March 22, 2022
Registered Venezuelans to benefit from extension of stay in Trinidad
Registered Venezuelan nationals have been given an extension of stay in Trinidad and Tobago to the end of this year. Acting Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Derek Craigwell, speaking on a local radio station, said only Venezuelans who are properly…
March 21, 2022
President Ali to address Caribbean Investment Forum in UAE
President Dr. Irfaan Ali will deliver the keynote address at the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2022) and the Global Business Forum LATAM that gets underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday A statement from the Office of the President,…
March 21, 2022
Russians have in excess of two billion US dollars in Bahamas financial institutions
The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBB) says international banks and trust companies operating here have in excess of two billion US dollars “in custody or trust assets” with ultimate beneficial owners from or connected to Russia. In a statement, the…
March 21, 2022
Kidnapped US Citizen found at a hotel
Police say a 29-year-old United States citizen is assisting their investigations into reports that he had been kidnapped, but later found at a hotel in the capital on Sunday night. In a statement, the police said relatives of Rohan Kirpaul had…
March 18, 2022
Fatal Family Feud
A 28-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in Supreme Court where he admitted stabbing his father, a former football team manager, to death. The deceased, Amon Brown.Tyshaun Brown was joined by his family, who were close to tears…
March 17, 2022
Cabinet re-shuffle in Trinidad and Tobago
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Wednesday re-shuffled his near two year-old cabinet appointing a new Attorney General and shifting some of his more senior ministers to new portfolios. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said Rowley had…
March 15, 2022
Woman commits suicide at police station
A 49-year-old woman Monday committed suicide at the Brickdam Police Station in Georgetown following a domestic dispute. Police said that Trudy DeHaarte, an Animal Inspector with the Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, had…
March 13, 2022
Climate Action Scholarships for students from small island nations
Britain’s Prince of Wales has joined with the University of Cambridge, to launch Climate Action Scholarships for students from small island nations. The new scholarships, announced Monday by the Universities of Cambridge, Toronto, Melbourne,…
March 11, 2022
Jamaican jurist to lead Commission of Enquiry into divers’ deaths
Renowned Jamaican jurist Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison Q.C has been appointed to lead a three-member Commission of Enquiry (COE) that will look into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four divers who were working on an underwater crude oil…
March 8, 2022
Government open to international assistance to deal with crime situation in St.Lucia
The St. Lucia government said Monday that ‘all options are open” as it responds to the criminal activities on the island highlighted by the weekend murder of an off-duty police officer and the hospitalisation of another law enforcement official. “We…