SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who sustained a head injury last month, underwent imaging tests yesterday in Brasilia, with the medical report saying his condition has remained stable.
(Trinidad Guardian) A business group has denounced as unfair claims by criminologist Dr Daurius Figueira that an upsurge in extortions in central Trinidad is linked to businesses that are using drug money to fund their operations.
CALI, Colombia, (Reuters) – Countries at the U.N. COP16 nature talks in Colombia yesterday agreed to how companies in sectors such as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics should pay for the use of genetic information drawn from biodiversity in their research and development.
(Trinidad Express) PriceSmart, identified in 2015 by former Central Bank governor Jwala Rambarran as the leading user of US dollars in Trinidad and Tobago’s retail and distribution sectors, says that ongoing challenges due to limited US dollar availability in this country have impacted its ability to convert T&T dollars to meet its obligations and support investments.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian President Luis Arce accused followers of his former mentor-turned-rival, Evo Morales, of being behind an armed takeover of military posts and holding soldiers hostage on Friday, ramping up tensions in the already restive Andean nation.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Petrochemical firm Braskem and 19 people were formally accused by Brazil’s police following an investigation into sinking ground in the city of Maceio related to salt mining activities, according to the police and documents seen by Reuters.
CALI, Colombia, (Reuters) – Indigenous environmental defenders in Ecuador are suffering an increasing number of threats and sometimes deadly attacks amid spiraling violence in the country, activists said during U.N.
(Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Colm Imbert has said he will look ” very carefully” into regulating access to forex distributed by private commercial banks.
(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is on board with Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s approved four per cent wage increase offer to pilots, but the union representing them isn’t ready to fly with all of the proposal just yet.
(Trinidad Guardian) A father and son were killed, and another son was fighting for his life at hospital last night, after gunmen attacked the relatives in Valencia on Wednesday night.
(Trinidad Guardian) Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly says there is no policy barring children from wearing clothing other than their school uniform to attend functions at their schools.
(Trinidad Guardian) Amid continuing tension about foreign exchange availability, Scotiabank T&T announced yesterday that effective December 1, 2024, it would reduce the maximum US dollar spending limit per calendar month on its credit cards until further notice.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities have ordered residents not to don masks or costumes on Thursday night for Halloween to avoid being confused with criminals amid a worsening cycle of cartel violence.
(Trinidad Guardian) Students attending Penal Rock Presbyterian School will not be dressed in Indian attire today on the eve of Divali.
CARACAS/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government yesterday said it was recalling its ambassador in Brazil over what it described as “repeated interventionist and rude statements” from Brasilia, adding it was also summoning Brazil’s business envoy for talks.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Javier Milei yesterday replaced Foreign Affairs Minister Diana Mondino after she voted in favour of lifting the U.S.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A Colombian court yesterday overturned another court order issued last month that had suspended activities at Sirius-2, previously called Uchuva-2, a major gas well located off the country’s Caribbean coast.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Eight of 11 justices on Mexico’s Supreme Court have resigned and declined to participate in an election for the court scheduled for June, the court said yesterday.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly called on the United States to end its decades-long sanctions regime on Cuba, as the communist-run Caribbean island nation suffers its worst economic crisis in decades marked by collapsing infrastructure and shortages of basic goods.
(Trinidad Express) A group of 30 police constables have emerged victorious in a judicial review claim against the Office of the Police Commissioner and the Promotion Advisory Board.
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