HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda police say they have broken up a major drug-trafficking ring after seizing drugs with a street value of US$500,000 in raids on five houses. Officers also netted $25,000 in cash, removed eight illegal dogs, and made six arrests. Officers executed search warrants at five residences in Smith’s parish. A police […]
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CARACAS / BOGOTA, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Venezuela and Colombia on Thursday appointed ambassadors to each other’s capitals, moving to rebuild relations between the two countries that have been broken for more than three years. The appointments come days after the inauguration of Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, who has expressed his intention to […]
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By Jose Luis Gonzalez Summary Cows and donkeys die from lack of water Mexico suffers one of worst droughts in decades Stressed farmers long for rain COYAME, Mexico, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Hicterio Torres Franco’s animals are dying: deprived of water in one of the worst droughts Mexico has seen for 30 years. In […]
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R MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Mexican army divers were blocked by debris in their first attempt to descend deep into a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico where 10 miners have been trapped for a week, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday. The miners became trapped at a mine in the border […]
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By Peter Hoskins Business reporter BBC Argentina’s central bank has raised its main rate of interest to 69.5% as it tries to contain soaring inflation. The bank put up its 28-day benchmark rate by 9.5% percentage points, its second hike in as many weeks. It comes as new figures showed inflation in the country […]
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BBC- Protesters marched in several cities on Thursday in defence of democracy over fears the far-right leader would not respect the outcome of the vote. Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly sought to discredit Brazil’s voting system. He has claimed that electronic voting machines enable cheating, because of the absence of a paper trail. A year ago, […]
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The US is on a Covid plateau, and no one’s sure what will happen next By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) The United States seems to have hit a Covid-19 plateau, with more than 40,000 people hospitalized and more than 400 deaths a day consistently over the past month or so. It’s a dramatic improvement […]
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Jamaica Observer- Despite Barbados recording 10.5 per cent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of 2022, the central bank in that country indicated that it will revise growth projections for the year. In its review of the economic performance for January – June 2022, the Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) said […]
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Today’s Headlines Trump’s bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick for governor in the swing state of Wisconsin easily defeated a favorite of the Republican…Read More Gas prices dip just below $4 for the first time in 5 months Gasoline prices dipped to just under the […]
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By Santana Salmon The United States Coast Guard says it has offloaded 2,425 pounds of seized cocaine following three separate at-sea interdictions in the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard said 14 persons from the Dominican Republic, who were detained during the operations, are now facing US federal prosecution in Puerto Rico. The seized drugs have […]
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