(Trinidad Express) “They killed my children for nothing.” These were the words of mother of five Anisa Mohammed, who lost four of her children when gunmen stormed their house at Heights of Guanapo, Arima, and killed siblings Faith Peterkin, ten; Arianna Peterkin, 14; Shane Peterkin, 17; and Tiffany Peterkin, 19, early on Thursday morning.
TOCORON, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuela has completed the first phase of regaining control of its prison system, Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos said yesterday, speaking at the Aragua jail near Tocoron, just days after security forces seized the prison that was infamously run by prisoners.
SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – More than 656 people have been killed so far in Costa Rica’s deadliest year on record, official homicide data showed yesterday, though the government expects this figure to soar past 900 by the end of this year.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Cabinet approved the award of three deepwater blocks to a consortium comprising bpTT and Shell.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s National Electoral Council unanimously approved to provide technical assistance for a primary election that will allow the South American country to choose an opposition candidate to run for president, the head of the electoral body said yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) “The blood of our children is on the ground right now; where is the Commissioner?
(Reuters) – A close aide to Jair Bolsonaro told police the former Brazilian president met senior military officers last year to discuss a military intervention to overturn the election result after he lost, newspaper O Globo and news website UOL reported on Thursday.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A majority on Brazil’s Supreme Court overwhelmingly voted yesterday against a cut-off date limiting Indigenous land claims, a restriction sought by the powerful farm lobby to block rights to land that Indigenous people did not live on in 1988.
(Trinidad Guardian) Last night, T&T and Venezuela finally signed an agreement to jointly explore the Dragon Gas Field, which is located in the maritime area of Venezuela.
(Trinidad Express) The bloodbath in Trinidad continued early today, with the execution-styled killing of three children and a 19-year-old in the crime hotspot of Heights of Guapapo.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said they arrested two people yesterday suspected of involvement in a racket smuggling gold illegally mined on Indigenous land to the U.S.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s most powerful gang leader called for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets against the unelected government in the latest escalation of a country undergoing humanitarian crisis.
(Trinidad Guardian) American Chamber of Commerce CEO Nirad Tewarie says Government intervention into the ongoing foreign exchange shortage is long overdue.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run Banco do Brasil BBAS3.SA and the World Bank signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday on a $400 million credit line for sustainable agriculture and the restoration of degraded areas in the Amazon region.
(Trinidad Guardian) Several weeks after Massy Holdings declared a 20 per cent increase in profits, its subsidiary, Massy Stores, terminated nine front-end supervisors who it deemed as a surplus to its operations last Thursday.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil is expected to announce revised climate targets this week, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva strengthens a prior pledge made by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, government officials with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned world leaders at the United Nations yesterday of the prospect of a coup in Guatemala, echoing U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Several weeks after Massy Holdings declared a 20 per cent increase in profits, its subsidiary, Massy Stores, terminated nine front-end supervisors who it deemed as a surplus to its operations last Thursday.
(Trinidad Express) Days after Special Reserve Cor-poral Charles Kublalsingh received an award for his dedication to duty as a police officer, he was gunned down during a robbery attempt in Curepe.
LIMA, (Reuters) – At least 24 people were killed in a passenger bus accident in Peru yesterday, according to the company operating the vehicle.
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