TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: More public officials to be prosecuted, says PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): MORE PUBLIC officials in Trinidad and Tobago will face prosecution arising from corruption charges against them, Prime Minister Patrick Manning warned on Tuesday.
HAITI: Parties doubt new election deadline
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC): OVER THREE dozen political parties and presidential candidates and a member of the electoral council in Haiti yesterday expressed doubt that the new schedule set for the presidential and congressional elections...
CUBA: 10% increase in political prisoners - rights group
HAVANA, Cuba (AP): A LEADING Cuban rights group said yesterday the number of prisoners of conscience on the island had grown by nearly 10 per cent over the past six months, reflecting a continued erosion of civil and political guarantees.
T&T: Minister dismisses bird flu scare
CUMUTO, Trinidad (AP): TRINIDAD'S HEALTH minister called for calm on Tuesday after 2,000 chickens died at several farms on this Caribbean island in the past five days, saying he doubts bird flu was the cause.
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