December 11, 2011
PM: Castro accepted apology for Hilton snub
PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday said she personally offered an apology to Cuban President Raul Castro after her Government was forced to relocate the Fourth Caricom/Cuba Summit. “When I met His Excellency, President Castro, I…
December 11, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI plans visit to Cuba and Mexico in 2012
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba next year, Vatican officials have announced. It will be the second visit of a pope to the Communist-run island, following a trip there by John Paul II in 1998. The Vatican said it would announce the exact dates of…
December 10, 2011
Castro comes calling as U.S. tries to pull the plug
Even the rains seemed to have joined forces against Cuban President Raul Castro. As his Cubana jet landed at the Piarco International Airport at the start of his official visit coinciding with the fourth Cuban-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit,…
December 10, 2011
PNP General Secretary requests removal of Dwight Nelson from Cabinet
GENERAL Secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP) Peter Bunting is demanding the removal of National Security Minister Dwight Nelson from the Holness Cabinet. The Opposition’s call came on the heels of a press conference on Thursday during…
December 10, 2011
Man loses $.3m in scam
Fraud Squad officers are investigating the report of a San Fernando businessman who in August paid more than $300,000 to a woman representing a company selling safety equipment. It turned out the woman and the company do not exist. The man, who…
December 10, 2011
Four-hour gun fight sparks panic…Gunmen attack police, traumatise students
TERROR returned to Spanish Town yesterday after gunmen, suspected to be members of the feared Klansman gang, attacked a police patrol, sparking a four-hour gun battle which, at one point, was fought close to St Jago High School where classes were…
December 10, 2011
LIAT resuming normal operations
Stranded LIAT passengers got some relief yesterday when previously grounded aircraft took to the skies; and management expects normal activity to resume in two days. A sick-out by pilots, which started Tuesday, remained in limited effect, but…
December 8, 2011
IMF and African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states to intensify cooperation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states…
December 8, 2011
Five broad areas for CARICOM-Cuba talks
Heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba meet in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday, 8 December, CARICOM-Cuba Day. All independent member states of the Community will be represented, with ten at the level of…
December 8, 2011
Diego Corp awaits report on damaged homes
The Diego Martin Regional Corporation is awaiting a report from its engineering department to determine whether or not victims now housed in shelters can rebuild their homes, damaged by recent floods and landslides. The corporation’s chairman,…