BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Ousted Bolivian leader Evo Morales told Reuters he plans to return to his home country by next Christmas, after going into exile in neighboring Argentina following a disputed election.
(Trinidad Guardian) A gunman opened fire on a group of young men who were liming in Arima on Monday night.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign ministry yesterday again accused Bolivian security and intelligence officials of harassing its diplomatic staff in La Paz, despite remarks by the Mexican president earlier in the day that obtrusive surveillance was easing.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – A fire in a poor neighbourhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso destroyed dozens of houses yesterday and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Two strong earthquakes, of magnitude 6.2 and magnitude 5.7, struck central Colombia yesterday, the Colombian Geological Service said, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or major damage.
Lloyd Smith’s last words to his neighbour on Sunday night were chilling.
(Jamaica Star) A 78-year-old returning resident died about a week after she and her husband were robbed of US$7,000 (approximately J$980,000).
(Trinidad Guardian) A gunman opened fire on a group of young men who were liming in Arima on Monday night.
SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera yesterday signed off on a referendum to be held on a new constitution, which he vowed would generate a “solid, compassionate and legitimate framework” that would help reunify the country after nine weeks of intense protest over inequality and elitism.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lost control of another state yesterday, adding to a string of electoral losses since last December amid protests that mark the biggest challenge to the Hindu-nationalist leader.
(Reuters) – Boeing Co has fired its Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg, seeking to restore confidence after two fatal crashes forced the world’s biggest planemaker to halt production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner.
(Reuters) – In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments.
Leroy Richards could hardly find the words to speak as tears flowed down his face yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Two men waiting on transportation at the Princes Town promenade were caught in the middle of a gunfight with police and a suspected car thief on Friday night.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A 54-year-old cook who has been charged for several breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act is to appear in court on Christmas Eve.
(Trinidad Newsday) A 62-year-old Gasparillo woman is threatening to take Scotiabank to court after she alleges she was assaulted by a security guard at the Marabella branch when she went to exchange her $100 cotton-bills to the new polymer ones.
(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi expects that the decriminalisation of marijuana which comes into effect today will result in a reduction in turf wars by ganja dealers.
La Paz, (Reuters) – Bolivia yesterday announced its entry into the Lima Group regional bloc that was set up to find a way out of the Venezuelan crisis.
(Jamaica Observer) If chairman and CEO of the Miss World organisation Julia Morley had her way, Jamaica would be the host of the 70th anniversary of the international beauty pageant come next year.
(Trinidad Express) The entire board of directors of State-owned television station TTT has been fired.
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