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T&T infant dies after stepping into path of pick-up
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
ARIMA, Trinidad & Tobago - Two-year-old Amara Reason has died. The infant was struck by a vehicle on Saturday morning along La Retreat Road, Arima and since then, she had been warded in a critical condition at the Mt Hope Hospital.
Five killed in Haiti following torrential downpour
JAMAICAN GLEANER
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Five were killed and three people are missing following heavy rains that lashed the capital on Wednesday.
Outgoing CARICOM Chairman urges region to maintain position on venezuela
CMC
CASTRIES, St Lucia – Outgoing Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman, Dr Timothy Harris, Wednesday praised the regional integration grouping for its stance on the economic and political situation in Venezuela, saying it must remain an honest broker in the South American country.
T&T Family abandons new home after bandit attack
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
SAN FRANCIQUE, T&T - Armed with a blow torch, a gang of “professional thieves” broke into the home of a Penal family and robbed them of thousands in cash and valuables early Tuesday.
American woman killed by shark in the Bahamas
ABC NEWS
An American woman has died after she was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas, authorities said.
Another American tourist dies in Dominican Republic
CBS NEWS
An American died last week while vacationing in the Dominican Republic, bringing the total of U.S. citizens who died while traveling on the island to at least eight this year and 11 in the past year. Vittorio Caruso, 56, died on June 17 while vacationing on the island, CBS News New York reported.
Guyana announces fresh elections after CCJ Ruling
CMC
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President David A. Granger today, June 18, 2019, said voters will be given a new opportunity to elect a government after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) validated a motion of no confidence against his administration that had been passed in the National Assembly on December 21, last year.
T&T teacher crashes, charged with drunk driving
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
SAN FERNANDO, Trinidad & Tobago - A 52-year-old primary school teacher who crashed her vehicle into a ditch in San Fernando on Monday afternoon, has been charged with drunk driving.
Man with two wives convicted of Bigamy
CASTRIES, St. Lucia - A St. Lucian man, Norriston Henry was ordered to pay $7500 by the middle of next month or faces a year of hard labour in prison.
Strike paralyses Haiti, protesters demand president resign
ALJAZEERA
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Opposition leaders in Haiti have launched a two-day strike, paralysing the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, as protesters demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise over corruption allegations.

