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T&T Alcohol, noise fuelled attack that left father, son dead
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PIARCO, Trinidad - A combination of alcohol, along with the noise emanating from an apartment above at Building 16, Oropune Gardens, Piarco, are believed to be what led a suspect to kill a father and son on Saturday.
CariCOF says Caribbean to face climate extremes in 2024
LOOP NEWS
The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says 2024 is shaping up to be a year of climate extremes in the Caribbean.
Haiti gang wars push hunger to worst levels on record
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Almost half of Haiti’s people are struggling to feed themselves as gang violence spreads across the country, with several areas close to famine, international organisations said yesterday.
Amid blackouts & scarce food, Cuba protests rattle ‘cradle’ of the Revolution
REUTERS
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA – A crowd swarms the steps of a small state-run market on the outskirts of Santiago, Cuba’s second-largest city, sweating and shouting, jostling for a chance at a once-monthly ration of chicken.
Dominica: Police detain American nationals
LOOP NEWS
Dominica police on Sunday say seven United States nationals, who arrived on the island on three private planes, are now assisting their investigations into an undisclosed matter.
Dominican Republic urged to stop deporting Haitis fleeing gang violence
AP
DAJABON, Dominican Republic - Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighbouring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt to flee over the closed border from a surge in deadly gang violence.
A team to choose Haiti’s next leader takes shape amidst gang violence
AP
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Caribbean leaders said Tuesday that all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti, which remains engulfed in gang violence.
UN Rights body told Guyanese nationals will decide on death penalty
LOOP NEWS
Guyana has told the United Nations Human Rights Committee that its citizens will decide on the issue of the death penalty, even as there are no plans by the government to boost the capacity to execute anyone under the current laws.
American tourist found dead on Bahamas cruise, cocaine seized
LOOP NEWS
An American tourist died on a cruise ship that was en route to The Bahamas.
Vanished Trinidad teen found buried in family’s back yard
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - Skeletal remains, suspected to be that of an 18-year-old woman, were found yesterday in Valsayn.
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