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81 murders since UNC in govt (Trinidad Express) Since the April 28 general election which saw the United National Congress (UNC) form the new Government, Trinidad and Tobago has recorded 81 murders, raising the total count for 2025 to...Monday, July 14, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, known as “Fito,” on Friday accepted a court’s request to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges. The article Ecuador gang...Monday, July 14, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says his ministry is the importer of 110 used school buses for the rural transportation programme and not energy company Elhydro Limited. Vaz, in a social media post following a statement from his Ministry of...Monday, July 14, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism, the lifeblood of many Caribbean economies, was noticeably missing from the official outcomes of the 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which concluded in Montego Bay, St James, last...Monday, July 14, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Political commentator Lloyd B. Smith is urging Jamaican lawmakers to prioritise a revision of the 1843 Towns and Communities Act which makes it a crime to use profane, indecent or obscene language in public spaces. His statement follows...Monday, July 14, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
A shared vision of peace, prosperity, democracy, human rights and economic development among member nations of the Organization of American States (OAS) remains the focus of the body, according to its Secretary General Ambassador Albert...Monday, July 14, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
WESTERN BUREAU: With a general election looming, the Westmoreland police want political representatives, their supporters and the general citizenry to strive to keep the peace in order to avoid the political conflict that marred previous...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
The US is accusing its southern neighbour of breaking a long-held water sharing agreement.Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles Times
There has been an increase of arrests since Trump began his second term. Yet the majority of people currently detained by ICE have no criminal convictions.Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Mexico | The Guardian
Kevin Hassett says talks are ‘ongoing’ after US president announced 30% tariffs on goods from EU and Mexico Donald Trump has seen some trade deal offers and thinks they need to be better, Kevin Hassett, the White House economic adviser,...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Strings of radars stretching across Canada were built to give early warnings of Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic. The region now faces a new era of militarization.Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Latin America
Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on East Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American countries, like Chile, are also seeing a decline in fertility.Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Express) Once entrenched in drug trafficking, gang life and drug addiction, Nicholas Constantine now leads a growing congregation at the Stream Freedom Ministries in Chaguanas. The article From rock bottom to redemption:...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Guardian) Perenco has become a major oil and gas producer in T&T following acquisition of assets from Woodside energy. The article Perenco acquires more assets offshore T&T appeared first on Stabroek News .Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Express) A Central Trinidad businessman was shot and killed in a drive-by attack in Freeport on Friday night. The article Trinidad businessman killed in drive-by shooting appeared first on Stabroek News .Sunday, July 13, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Jamaica Gleaner) The United Nations cultural organisation has added Jamacia’s famed Port Royal to its World Heritage List. The article Suresh Moonsammy appeared first on Stabroek News .Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP): A boat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic killing at least four people, authorities in the Caribbean nation said Saturday, as emergency personnel and the...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
PORTLAND: Two Portland women are gearing up for a fight to reunite with their Haitian husbands, who were deported earlier this year to Haiti – a country plagued by violence, instability, and poverty. The men were returned without papers,...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Touting an improved road network and improving water systems in St Elizabeth South Western, Member of Parliament Floyd Green says his third term in office will be concretised when a date for the looming general election is announced....Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Prospective candidate for the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) in St Ann South Western, Danishka Williams, believes her campaign to bring entertainment zones and improved infrastructure to the constituency has put incumbent Zavia...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Elhydro Limited, the company awarded a $1.4-billion contract by the Jamaican Government to import 110 used school buses, is not certified to do so, the Trade Board has confirmed. The Trade Board, which operates under the Aubyn Hill-led...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Finding lasting solutions to Haiti’s deepening political, security, and governance crises is a top priority for Organisation of American States (OAS) Secretary General, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, during his 2025-2030 tenure. “I have made...Sunday, July 13, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
The US president warned both trading partners would face additional tariffs if they retaliated.Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Mexico | The Guardian
The president made the announcement on social media, even as the EU was hoping for a trade agreement Donald Trump announced on Saturday that goods imported from both the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% US tariff rate starting 1...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Latin America
President Trump and President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil have been trading undiplomatic barbs after Trump's tariff threat this week.Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is calling on Jamaicans to support the implementation of the rural school bus system, amid criticism from the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP). The article Jamaica PM urges...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Neilson Jersey Milk may be the latest victim of multinational food companies’ strategy of promoting their global brands over domestic ones.Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has escalated particularly around the capital Port-au-Prince, according to a U.N. The...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A former security minister and ex-judge from Costa Rica was charged in the U.S. The article Costa Rica ex-security minister charged in US with cocaine smuggling conspiracy appeared first on Stabroek News .Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Amid yesterday’s protests from some employees over mould, poor air quality, and ventilation issues at the Administration General’s Department (AGD), the head of the entity is declaring that the building is not a “sick building” and that...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Western Bureau: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels has rejected claims by Wade Mars, the executive director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TDPCo), that suggested inaction from his Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) office...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
The poor state of Port Royal Street in the vicinity of Digicel and approaching the KFC outlet in downtown Kingston has created a myriad of problems for motorists and commuters alike. The deteriorating road condition, apparently worsened...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Seventy-nine-year-old Alvin Ricketts, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2019 for the 2008 murder of a farmworker on a St Ann coffee estate, is now a free man after the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction and entered an...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett believes the presence of dancehall star Vybz Kartel in the Reggae Sumfest 2025 line-up could lead to the breaking of all attendance record, citing the ‘mystique’ behind the artiste’s...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Tony Rodney is now breathing life into his long-held dream of creating a venue where families can enjoy themselves together, with this past Thursday’s soft opening of his Funtopia amusement park in Rosemount...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
Staff and patients at the temporary outpatient facility housing Cornwall Regional Hospital ( CRH ) clinics in St James are struggling to cope with sweltering heat following a major breakdown of the central air-conditioning system. With...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from BREAKING NEWS: Latin America (Central America & Caribbean)
WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging Caribbean nations to embrace CARICOM bonds as a new tool for development, giving citizens a direct stake in building a stronger, more resilient region. “We are in a position...Saturday, July 12, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Warnings were issued for southern Ontario and southwest Quebec as hot and humid weather is expected to linger through Thursday.Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coati-mundi were found with the ruler.Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
In exchange for jailing more than 200 deportees, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has become a favorite of the Trump administration.Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
The plea came at a vulnerable moment for the Sinaloa drug cartel, the organization Ovidio Guzmán López’s father helped found.Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
The country’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has been called the “Trump whisperer,” and negotiations have been cordial and professional. But it’s been a wild ride.Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that control most of the country’s capital.Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.Friday, July 11, 2025 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Nigeria cannot accept Venezuelans because "we already have over 230 million people," says the foreign minister.Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
The amount of land burned this year is on pace to be the most since 1994, as 100 blazes roared on Friday across the central Canadian province.Friday, July 11, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Guardian) A 12-member committee headed by former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine, and including former Petrotrin refinery managers and OWTU officials, has been mandated to develop a strategy for the refinery’s reactivation and...Friday, July 11, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney Martin George says he is innocent of the sexual allegations made against him. The article Trinidad attorney declares innocence in sexual assault case appeared first on Stabroek News .Friday, July 11, 2025 from Stabroek News » Regional News
(Trinidad Express) A 35-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday after going to buy a car was found murdered yesterday. The article Trinidad man murdered after leaving home to buy a car appeared first on Stabroek News .Friday, July 11, 2025 from NYT > Americas
Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.