January 28, 2014
Mexico Knights Templar leader ‘Loya Plancarte captured’
Mexican forces have captured one of the country's most wanted drug lords, officials say. Dionicio Loya Plancarte, known as El Tio (The Uncle), was one of the leaders of the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state, officials say.…
January 28, 2014
LIAT new plane grounded due to mechanical problem
The regional airline, LIAT, Monday confirmed that one of its new aircraft had developed mechanical problem forcing it to be taken out of service. The airline said the French-made ATR had developed a “steering defect” while taxing at the V C Bird…
January 28, 2014
Brazil-funded port inaugurated in Cuba
Brazil and Cuba have inaugurated the first phase of a deepwater sea port, a rare large foreign investment project on the Caribbean island. The $957m (£577m) overhaul of the port of Mariel, in the west of the capital, Havana, is being financed by…
January 27, 2014
AG in crime talks with UK, Canada officials
Britain and Canada are lending assistance to T&T in its war on crime, endorsing, among other things, legislative measures for implementation of the death penalty, an increase in the number of criminal offences that can be tried without a jury…
January 27, 2014
Kamla on US cocaine bust: We had a hand
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says this country was able to make the $644 million cocaine bust with the help of allies. The drugs left T&T in juice cans seized in Norfolk, Virginia, last month. Persad-Bissessar, who spoke on the issue…
January 20, 2014
Environmental Management Agency will utilise $20 million for La Brea in TNT
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) will utilise the $20 million which it fined Petrotrin to “rehabilitate” areas impacted by the oil spill along the country’s southwestern coastline. Several concerns have been raised about the size of the…
January 20, 2014
St Lucia: Warwickshire man Roger Pratt murdered
A British man has been murdered on the Caribbean island of St Lucia as he tried to defend his wife from attackers. Roger Pratt, 62, was killed on board the couple's yacht in the town of Vieux Fort on Friday night, police said. His wife, Margaret,…
January 20, 2014
$.6b in drugs hidden in Trinidad Juices tins busted in Virginia
For the second time in two months a drink produced by local manufacturing company SM Jaleel and Company Ltd has been associated internationally with the illegal drug trade. In the latest incident, Customs and Border Protection (CPB) officers seized…
January 20, 2014
OAS contributes to Dominica, St Vincent & St Lucia
The Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States, through the Inter-American Emergency Aid Fund (FONDEM), yesterday made a contribution to Dominica and two other Caribbean islands to help in rehabilitation works following Christmas Eve’s inclement…
January 20, 2014
Ganja stakeholders to step up campaign in Jamaica
Cannabis stakeholders yesterday expressed the need for a more aggressive campaign to push Parliament to move further and faster towards legalising the growing, distribution and use of ganja (cannabis, marijuana) in Jamaica. Ganja Law Reform…