Regional News

(Jamaica Observer) A significant shortage of equipment at several of the island’s public health facilities has resulted in deaths, junior doctors have stated.

(Trinidad Newsday)  Strong winds, accompanied by heavy rains blew the roofs of 15 homes, five in Point Fortin and ten in the Penal/Debe area on Thursday.

(Jamaica Observer) The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed another lawsuit on behalf of three of four Jamaican fishermen, who brought a separate suit against the United States (US) Coast Guard in June for human rights violations, claiming that they were detained without due process at sea and degraded in inhumane conditions.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Two well-known females on the western Jamaica business circuit lost their lives in road crashes on Wednesday night.

(Trinidad Express) Police are at the scene of a crime right out of a horror movie.

(Trinidad Express) A Diego Martin man was shot dead following an argument yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) The police action against corruption accused Marlene McDonald is not a crisis but a ray of hope says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

CIUDAD DELGADO, El Salvador,  (Reuters) – The retrial of a Salvadoran woman convicted of aggravated homicide after a stillbirth adjourned without a verdict on Thursday, in a closely watched case that could overturn a 30-year prison sentence handed down after prosecutors said she had induced an abortion.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Despite a slight decline in the pass rate for students who sat the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), there were improved performances in most subject areas.

(Trinidad Newsday) The Prime Minister has told the participants in an energy mentorship programme, “Money isn’t everything.”

(Jamaica Gleaner) A psychiatric evaluation and a social enquiry report have been ordered for the 16-year-old boy accused of slashing a six-year-old boy in his face and cutting off his penis on August 3 in White Horses, St Thomas.

(Trinidad Guardian) Port-of-Spain South MP Mar­lene Mc­Don­ald re­mained un­der po­lice cus­tody at the St Clair Med­ical Cen­tre, even though her $2 mil­lion bail bond had been grant­ed.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Foreign joint venture partners with Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA are concerned the latest set of U.S.

(Barbados Nation) A 54-year-old ZR driver is the island’s latest murder victim.

(Trinidad Express) One man was killed and a second wounded outside a bar in Curepe yesterday morning.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – A Peruvian court ordered the arrest of the indigenous governor of a mineral-rich southern region after sentencing him to six years in prison on Wednesday for leading 2011 deadly protests against a Canadian open-pit silver project.

(Trinidad Express) A Charlieville fisherman who has been charged with allegedly assaulting his wife’s lesbian lover after he found out about the extramarital affair.

(Trinidad Express) A police officer on patrol at MovieTowne, Port of Spain, lost a toe in a bizarre shooting on Tuesday morning.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A former Jamaican farm worker who says he developed a severe illness while working in Canada is seeking compensation for his injuries and for funds expended in relation to his participation in the programme.

(Jamaica Observer) MINISTER of Tourism Edmund Bartlett was welcomed to Times Square, New York City, on Sunday with a billboard located on Broadway and 43rd Street, in the heart of the square, featuring a message for five minutes, exposing Jamaica to an international audience.