Trending | View in Browser June 22, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Official: Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 920 people KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at […]

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Caribbean employees in the UK are disproportionately affected by workplace ethnicity pay gaps. HR-  Research from Business in the Community (BITC) found workers of Caribbean heritage in professional roles face an average pay gap of £3,814 compared to their colleagues – the highest pay gap of any ethnic group. More than half of the Caribbean workers […]

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by The Haitian Times PORT-AU-PRINCE — Gunshots from heavy automatic weapons erupted across Haiti’s capital and neighboring localities early June 20, sending scores of people into great panic. The hours before ninth graders began sitting for the annual state exams and days after a gang leader vowed to set certain areas into turmoil. Subscribe to […]

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By Jack Guy and Eduardo Aragón, CNN Javier Campos Morales (left) and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were among three people killed Monday. (CNN)Two elderly Jesuit priests were among three people killed Monday inside a church in Chihuahua state, northern Mexico. The third person had sought refuge inside the church in the village of Cerocahui before […]

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MEXICO CITY, June 21 (Reuters) – Two Canadian citizens, a man and a woman, have been killed at the beach resort of Playa del Carmen on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, authorities said on Tuesday. No suspects have been identified. The killings in the state of Quintana Roo follow the fatal shooting in January of two Canadians […]

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By Alexandra Valencia   QUITO, June 21 (Reuters) – Ecuadorean protesters who have held more than a week of marches and road blockades over President Guillermo Lasso’s economic policies, will not meet the government until it withdraws security forces from some areas of the capital, an indigenous leader said Tuesday. Thousands of demonstrators have marched […]

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By Nelson Renteria   SAN SALVADOR, June 21 (Reuters) – El Salvador extended a controversial state of emergency to combat gangs for the third time on Tuesday, prompting criticism from human rights organizations over the suspension of constitutional protections. President Nayib Bukele’s government first passed what was meant to be a 30-day measure in late […]

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By James Gregory BBC News A statue paying tribute to the Windrush generation is being unveiled in one of London’s largest train stations on June 22…Windrush  Day. The national monument pays tribute to the thousands of people who arrived in the UK from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971. It depicts a man, woman and […]

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Covid-19- DeSantis escalates feud with White House  © AP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is escalating his feud with the White House over the COVID-19 response as he positions himself for a possible presidential campaign in 2024. DeSantis has been taking heat from infectious diseases experts — as well as state and national Democrats — […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The patron for Culturama 48 is Mr. William Wentworth Dore affectionately known as “Zhumbye Di Ggii” of Charlestown, a cultural enthusiast who loves Culturama with a passion. Reacting to the accolade on June 21, following the Culturama Committee’s announcement on June 17, 2022, Zhumbye said he was honoured to be selected to preside […]

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