CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA NEWS ROUNDUP – FEB. 5, 2019

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Feb. 5, 2019: The murder rate in Trinidad and Tobago has jumped to 51 for 2019 with three killed in Port-of-Spain on Monday; Guyana’s President has appealed to supporters to re-elect his coalition government even as he pledged not to resign despite a court ruling; Authorities in Jamaica are investigating the killing of Dr. Lynvale Bloomfield, a member of Parliament in Portland; rapper Nicki Minaj has posed topless for an X-rated snap after telling fans her ex-convict boyfriend makes her feel “empowered” and more Caribbean and Latin America news for Feb. 5, 2019.