Regional

November 21, 2011

Chevron takes full responsibility for Brazil oil spill

US oil company Chevron says it accepts full responsibility for an oil spill off the coast of…

November 21, 2011

Trade unions in T&T talk of bringing down the Govt

The trade union movement plans to bring down the Government by not supporting its re-election, president general of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) Ancel Roget has said. Speaking at the community meeting held by the Joint Trade Union…

November 21, 2011

Peru archaeologists find pre-Inca sacrificed babies

Researchers at the Sillustani archaeological site in Peru say they have found the bodies of 44 children thought to have been sacrificed between 600 and 700 years ago. They were buried in pairs in baskets placed around stone funerary towers.…

November 21, 2011

Barbados above US

The World Economic Forum has ranked Barbados’ infrastructure – its roads, bridges, airport, harbour and other facilities – ahead of the United States’. In its latest global report on competitiveness, the WEF placed Barbados in the 22nd spot, a…

November 20, 2011

Haiti’s president launches plans to restore army

Haitian President Michel Martelly says he is setting up a commission to study plans for a new…

November 20, 2011

Shell launches Friction Modification Technology

Sol, the Caribbean leader in petroleum products is bringing an improved fuel offering to customers across the region. As licensee of the Shell brand, Sol has announced the introduction of Shell V-Power with Friction Modification Technology (FMT)…

November 20, 2011

Caribbean HIV conference attracts more than 2,000 participants from across the region

The 2011 Caribbean HIV Conference: Strengthening Evidence To Achieve Sustainable Action was due to commence on Friday evening with more than 2,000 individuals from across the region in attendance. These individuals represent a wide range of…

November 20, 2011

Study on sex workers in Barbados, Jamaica

A scientific study that looked at behaviour change interventions among sex and tourism workers has been presented to a Caribbean HIV-AIDS conference here.   The study by the Caribbean HIV&AIDS Alliance (CHAA) on “HIV and AIDS Responsible Tourism…

November 20, 2011

Million-dollar car rental racket

Faulty systems that facilitated a multi-million-dollar car rental racket are still in place at the T&T Police Service (TTPS). The systems continue unabated two years after it was detected, a senior police source has revealed. The startling…

November 20, 2011

Rain leaves trail of destruction

Heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in north Trinidad yesterday, leaving a trail of destruction—a $2 million wall in Maraval collapsed, a child was reportedly trapped in a house at Powder Magazine, Cocorite, while there was flooding and gridlock in…