By Nelson Renteria Soldiers search a car at a checkpoint in the Distrito Italia neighbourhood after El Salvador’s Congress approved emergency powers that temporarily suspended some constitutional protections after the Central American country recorded a sharp rise in killings attributed to criminal gangs, in Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas SAN SALVADOR, April […]

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MEXICO CITY, April 5 (Reuters) – Violence against the press in Mexico rose to unprecedented levels in the first half of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration, up 85% from the first half of his predecessor’s term, according to a report published on Tuesday. The report comes as Mexico faces a streak of journalist killings […]

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By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA, April 5 (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday afternoon lifted a curfew order following widespread defiance on the streets, as protests spiraled against rising fuel and fertilizer prices triggered by the Ukraine conflict. “I must announce that from this moment on we are going to cancel the curfew order,” […]

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BBC- A “monumental seizure” of cocaine found in a shipment of bananas has been called the UK’s biggest since 2015. The drug, with a potential street value of £302m, was found within five pallets of bananas at Southampton docks on 17 March. Home Secretary Priti Patel said it was the “largest seizure of cocaine in […]

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Biden orders administration to step up efforts against long COVID by Peter Sullivan Associated Press/Evan Vucci President Biden speaks during a news conference after a NATO summit and Group of Seven meeting at NATO headquarters on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Brussels. President Biden on Tuesday ordered his administration to step up efforts to fight […]

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By Loshaun Dixon Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Timothy Harris is warning that the people will have the final say, and there could be a price to be paid if members of his coalition aim to destroy the unity the people twice voted for.   Speaking at the People Labour Party (PLP)’s […]

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By Monique Washington “I am done with private discussions and negotiations and the talks. No! Send the money. Give us our share.” This blunt assertion was made by Premier of Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley during his Monthly Press Conference on Thursday, when once again called on the Prime Minister and Federal  Minister of Finance, Dr […]

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By Monique Washington The gas price in the Federation, which is now at $18.01 per gallon, may soon be reduced, according to Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley. Brantley noted that the Federal cabinet is currently in discussions as it relates to a price reduction at the pumps. Early last month, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia […]

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The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has announced that the finals for the next three years will be hosted by Guyana, starting this year.   The 2022 tournament will be hosted across four countries – St Lucia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis.   After hosting the entire tournament in 2021, St […]

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The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, April 5, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Satellite images show civilian deaths in Bucha while it was in Russian hands, Biden urges a war crimes trial for Putin, and the U.S. stops Russian bond payments Today’s biggest stories Local resident Viktoria Mukhina plants tulips […]

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