More access to HIV drugs
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2026

More access to HIV drugs
Latin America and the Caribbean to benefit

Sturge: Residents can get 'closed area' permits via WhatsApp
RESIDENTS in communities designated as 'closed areas' could apply for police-issued permits to leave their homes and communities through WhatsApp and other electronic means, Minister of Defence Wayne Sturge said yesterday.

State ordered to pay rental company almost $400K over URP contract
The State has been ordered to pay almost $400,000 in compensation to a car rental company following a move to terminate its contractual agreement to provide vehicles for the now-defunct Unemployment Relief Programme (URP).

Illegal Play Whe operators defy tougher penalties
In a telephone interview with the Sunday Express last Wednesday, NLCB chairman Ken Emrith explained that the penalty for unlicensed Play Whe operators had risen from $500 to $250,000 on January 1, 2026.

Courier dragged out of car; robbed in Brazil Village

Woman who died before cellulite procedure wanted to play mas
She said what she was offering Andrews were skin-tightening treatments, including shockwave therapy, cavitation and Thermage treatment, which she described as an advanced form of microneedling, as well as Emsculpt to tone her body. She said the cost of the treatment would have been $4,500.

The owner said Andrews had recently returned from China and that the two had been planning another trip. The two women had been friends for 17 years. "We wanted to grow old together. She loved to travel. She just came from China and we were going to Colombia to get our breasts done in December," she said.

Rig worker stabbed to death at Mayaro bar
THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD rig-worker Romario Gonzales died yesterday morning after being repeatedly stabbed during an altercation at a bar at St Ann's Village in Mayaro.


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