Regional News

(Jamaica Gleaner) It’s been 26 years in the making, but on Saturday night in London, England, Toni-Ann Singh would not be denied the title of Miss World.

(Barbados Nation) The HIV Food Bank continues to struggle to feed an increasing number of clients and has reached the point where it is forced to distribute less food.

(Trinidad Newsday) While senators agreed decriminalisation of marijuana is a step in the right direction, some said a joint select committee (JSC) is needed to treat with concerns in the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019.

(Trinidad Newsday) Hassan Ali was denied bail on Friday when he appeared before magistrate Cheron Raphael in the Arima First Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged with demanding money by menace.

(Trinidad Express) West Indian Cannabis Company Ltd is involved in the apparel industry.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A pastor based in Hanover has been charged with seven counts of rape, with children from several western Jamaica communities among his alleged victims.

(Jamaica Observer) Toni-Ann Singh, Miss Jamaica World is Miss World 2019.The #MissWorld2019 is Jamaica — Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 14, 2019Singh, who had secured her place in the top 40 by winning the talent competition at the “Beauty with a Purpose” Gala Dinner in London, advanced to the final round of the competition along with Miss Nigeria, Miss Brazil, Miss India and Miss France.

(Trinidad Guardian)The Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice, the Di­rec­tor of Pub­lic Pros­e­cu­tions and Chair­man of the In­tegri­ty Com­mis­sion are be­ing called up­on to im­me­di­ate­ly in­ves­ti­gate the cir­cum­stances sur­round­ing the set­tle­ment of the sex­u­al ha­rass­ment law­suit brought against for­mer Sports Min­is­ter Dar­ryl Smith.

(Trinidad Guardian) She told us that hun­dreds of peo­ple are still trapped in their homes, how­ev­er, and that much of Clarke Road, Quinam Road, La Truce Road, and Naipalier Trace are still flood­ed out.

(Trinidad Guardian) Col­leagues of Sco­tia­bank’s Ch­agua­nas branch se­nior em­ploy­ee, Sil­vine Coop­er, 41, who col­lapsed on the job on Thurs­day and sub­se­quent­ly died from a sus­pect­ed heart at­tack, are blam­ing her death on the stress con­nect­ed to the new $100 poly­mer bill.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A member of the indigenous Guajajara group has been murdered in the northeastern Maranhão state of Brazil, Brazil’s indigenous affairs agency Funai said yesterday, the fourth such killing in the past six weeks.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Erik Prince, the controversial private security executive and prominent supporter of U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) ANSA Mer­chant Bank Lim­it­ed has signed an agree­ment to pur­chase Bank of Bar­o­da’s op­er­a­tions in T&T, which if ap­proved will al­low it to do all as­pects of com­mer­cial bank­ing.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Sco­tia­bank em­ploy­ee at­tached to the Ch­agua­nas Main Road branch col­lapsed on the job and was lat­er pro­nounced dead.

(Trinidad Guardian) In the last three days, sev­er­al sus­pi­cious trans­ac­tions by du­bi­ous pro­fes­sion­als have been un­earthed in the bank­ing sec­tor as thou­sands of cus­tomers con­tin­ue to rush fi­nan­cial in­sti­tu­tions to ex­change their ex­ist­ing $100 bill for the new $100 poly­mer notes.

(Trinidad Express) It is two weeks before Christmas and the people living in flood-ravaged South Trinidad are facing a financial disaster.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Bolivian ex-President Evo Morales arrived in Argentina yesterday seeking refuge under the country’s new leftist government after he left his homeland last month following a disputed election.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican public relations practitioner and media relations specialist Lyndon Taylor is one of the recipients of this year’s Impact Awards in New York, presented by Caribbean Life and Schneps Media for outstanding contribution to the Caribbean diaspora community.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Some of the major armed robberies that have occurred across sections of Jamaica in recent months have been driven by criminals seeking to secure funds to pay legal fees for their cronies nabbed by the police.

(Jamaica Observer) Pauline Smith’s heart is heavy. She believes that if she had related a disturbing dream she had a week ago to her daughter, 42-year-old Patricia King, she would likely have made King more aware of her mortality.