January 2, 2013
Thirteen Colombian Farc rebels ‘killed in air strike’
At least 13 members of Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, have been killed in an air strike, the Colombian military says. The air force bombarded a rebel camp in north-western Antioquia province on Monday and has since found 13 bodies. The…
January 2, 2013
Juvenile inmates escape from Peru prison
Thirteen inmates have escaped from a juvenile detention centre in Peru. The youths staged a riot at the prison, in Lima, as the guards prepared to celebrate the New Year. The warden of the jail has been fired and several guards transferred pending…
January 2, 2013
Rape victims anger at police in Barbados
Two British women who helped free a man, who police accused of raping them in Barbados, have expressed outrage after the island's commissioner said he was happy with the investigation. Dr Rachel Turner, of Hertfordshire, and Diane Davies, of…
December 27, 2012
Chavaz fights Cancer in Cuba
Cubans who were tuned in to the nightly soap opera on a recent Saturday received a sudden burst of bad news, from the other side of the Caribbean. State TV cut to the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez…
December 27, 2012
Christmas limers shot dead
Two Christmas fetes in Tunapuna and Arouca ended in tragedy early yesterday after two party-goers were shot dead after scuffles between fellow limers. The victims were identified as: • Andre Alexis, 26, a labourer of Malabar, Arima • Sean “Papa”…
December 27, 2012
Red alert issued for volcano on Chile-Argentina border
Chilean authorities on Sunday issued a red alert -- the most severe in their warning system -- that the Copahue Volcano, high in the Andes mountains on the border with Argentina, might be poised for a significant eruption. In a statement, Chile's…
December 27, 2012
Government pays US$3 billion to generators
The Dominican Electricity Companies Corporation (CDEEE) has paid in full the US$3 billion that the government had committed to paying the electricity generators, of the US$7 billion it owes. The CDEEE says that after the generating companies had…
December 23, 2012
Hugo Chavez allies ‘rule out new election’
Venezuela will not call fresh elections if President Hugo Chavez is unable to be sworn in for a fourth term in January, the head of Congress said. Mr Chavez is recovering from a respiratory infection suffered after his fourth cancer surgery in……
December 23, 2012
Lara Cancer Treatment Centre slapped with a $20m lawsuit
The Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre (BLCTC) in Trinidad has been slapped with a $20 million lawsuit on the eve of the second anniversary of Ricardo "Smokey" McKenzie's death from a suspected deadly overdose of radiation to his brain.To support…
December 23, 2012
Severe penalties for any one involved in the importation of “Black Mosquito Coil”
The Jamaica Customs Department is reporting that over the past two months it has made five major seizures of Black Mosquito Coils at various sea ports and business premises in the Corporate Area.The item, which is being imported under the name…