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Human trafficking charges dismissed against T&T pastor
T&T EXPRESS
“I feel vindicated,” the words of Pastor Glen Awong as he spoke with the Express yesterday afternoon after a magistrate dismissed human trafficking charges against him.
Guyana records over 100 road fatalities for 2023
LOOP NEWS
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill is urging Guyanese to be cautious on the roadway as the country has witnessed a surge in fatal vehicular accidents.
OECS countries could be initial owners of new regional airline
LOOP NEWS
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves Tuesday said he had received a document from the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) outlining a proposal for the financing and operating a regional airline.
Suriname bans the sale of electronic cigarettes
CMC
PARAMIBO, Suriname - Suriname has been named among eight countries that are adopting measures in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to protect the health of their populations from novel tobacco products.
Haiti police launch operation to recover bodies in deadly church-led protest
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s police chief, Frantz Elbe, said yesterday he would launch an operation to recover the bodies of followers of an evangelical minister who led a deadly protest against a heavily armed gang controlling a suburb of the capital.
CAL counting millions in losses
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean Airlines (CAL) lost an estimated $15 million during the two-day flight disruption of its operations over the weekend, according to sources within the airline.
Bahamas: Police probe whether dead man was killed by shark
LOOP NEWS
Bahamian law enforcement officials are investigating whether a man, whose body had been retrieved from the sea with injuries to the left hand and ear, might have been the victim of a shark attack.
Jamaican man charged with five murders
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A St. James man accused of killing five people in separate incidents will have to adjust to the confines of the lock-up as no bail application was made on his behalf when he appeared in the St James Parish Court.
Trinidad local gov’t elections 2023 ends in tie
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - It is 7-7. In the 14 corporations, both the United National Congress (UNC) and the People’s National Movement (PNM) maintained control of their respective corporations.
At least three dead in DR after explosion near capital
REUTERS
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - At least three people died yesterday and dozens more injured after an explosion near the Dominican Republic capital, authorities in the Caribbean country said.