BOGOTA, May 30 (Reuters) – Colombia’s Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline was bombed by unknown actors, operator Cenit said in a statement on Tuesday, prolonging the suspension of pumping crude between oil fields in the country’s northeast and the Caribbean coast, where the oil is exported. The attack occurred in a rural part of the Saravena municipality, […]
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MEXICO CITY, May 30 (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is set to discuss migration and investment in Central America in a meeting Tuesday with U.S. Homeland Security advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Mexico’s top diplomat said. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard told reporters Mexican leaders would “review” plans on migration regarding visas and a […]
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By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, May 30 (Reuters) – The number of child migrants crossing a dangerous stretch of jungle dividing Colombia and Panama has rapidly increased during the first four months of this year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The thick jungle terrain of the Darien Gap, which is also […]
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By Anthony Boadle and Leonardo Benassatto BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, May 30 (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday night a bill to limit the recognition of new Indigenous reservations, a decision seen by environmentalists and human rights advocates as a setback after intense pressure from the farm lobby. The approval, by 283 votes […]
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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, May 30 (Reuters) – Divergent views on Venezuela surfaced during a South American leaders’ summit on Tuesday hosted by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as part of his efforts to unite the region’s development and give it a stronger voice internationally. Lula urged South America’s 12 […]
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St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Governor General – Dame Marcella Liburd, Prime Minister – Hon. Dr Terrance Drew and Hon. Marsha Henderson – Minister of Tourism et al., joined scores of Guyanese at the candlelight vigil held at the Cenotaph in Basseterre to honor the 20 youths who died at Guyana’s Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory […]
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PAHO- While the percentage of the population using tobacco in the Americas declined from 28% to 16.3% between 2000 and 2020, novel products and misleading information from the tobacco industry, especially targeting young people, threaten to undo those gains. As ‘World No Tobacco Day’ approaches (May 31), the Director of the Pan American Health Organization […]
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Drones hit several buildings in Moscow while Russia launched another wave of flying bombs on Kyiv, NATO peacekeeping soldiers were injured in clashes with Serb protesters, And as life in China returns to normal, hawkers are hitting the streets. Plus, deepfaking it: America’s 2024 election collides with AI boom Today’s Top News A damaged multi-storey […]
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The UK Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer has been deployed to the Caribbean for a range of duties after its extensive engine improvements. By John Hill The UK Royal Navy has deployed HMS Dauntless (D33) to the Carribbean after lengthy developments to the vessel’s power and propulsion systems. Now that the type 45 destroyer has […]
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WASHINGTON, (CMC) – The World Bank says as of May this year, its portfolio in Haiti amounts to US$1.25 billion comprising 18 active projects of which 38 per cent is allocated to the infrastructure sector, supporting territorial balances and climate change adaptation. The announcement by the Washington-based financial institution follows the visit last week of […]
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