HAITI - Businessman calls for strike over kidnappings
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP): THE HEAD of Haiti's largest business association yesterday, called for a general strike next week to protest the wave of kidnappings that sparked fear throughout the capital and helped contribute to the chaos...
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Court to rule whether Bakr should stand trial on terrorism charges
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): CHIEF MAGISTRATE Sherman McNichols will rule today whether Jamaat leader Yasin Abu Bakr should stand trial on charges of terrorism and sedition.
BARBADOS - Police investigating fireworks explosion
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP): POLICE IN Barbados were investigating yesterday the death of a man whom they believe was killed when the fireworks he was storing exploded.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Free university education for T&T kicks in
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): GOVERNMENT'S FREE tertiary education programme estimated to cost TT$352 million (US$56 million) a year kicks in today. Under the programme, thousands of students at local and regional...
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