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Man smashes Columbus statue with sledgehammer in Bahamas
EYEWITNESS NEWS
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said on October 12, 2021, that he empathises with those who would wish for the reminders of The Bahamas’ colonial past to be removed, but civil disobedience and destruction of public property cannot be condoned.
Frustrated residents stage fiery protest in T&T's Barrackpore
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
BARRACKPORE, T&T - Fiery protests paralysed school and business activity in Barrackpore as residents blocked five main access routes into the area with burning debris.
Mottley announces COVID safe zones for Barbados
BARBADOS NATION
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - It is either the COVID-19 vaccine or frequent PCR tests. Those are the options for people living and working in Barbados as Prime Minister Mia A. Mottley announced the creation of “safe zones” during a national address and COVID-19 update from Ilaro Court.
Venezuelans charged in T&T over gang activity, human trafficking
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - Police have charged two Venezuelan nationals under anti-gang legislation. Yilfrenth Ramirez Diaz aka Morpheo was charged under the Anti-Gang Act with knowingly supporting a gang leader and Pedro David Hernandez Patete was charged with:
Barbadian dentist only doing business with vaccinated patients
BARBADOS NATION
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A former President of the Barbados Dental Association, Dr Vidya Armogan, who says his dental care facility will only be doing business with vaccinated patients, is calling on Government and the business community to get around mandatory vaccination by using strategic measures that encourage more Barbadians to get inoculated.
Singer Jah Cure arrested in stabbing of promoter in Amsterdam
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Renowned reggae artist Jah Cure, whose real name is Siccature Alcock, was reportedly arrested in the Netherlands on the weekend of October 2, 2021, for the alleged stabbing of Nicardo Blake.
Haiti’s elections postponed after electoral council dismissed
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Haiti’s general election, which had been scheduled for Nov. 7, has been postponed after Prime Minister Ariel Henry dismissed the council that organizes elections, which many in the country had felt was too partisan.
Former CWI communications manager dies from COVID-19
CMC
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Former Cricket West Indies (CWI) marketing and communications manager, Imran Khan, died yesterday from complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He was 42.
Jamaica's Holness Gov’t skids in popularity
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Waves of deadly coronavirus infections and the attendant economic hardships from measures to rein in outbreaks have set Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his Government on a precipitous plunge in popularity, commentators agree.
Trinidad criticises Nicki Minaj over vaccine tweet
BBC
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - Rapper Nicki Minaj has been criticized by Trinidad and Tobago's health minister over a tweet in which she said her cousin's friend in the country had been made impotent by a Covid vaccine.
