HAVANA, (Reuters) – Hundreds in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, engaged in a rare public protest yesterday, according to social media and official reports, prompting Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to call for dialogue in an “atmosphere of tranquility and peace.”
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he does not fear being put on trial, one day after a police investigation revealed the far-right politician tried to co-op the country’s military chiefs in a coup plan to overturn his 2022 election defeat.
(Trinidad Guardian) While many people were preparing for errands yesterday morning, the families of five men, including a police sergeant, were left in shock and grief after their loved ones were gunned down in Harpe Place, East Port-of-Spain.
(Trinidad Guardian) Just a day after his return from Venezuela, Energy Minister Stuart Young proudly announced T&T’s achievement in securing substantial revenue from multinational corporations after Government renegotiated energy deals.
(Trinidad Guardian) An otherwise uneventful Saturday morning ended in death for five men, including a police sergeant, in east Port of Spain, today.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro will run for a second re-election to secure another six-year term in voting planned for July 28, the ruling Socialist party said today.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the introduction of the National Identification System (NIDS) is a critical step in Jamaica fully becoming a digital society and is urging Jamaicans to embrace the technology.
(Barbados Nation) Opposition Leader Ralph Thorne has urged Government to revisit its plan to build 15 mini stadia, suggesting the concept is “misconceived” and that consideration be given to building fewer such facilities.
VIENNA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Most of the nine people who will sit on Haiti’s political transition council have been named by the groups they represent, although a couple are still pending, U.S.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The former commanders of Brazil’s Army and Air Force told police investigators that President Jair Bolsonaro summoned them twice to meetings to discuss a possible coup d’état after his election defeat in 2022, according to their testimonies released today by the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are refusing to release millions of dollars in funding that Washington views as critical to help tackle spiraling violence in Haiti, in another potential stumbling block for the international force.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is facing increasing pressure from her allies to choose a substitute to potentially run in her place in the July presidential election, five sources with knowledge of the matter said.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Attorneys for Vybz Kartel and his fellow murder accused are expected to seek bail while the Court of Appeal decides if they should face a retrial.
(Trinidad Guardian) Hannah Mathura was shot in the head and then buried in a shallow grave at the family’s home in Valsayn.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders who would take part in a still unformed transition council for the country, which has been rocked by escalating violence in recent weeks.
(Trinidad Express) Keith Martin, the man known to Trinidad and Tobago as “Jumbo, the nuts man” has died.
(Trinidad Guardian) Director of the Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) Allan Stewart said while clean-up continues, Tobago can declare the situation under control.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s capital was calm yesterday, two days after the prime minister said he would step down, but the United States and the United Nations began to withdraw staff in a sign they fear peace might not hold.
(Trinidad Express) Police have arrested the male suspect in connection with the alleged murder of 18 year old Hannah Mathura.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has asked the public to be “patient” as an investigation into the Strategic Services Agency takes place.
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