Regional News

(Trinidad Express) The body of a man found in a shallow grave in Petit Valley yesterday has been identified as 29-year-old Christian Harewood.

 (Trinidad Express) A court-appointed forensic psychologist from the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the United States has deemed Rondell Henry medically unfit to stand trial.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Trinidadian conglomerate Massy Holdings Limited wants to distribute liquefied natural gas, LNG, in Jamaica to complement its cooking gas operation, a strategy that appears designed to contain any likely business fallout from the switch to cheaper fuels in the industrial sector.

(Trinidad Express) A 50-year-old school teacher was shot in a robbery at his home yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Nassau, Bahamas: Highest recorded number of stopover visitors, highest recorded number of stopover visitors ever from the United States, and a whopping 7.2 million in total arrivals.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – At least 11 young Venezuelans died in a fire in a cane field where they were hunting rabbits, as they tried to find food amid wide-spread shortages, authorities and locals in western Aragua state said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Two murder charges have been laid against 19-year-old Antonio Francois, in connection with the kidnapping and death of Dr Rudradeva Sharma.

(Jamaica Observer)  The Chinese Government has categorised the statements made by United States (US) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday about Chinese investments in Jamaica, as groundless accusations, stating that it strongly opposes those views.

(Trinidad Guardian) Scotiabank has had a long and dedicated relationship with the University of the West Indies (UWI) and, for the past 10 years, has been the lead sponsor of the UWI annual Toronto Benefit Gala.

(Trinidad Newsday) PRESIDENT of the Zoological Society (ZSTT) Gupte Lutchmedial said the female tapir rescued from Penal was part of an increase in the trade of trafficked animals.

PhD Zoology candidate at The University of the West Indies, Nicholas Mohammed, is calling on the public to report sightings of the vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) on farms in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Retired Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt and his long-time girlfriend Kasi Bennett are expecting their first child. 

(Jamaica Observer) A distraught St James mother is now seeking answers after the lifeless body of her daughter was discovered in the male bathroom of a warehousing distribution company in the Montego Bay Free Zone on Tuesday morning.

(Jamaica Star) Last October, Joan Richardson went home and saw her roof in bits and pieces on the floor.

A 21-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the theft of a baby from his mother in October last year.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Brazil will start talks on joining the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in July in Saudi Arabia, but does not expect to achieve membership this year, Brazil’s energy minister said yesterday during a visit to India.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday afternoon faced four questions from members of the media following bilateral talks at Jamaica House.

(Trinidad Express) Shane Ramjattan, the man who lied about being kidnapped, has been fined $600.

(Trinidad Express) Vincent Panchoo has been identified as the man whose headless body was found in Santa Flora on Saturday night.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has been warned against becoming a pawn in Washington’s bid to solicit votes in its diplomatic war with the Maduro regime in Venezuela.