BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said today that it is time for the BRICS nations to create new payment methods between them, adding that the group’s New Development Bank was designed as an alternative to what he called failing Bretton Woods institutions.
(Trinidad Express) There is deep concern within the People’s National Movement (PNM) that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is paving the way for Energy Minister Stuart Young to be this country’s next prime minister.
(Trinidad Express) A female police officer is in critical condition at hospital after being shot multiple times in a botched carjacking in Caroni after midnight today.
(Trinidad Guardian) More than 15 years after the Central Bank assumed control of Clico, the insurance company declared a dividend of $1 billion, which will go to its main shareholders, its parent company CL Financial with 50.85 per cent and Corporation Sole with 49 per cent.
In a ruling stemming from its original jurisdiction, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ruled that Trinidad and Tobago did not breach the provisions of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas in bailing out CLICO in 2009.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was doing “super well” on Monday after he suffered a head injury at home over the weekend that caused a minor brain hemorrhage, Institutional Relations Minister Alexandre Padilha told reporters.
(Trinidad Express) A police officer was one of four people murdered between Saturday night and early yesterday morning.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested former industry and oil minister Pedro Tellechea, Attorney General Tarek Saab said today, the latest high-profile detention connected to management of Venezuela’s sanctioned oil industry.
HAVANA (Reuters) – Millions of Cubans awoke on Sunday to find their homes still without power after another partial grid failure overnight, deepening a crisis that has raised questions over the viability of the government’s efforts to reestablish electrical service.
(Trinidad Express) ANSA McAL, the conglomerate named last year as the preferred bidder to acquire Trincity Mall, has withdrawn from the transaction.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today canceled his trip to Russia for the BRICS summit, following medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flights after a head injury at home that caused a minor brain hemorrhage.
(Reuters) – Hurricane Oscar has made landfall on Great Inagua island in the Bahamas and is expected to reach Guantanamo or Holguin in Cuba on Sunday afternoon, the U.S.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s efforts to restore power to the island were derailed for a third time late yesterday, Cuban authorities said shortly before midnight, leaving millions in the dark and raising fresh questions over the viability of the government’s bid to reestablish electrical service.
(Trinidad Express) Three women died in a crash in Tobago before dawn today.
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan judge on Friday ruled that jailed journalist Jose Zamora can leave prison and be held in house arrest after over 800 days behind bars.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s securities regulator CVM accused eight former executives of retailer Americanas (AMER3.SA)
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, including to hospitals and parts of the capital Havana, after state-run media earlier reported the national grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba`s electrical grid collapsed again early this morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.
(Trinidad Express) Government Minister Stuart Young has been spared from facing the Parliament’s Privileges Committee for his offensive comments in Parliament.
(Trinidad Guardian) Criminal activity in the capital forced the closure of at least one school yesterday, after a drive-by shooting and the firing of high-powered rifles by gunmen in and around the city sent pedestrians scampering and businesses rushing to close their doors.
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