(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.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim government led by President Jeanine Anez is using the justice system to persecute her predecessor Evo Morales and his allies and supporters, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Friday.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s government said yesterday that it will abstain from voting – and called on other countries to do the same – in the upcoming election of a new president at Latin America’s main financing institution.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A top expert on isolated Amazon tribes in Brazil was killed by an arrow that struck him in the chest as he approached an indigenous group, friends and a police witness said yesterday.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil, officials said yesterday.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night in Colombia’s capital Bogota yesterday to press ahead with protests against police brutality that have erupted in violence and taken nine lives so far.
(Trinidad Guardian) A Couva man is expected to appear virtually before a Couva Magistrate charged with the murder of Venezuelan national, Joanna Sanchez-Diaz, which occurred on an unknown date between August 27th 2020 and September 5th 2020.
(Trinidad Guardian) Technology giant Mastercard has announced its partnership with WiPay, building on its strategic plan to evolve and develop its presence in the Caribbean.
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