Regional News

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A consortium of Chinese companies signed a contract with the government of Brazil’s Bahia state yesterday to build a 12-kilometer (7.5-mile) bridge across the entrance of the bay opposite the city of Salvador.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peruvian interim President Manuel Merino called for calm as he swore in his new cabinet yesterday amid protests that have escalated around the country since the abrupt ouster of former leader Martin Vizcarra.

(Trinidad Guardian) Ramjewan Mungroo looked bewildered as he sat outside his home yesterday, explaining to police how he left his wife in the comfort of their home, only to return to find her dead two hours later.

(Trinidad Express) An Indian national working in Trinidad was shot dead in his vehicle on Tuesday night.

(Trinidad Express) Dr Avinash Sawh, the doctor heard in a leaked telephone recording using racist remarks and abusive language towards a now former employee is begging the nation for forgiveness for his hurtful words.

(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of murder victim Nigel “Jahlo” Carimbocas, 38, are angry and saddened over his death, saying the gunmen who took his life targeted the wrong person.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An elderly man who was scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for gun-related crimes has died in police custody.

(Trinidad Express) Dr. Avinash Sawh, the doctor heard in a leaked telephone recording using racist remarks and abusive language towards a now former employee is begging the nation for forgiveness for his hurtful words.

(Jamaica Star) Clutching his black bag closely, Joseph Pounall lay on his back staring at the ceiling in a classroom that serves as an emergency shelter at St Benedict’s Primary School in St Andrew.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The months following Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek’s announcement that he had pancreatic cancer were tough for Jamaica-born Terry Gayle, who was an audience coordinator for the popular game show, as scores of persons came wanting to offer him help.

(Trinidad Guardian) The new British High Commissioner’s two pet cats will have to wait a while to join her in this country since pet permits are currently not being processed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Trinidad Guardian) Imagine living with a gallstone the size of a large avocado in your abdomen, causing nausea and severe pain every time your body tries to process fatty foods.

SAO PAULO/BEIJING  (Reuters) – Brazil’s health regulator suspended a clinical trial of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine due to a severe adverse event, delighting President Jair Bolsonaro, who has repeatedly criticized the vaccine’s credibility and said it would not be purchased by his government.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The rescue of 39 slaves from an illegal gold mine in Brazil run by a known offender highlights the difficulty in ending crimes where large profits are involved, labour authorities said.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – The head of Peru’s Congress, Manuel Merino, was sworn in as the Andean nation’s president on Tuesday, and vowed that elections set for April would stand after lawmakers removed Martin Vizcarra on corruption charges.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is insisting that there are no restrictions on the hours citizens may turn up at police stations to file complaints.

(Trinidad Express) A barber who reported to police that he was kidnapped and robbed has been fined for wasteful employment of the police by making a false report.

(Trinidad Guardian) A suspected paedophile faced the wrath of a Carenage community after he was allegedly caught assaulting a child.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress ousted President Martín Vizcarra yesterday in an impeachment vote over corruption allegations, prompting immediate tensions in the Andean nation.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s health regulator said yesterday it had suspended clinical trials for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, due to a “severe adverse effect” that took place on Oct.