private beach and all beaches are off-limits under Covid-19 regulations.
(Jamaica Observer) Legendary reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert died in the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew on Friday evening.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Regional medical epidemiologist at the Western Regional Health Authority, Dr Maung Aung, says the country continues to see an increase in the incidence of prostate cancer.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s queen of cutwork embroidery, the doyenne of fashion, Olga Francis Keane is dead.
(Trinidad Guardian) It’s been a year of pain for the Boodram orphans having been kicked out of their childhood home while their mother’s funeral was taking place.
(Trinidad Guardian) The deadly COVID-19 virus has now killed 50 people in Trinidad and Tobago, after the Ministry of Health announced yesterday that there had been seven fatalities – the largest number to be recorded within 24 hours locally to date.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s defence minister apologized yesterday on behalf of the police for the death of a detained man that has sparked several nights of protests in Bogota and nearby Soacha, leaving 13 dead and hundreds injured.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim government has used the justice system to carry out a political attack against ex-president Evo Morales and his allies, a Human Rights Watch report said yesterday, an allegation the conservative administration rejected.
MADRID/EL SALVADOR, (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court sentenced a former army colonel from El Salvador yesterday to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in 1989 during the Central American country’s civil war.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra faced a fresh challenge to his leadership yesterday after Congress approved a motion to start impeachment proceedings against him over leaked audio tapes and alleged ties to a singer involved in a fraud case.
BRASILIA/MOSCOW, (Reuters) – The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase III clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil, officials have said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Popular Sea Lots resident Cedric ‘Burkie’ Burke has died.
(Jamaica Star) Some church leaders have been giving thanks that their congregations have still managed to stay afloat amid the economic fallout brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Jamaica Observer) Lightning and tragedy struck in the deep rural community of Keynsham, just outside Balaclava on Wednesday, leaving two families devastated and residents in shock following the deaths of 14-year-old Ricardo Fisher and 30-year-old Sheldon Caine.
(Jamaica Gleaner) As COVID-19 numbers continue to mount in Jamaica, the Government is expecting the arrival of infrastructure to build out a field hospital within two weeks.
(Trinidad Express) Wayne Baptiste is scheduled to appear before an Arima Magistrate on Thursday, charged with murdering his neighbour Adolphus David on September 3.
(Trinidad Guardian) Nineteen years later and the 9/11 attack is still etched into the memories of those who witnessed the fall of the World Trade Centre and mass destruction to nearby buildings.
(Trinidad Guardian) Four more people have died of complications related to COVID-19, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
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