(Trinidad Express) Former national footballer and former Scottish football club player Richard Roy has come to the attention of an animal welfare charity for allegedly cooking and eating an iguana in the UK.
(Jamaica Observer) Two policemen who were on trial for murder after they were implicated in the controversial ‘death squad’ probe, are now rejoicing after they were yesterday both found not guilty of killing a man in May Pen, Clarendon, seven years ago.
(Jamaica Observer) The fear that has gripped legitimate residents of Caribbean Terrace in recent months, because of their unwanted neighbours, turned into a nightmare last Friday when a family was attacked in their house by an armed man believed to be one of the squatters.
(Trinidad Guardian) Lifeguards at Maracas Bay are advising members of the public to stay away, saying they will be going at their own risk.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The St James police have arrested and charged the man who allegedly doused 74-year-old Evelyn Blair, of Lima district, St James, with a flammable liquid and then set her on fire following a failed attempt to rape her.
(Trinidad Express) Government is attempting to hide information and secure fat pensions for themselves before the 2020 general election claims Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro faced intense pressure yesterday after leaked personal messages raised doubts about his impartiality as the judge overseeing landmark corruption cases, with an influential newspaper calling on him to resign.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The head of Brazil’s indigenous affairs agency said yesterday he was fired due to pressure from the agriculture ministry which under President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking to open reservation lands to commercial agriculture and mining.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former international football strongman, Jack Warner, on Tuesday suffered a major setback in his fight against extradition to face corruption charges in the United States, after the Court of Appeal here dismissed a judicial review challenging that extradition.
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican -born rapper Bushwick Bill died Sunday at the age of 52.
(Jamaica Observer) Dujon DaCosta was killed before he could take up a scholarship at Excelsior High School where his football skills were in demand.
(Jamaica Gleaner) One of Jamaica’s top marine biologists, Dr Dayne Buddo, has been invited to speak at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City, USA, this week.
(Trinidad Guardian) T&T could earn as much as $10 billion over the next nine years following the signing of a deal between Government and Royal Dutch Shell.
(Barbados Nation) There will be no extension on the ban of single-use plastics, says Minister of Maritime Affairs, Kirk Humphrey.
(Trinidad Guardian) Just over two years after his father was fatally shot close to his home, 28-year-old Sebastian “Buju” Julien was killed in similar circumstances on Monday in Diego Martin.
(Trinidad Guardian) Justin Sowley was determined to make the most of the opportunities available to him as he cared for his brother who was undergoing physiotherapy in Canada following a car accident in Trinidad in 2005.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Arthur Williams is urging Jamaicans entering the twin-island republic to be mindful of the communities they enter, even while assuring there is no reason to be fearful in the wake of the recent kidnapping of businessman Yohan Chin.
(Trinidad Guardian) A mass appeal by at least 30 private bodies, including the Law Association of T&T (LATT) is trying to force the Government to withdraw the Clause 7 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
(Trinidad Express) A Venezuelan mother of three was shot dead allegedly by her Venezuelan boyfriend in Carapichaima early yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Killers pretending to have car trouble shot and killed an ex-convict outside his house in Biche on Saturday night.
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