Trinidad record five murders on the weekend

The murder toll in Trinidad has jumped to 12 following five murders on the weekend.The latest victim was discovered by officers of the Inter Agency Task Force yesterday while they were on patrol in the Laventille area. The man was found in a pool of…

Guatemalan mayor Carlos Castillo Medrano shot dead

The mayor of the eastern Guatemalan town of Jutiapa has been shot dead as he waited to have his hair cut at a barber's. Witnesses say Carlos Enrique Castillo Medrano, 39, was killed by two unidentified men who shot at him six times before escaping…

Grenadians will go to the polls next month

Grenadians will head to the polls on Tuesday February 19th 2013.The date has just been announced by Prime Minister Hon Tillman Thomas as he addressed supporters at a rally, hosted by the New Democratic Congress (NDC). The Prime Minister did not…

US spent billions on Caribbean immigration enforcement

A new study has found that last year the Obama administration spent more on immigration enforcement affecting the Caribbean and other countries than on all the other major federal law enforcement agencies. The Migration Policy Institute, a…

US seize Gold Bars in Puerto Rico

U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico have confiscated 11 gold bars sent by mail from Curacao, officials said Tuesday.  Investigators are now probing whether the seized gold is from a recent heist on the Dutch Caribbean Island. The gold bars were found in…

Mother hacks 11 month old baby to death

A mother chopped her 11-month-old son to death yesterday then turned herself over to the police in a bizarre case of infanticide that shocked the country.Police did not name the mother, who is now in custody pending further investigations. However,…

PNP says much achieved in first year

THE People's National Party (PNP)-led Government yesterday released what it described as a Year One Report Card detailing its achievements in the first 12 months of the administration. In highlighting the five main pillars of the report, the party's…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to miss swearing-in

The Venezuelan National Assembly has approved a request by President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration for a new term in office, which was scheduled for Thursday. Mr Chavez is in hospital in Cuba after cancer surgery, and has suffered…

Mexican pack of stray dogs ‘kills four’ in park

Authorities in Mexico are investigating the deaths of four people reportedly killed by a pack of dogs in a park. The bodies of the victims, including a mother and her baby, were covered in what appeared to be bite marks, and police found their…

Trade between Haiti and the Dominican Republic halted at the border

Trade between Haiti and the Dominican Republic was suspended on Monday when several thousand Haitians were reportedly stranded on their side of the border, halted by authorities from crossing into Dominican territory.Immigration Agency inspectors…