Brazil: Mudslide in Rio de Janeiro state kills 10
Rescuers are searching for survivors from a Brazilian landslide that killed 10 people, including at least one child.
The incident happened in Rio de Janeiro...
Earthquake rattles several C’bean islands
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 rattled several islands in the Caribbean on Saturday, the Trinidad-based Seismic...
Two missing after plane crashes in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – Police have launched an investigation into the crash of a six-seat aircraft that left West Palm Beach in Florida and...
Hunger, obesity and inequality on the rise in the C’bean- UN report
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — A new United Nations report says for the third consecutive year, the number of people chronically hungry has increased in...
T&T urged to remain earthquake alert
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Wednesday said that Trinidad and...
Guyanese among 11 caught on video entering T&T illegally
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago police have detained 11 people — eight Venezuelans, two Syrians and a Guyanese — after...
Antigua and Barbuda vote against CCJ, PM disappointed
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — Prime Minister Gaston Browne has expressed his “utmost disappointment” at the failure of his administration to get voters to...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro gives China electric shock
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro threatens to short-circuit China’s energy plans. Beijing-backed energy companies hope to invest tens of billions of...
Another earthquake shakes Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The 10th earthquake in recent days was felt in sections of the twin island republic late Friday.
The Seismic...
T&T man beats 19-year-old Venezuelan woman and videotapes her injuries
(Trinidad Guardian) Police have arrested a 31-year-old Diego Martin man who allegedly beat a Venezuelan woman with a wheel spanner after she threatened to end...
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Parliament sitting postponed at Govt’s request, says Clerk
The postponement of Friday’s sitting of the National Assembly, just one day after the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) filed a no-confidence motion against the...
Press association blasts APNU/AFC over “continued intimidation of media workers”
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New standard for restaurants aimed at improving quality of services offered
…implementation to enable better services for consumers
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Labourer accused of stealing canter batteries gets $40,000 bail
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Shop owner remanded over alleged narco trafficking
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Op Ed: Whim Referendum – Total rejection, repudiation of Nagamootoo and AFC
By Dr Leslie Ramsammy
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Bravo opens up on 2014 India tour pull-out
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