Trini pensioners get $5000 cheque in January

December 18, 2014 in Regional

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Trinidad Express) – Pensioners will continue to see Christmas in January with a $5,000 pension cheque. For the public at large, there will be a 20 per cent discount on rice, sugar, flour and oil for the Christmas season, as was the...

Caribbean reports dramatic decline in babies born with HIV

December 17, 2014 in Regional

The report, “Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis in the Americas,” takes stock of progress in the region's countries toward the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, said PAHO. Using data from PAHO, UNICEF and UNAIDS, the report estimates that 10,700...

TT pastor on sex charge gets bail

December 17, 2014 in Regional

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- A pastor at the Dow Village Open Bible Church, south of here, will return to court on January 12 next year after being charged with having sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. Bernard Andrews, 47, was released on...

Gunman robs Central Marketing Corporation

December 16, 2014 in Regional

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A lone gunman held up an employee of the Central Marketing Corporation (CMC) on the compound and robbed him of the day’s takings before fleeing in a waiting vehicle yesterday. The employee was robbed shortly after 4:30 pm when CMC closed the...