Regional News

(Trinidad Guardian) A shooting in Belmont on Sunday night has led to the deaths of four men.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Justice Tribunal said today  it has suspended the results of an opposition presidential primary which took place this month, despite an electoral deal between the government and the opposition that allows each side to choose its presidential candidate according to internal rules.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – President Laurentino Cortizo said on Sunday Panama would hold a referendum to decide whether to scrap a contract with Canadian miner First Quantum’s local unit following days of protests by thousands of people opposed to the open pit copper mine project.

(Trinidad Guardian) A shooting in Belmont on Sunday night has led to the deaths of four men.

(Trinidad Express) Heads must roll and there must be an immediate investigation into who purchased 20 unusable wooden ladders for the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS) for a whopping TT$1 million.

ACAPULCO, Mexico, (Reuters) – Mexico’s government yesterday intensified efforts to get the stricken coastal city of Acapulco back on its feet as the toll of dead and missing from a record-breaking hurricane that ravaged the iconic beach resort continued to rise.

(Trinidad Express) Heads must roll and there must be an immediate investigation into who purchased 20 unusable wooden ladders for the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS) for a whopping TT$1 million.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Radisson Blu Hotel which is strategically located in the heart of downtown Port-of-Spain will not only add to Trinidad’s quality hotel roomstock but will enhance the capital with its alluring structure.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Asserting that the State is being driven by an “agenda” to preserve the country’s buggery laws, the Supreme Court says it is worrying that savings law clauses are being used to prevent scrutiny of laws violating citizens’ rights.

(Trinidad Express) There were two mass shootings overnight, as gunmen ambushed a wake in Carapichaima and a birthday party in Sangre Grande.

(Reuters) – Former Colombian army colonel German Rivera was yesterday sentenced to life in prison by a U.S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday refused to block the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from terminating a Puerto Rican bank’s access to the U.S.

ACAPULCO, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Looting broke out in the Mexican city of Acapulco after the popular beach resort was battered on Wednesday by record-breaking Hurricane Otis, which killed 27 people and left residents grappling with shortages of food and water.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele formally filed paperwork late yesterday to run for re-election next year, despite concerns over his constitutional eligibility to seek a consecutive term.

(Trinidad Guardian) The 22-year-old Santa Cruz man accused of an assassination attempt on Deputy Prison Commissioner Sherwyn Bruce died of unnatural causes, an autopsy revealed yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said the recent agreement by the United States to allow Trinidad and Tobago to purchase natural gas from Venezuela, despite US sanctions against the South American country remaining intact, was a triumph for T&T.

ACAPULCO, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Otis claimed the lives of at least 27 people, Mexico’s government said yesterday after one of the most powerful storms to hit the country hammered the beach resort of Acapulco, causing damage seen running into billions of dollars.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado was formally declared the victor of the Venezuelan opposition’s weekend presidential primary yesterday, as a government official warned foreign diplomats not to interfere in the electoral process.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian lawmakers have set up a congressional caucus to represent Brazil’s oil and gas industry, led by state-run producer Petrobras PETR4.SA,

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab said yesterday his office has launched a criminal investigation into the opposition’s weekend presidential primary, potentially risking the wrath of the U.S.