November 16, 2012
Former Grenada minister files lawsuit against ruling party
Former Grenada Foreign Minister Karl Hood says he has taken out a court action against the top leaders of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) over his recent expulsion from the party. Caribupdate News quoted Hood as saying that the matter…
November 16, 2012
Cuba again offers talks with Obama government
One week after President Barack Obama won reelection, Havana has offered a “draft agenda” for U.S.-Cuba negotiations that largely repeats its years-old positions but almost directly offers to swap Alan Gross for five Cuban spies. The statement by…
November 16, 2012
Google blanks Govt request to remove YouTube videos
A request from the T&T Government for the removal of ten videos currently posted on YouTube has been declined. The videos are parodies which feature Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan. Nine of the videos…
November 16, 2012
Jamaican economy to shrink due to hurricane damage
The Jamaican economy is expected to contract during this quarter due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Central Bank Governor, Brian Wynter, told the bank’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday that this would result in economic output in the December…
November 13, 2012
Haitian government seeks close to $40 million in aid in wake of Hurricane Sandy
The United Nations and the government of Haiti are seeking close to $40 million in extra funding for humanitarian needs in the Caribbean nation in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.“An additional $39.9 million is required to…
November 13, 2012
Woman dies after swallowing cocaine to avoid arrest – Autopsy result ‘NO COCAINE FOUND IN HER SYSTEM
There are now more questions than answers in the death of 32 yar old Stacy Ramdeen who was was reported to have died shortly after ingesting cocaine after police raided her home last Thursday.At the Forensic Science Centre, yesterday, the autopsy…
November 13, 2012
Eight year old boy found hanging
What triggered an eight year old to take his own life? Or is too soon to say he did take his own life, since police in Trinidad has started their investigations into this latest tragic incident?Demario Ragoonanan, was found unconscious, hanging by a…
November 13, 2012
JLP gears up for annual conference
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) says its upcoming annual conference will be focused on having face to face discussion with delegates island wide on the party’s way forward. This is the JLP's first annual conference since two massive electoral…
November 7, 2012
Curacao still struggling to form coalition government
Well over two weeks after general elections in Curacao and some five days after the newly elected members of parliament were sworn in, the island’s political parties are still struggling to form a coalition government.Initially, three of the…
November 7, 2012
Brazil launches measures to tackle Sao Paulo violence
A new plan has been unveiled to combat rising violence in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo. More than 90 police officers have been killed in the city since the beginning of the year, many by a criminal gang calling itself First Command of the…