Telesur- Caricom reports that it will not attend the Summit of the Americas in the event that the United States excludes any nation from the intercontinental event. Brian Nichols, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, announced on Monday that Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela would not be invited to the Summit of […]
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ZURICH, May 5 (Reuters) – More than 500 kg (1,102 lb) of cocaine estimated to be worth more than 50 million Swiss francs ($50.65 million) have been found in a container of coffee bean bags for Nestle’s (NESN.S) Nespresso factory in Romont in western Switzerland, the cantonal police said on Thursday. Police were informed on […]
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MEXICO CITY, May 5 (Reuters) – A Mexican journalist was found dead in the northwestern state of Sinaloa on Thursday, authorities said, marking the ninth death of a media worker in a unprecedentedly bloody year for the country which has drawn international scrutiny. Luis Enrique Ramirez, a veteran journalist and columnist at El Debate, was […]
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By Doug Faulkner BBC News , The premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been replaced following his arrest in the US on drug smuggling charges. His deputy Natalio Wheatley has been sworn in as the new premier of the islands with the approval of its governor John Rankin. A no-confidence motion in Andrew […]
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Nicaragua’s parliament has voted in favour of shutting down 50 non-governmental organisations. The parliament, which is dominated by allies of President Daniel Ortega, said the NGOs had failed to comply with regulations. But government critics say the move is part of a larger crackdown on opponents of the president, which has seen 144 NGOs banned […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 05, 2022) — The Ministry of Tourism on Nevis will introduce four new events as part of its month-long tourism awareness activities dubbed Exposition Nevis. The new events are the Bath Community Festival, an Entrepreneurship Workshop, a culinary tour and a festival at the Malcolm Guishard Recreational (MGR) Park. Mr. John […]
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The final decision on which countries will be invited to the summit is likely to come down to President Biden, seen above at the White House on Monday. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) By Tracy WilkinsonStaff Writer May 5, 2022 2 AM PT WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to exclude Cuba from the upcoming […]
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A number of unauthorised and misleading election posters have been spotted in three NSW electorates, portraying independent politicians as Greens candidates.
The signs appeared overnight in the Sydney seat of Warringah, showing independent MP Zali Steggall as a Greens candidate.
The corflutes have a prominent Greens logo and read "independent and the Greens for Warringah", even though Steggall is running as an independent.
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She said the signs have been reported, while the Australian Electoral Commission has said it is taking the issue "extremely seriously".
"The signage… appears to be unauthorised, in breach of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918," the AEC told 9News.com.au.
"We are endeavouring to find information regarding who is behind the signage."
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Similar posters targeting independents Sophie Scamps and Georgia Steel in the seats of McKellar and Hughes and McKellar respectively also appeared.
All electoral communications, including posters and ads, are required to carry an authorisation so voters are aware of who is behind the messaging.
However, the posters in question would likely be legal if they carried an authorisation, even though they misleadingly portray the independent candidates as being affiliated with the Greens.
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Both Steggal and Scamps have said the corflutes reinforce the need for truth in political advertising laws in Australia.
The AEC has appealed for anyone with information which could help them identify those responsible for the signage to come forward.
It's not the first time independent candidates have been portrayed as being aligned with the Greens.
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David Pocock, the former rugby union star running for an ACT senate seat, filed a complaint with the AEC after posters showing him opening his shirt to reveal a Greens shirt underneath appeared around Canberra.
Right-wing lobby group Advance Australia was behind those signs, which carried the appropriate authorisation.
Independent Monique Ryan, who is challenging treasurer Josh Frydenberg for the seat of Kooyong, has also been impacted by a similar ploy, after unauthorised stickers which said a vote for her was a vote for Labor, were stuck on her corflutes.
Premier Daniel Andrews has reportedly been grilled in secret by anti-corruption investigators – for a second time.
Andrews was quizzed over his association with property developer John Woodman, who is currently under investigation for alleged corrupt land deals, The Australian has reported.
It's the second time that Andrews was questions by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC).
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Last week, it was revealed Andrews was first questioned by IBAC over issues including branch stacking and misuse of public resources.
Andrews refused to answer questions about the report.
"I'm not making any comment on those matters unless and until a final report is handed down," he said.
"I'm not making any comments on these matters, and you can construct as many questions in as many ways as you see fit.
"That's fine, that's your job."
A state government spokesperson said they would not be commenting on "an active IBAC investigation".
by Peter Sullivan The Hill Almost 15 million deaths were caused either directly or indirectly by COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) estimate, far higher than the previously reported total. The estimate of 14.9 million deaths is more than double the previous figure of roughly 6 million. The […]
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