(Reuters) – An ex-street gang leader accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas was convicted of murder yesterday for his role in a long-unsolved crime that silenced one of rap music’s most influential voices.
TRISHULI, Nepal, (Reuters) – Rescuers searched for survivors in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides of Nepal today while more than 1,000 people remained missing there and in neighbouring China after a wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a mountain river, triggering a catastrophic flash flood.
(Reuters) – A night of terror in Haiti’s hillside town of Kenscoff – which has faced more than a dozen attacks since last year – has shocked the nation even as Haiti prepares to hold its first election in a decade and foreign nations backed by the United Nations promise to lend more effective support.
Country music star Dolly Parton has passed away at age 80, Reuters reported today. Her family announced the news in a video on social media.In
A Jamaican human rights group has called on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to disclose whether an investigation has begun into allegations arising from leaked emails among its judges.
-proposes review of sentencing for serious offences Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has rejected the suggestion that his criticism of sentencing practices amounted to executive interference with the judiciary and has proposed an independent review of sentences for firearm and other serious offences.
Caribbean heads of judiciary yesterday condemned as “unproductive and dangerous” remarks by Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne suggesting that foreign judges could be removed from the country over allegedly lenient sentencing.
Massy Holdings Ltd on Monday declared after-tax profit attributable to the owners of the parent of TT$322.26 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2026, a 35.6 per cent decline compared to the TT$500.47 million the group earned for the prior period.
A decade after the closure of ArcelorMittal left hundreds jobless a huge investment is now bringing heavy manufacturing back to the Point Lisas Industrial Estate.
At least 77 people died after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early today, knocking down buildings across several cities and leaving others trapped in the rubble.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders today that the White House said expands the definition of people who are ineligible for birthright citizenship and bans “birth tourism”, Reuters reported.
Eshwar Persaud, a Guyanese man was among a crew of six rescued nine days after a fire on their fishing vessel.
India’s education minister resigned today, a major victory to youth protesters whose street demonstrations over examination paper leaks had become a serious challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In a landmark ruling issued orally yesterday, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court for the Commonwealth of Dominica decriminalised abortion access in cases of rape, incest, foetal impairment and to protect a woman’s life and health.
St Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has announced that the Government of Saint Lucia will appoint a Commission of Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the marine collision at Anse Cochon involving two vessels on July 18, 2026, which claimed the lives of at least two Saint Lucians.
Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Scott Statement on Daniel Ortega’s Announcement to End Elections in Nicaragua WASHINGTON – Today, Rubio condemns Ortega statement on end to elections in Nicaragua US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday condemned a statement by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega that elections will not be held anymore in the Central American country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for setting up a foolproof public examination system in the country, a day after supporters of the youth-led “cockroach” movement clashed with police as they marched on parliament to protest against question paper leaks.
St Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre said that it was with profound sadness that he learned of the tragic marine collision at Anse Cochon, which has claimed the lives of two young Saint Lucians and left several others injured, while search and rescue efforts continue for those missing.
Trinidadian businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife, Genevieve Hadeed, will remain in prison after the Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that the interim stay granted on Thursday will remain in force while the State pursues an appeal to the UK Privy Council.
Former Energy Chamber chief executive officer Dr Dax Driver has raised questions as to whether Trinidad and Tobago has the energy generation capacity to supply the proposed data centres.
