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Mexico Feels the Strain as Haitian Migrants, Caught in Limbo, Mark Time

By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY, April 17 (Reuters) – Asylum claims by Haitians in Mexico are on track to hit a record above 50,000 this year, a top official said, further pressuring the country’s already strained migrant services as many begin to contemplate a future there rather than in the United States. In the year’s […]

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Barbados: Incompetence Was Cause of Cruise Passenger’s 2020 Death, Son Says

A cruise ship passenger who was crushed to death by a reversing truck on a quay was the victim of a “perfect storm of incompetence”, her son has said. Janet Purkess, 87, from Lyndhurst, Hampshire, was run over after leaving the Saga Sapphire in Barbados in 2020. Chris Purkess said errors by Saga, the driver […]

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Ukraine War: US Accuses Lula of Parroting Propaganda

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is on a trip to Brazil By George Wright BBC News The White House has sharply criticised Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for accusing the United States of “encouraging” the war in Ukraine. Lula said after a visit to China at the weekend that […]

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WORLD VIEW: Ukraine Seeks Re-Opening of Grain Transit, Deadly Civil War in Sudan, 25 Years for Putin Critic, More

The week begins with a move by Poland and Hungary to ban grain and other food imports from Ukraine The harshest sentence in years for a Kremlin critic, And the deadly fighting between rival military factions in Sudan Plus, G7 ministers set big new targets for solar and wind capacity. Today’s Top News A general […]

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Jamaican Actor Winston ‘Bello’ Bell Has Died

By Micaiah Morgan CNW   Jamaican actor and pastor Winston ‘Bello’ Bell has died due to medical complications. His death was announced on his Facebook page on Sunday morning. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Bishop Winston Alexander Bell who passed away on April 15, 2023, due to complications from […]

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Guyana Press Assn. Condemns Online Attack Against Journalist

By CNW Contributor Loop News- The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has condemned what it describes as an attack against Kaieteur News Journalist Davina Bagot, by handlers operating a certain Facebook page. GPA said this is not the first time this medium has attacked journalists and placed their safety in jeopardy. The Association noted that it […]

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UK Study: African-Caribbeans with Type 1 Diabetes at Greater Risk of Losing Sight

African Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes are at 39% greater risk of developing sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, which if untreated can lead to blindness. The paper, published today in Diabetes Care and led by researchers from King’s, adds much needed evidence to show the relationship between ethnicity and type 1 diabetes-related retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is […]

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Cuba’s Fuel Shortages Due to Supplier Nations Not Delivering, Says President

HAVANA, April 14 (Reuters) – Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the island’s ongoing gasoline shortages were caused by countries contracted to supply the fuel not complying with their requirements due to “a complex energy situation.” In an evening TV broadcast, Diaz-Canel said the Caribbean island had less than 400 tonnes of gasoline per day to […]

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Gang Clash Leaves at Least 12 Dead in Ecuador Prison

QUITO, April 15 (Reuters) – At least 12 inmates were killed in an Ecuadorian jail amid a new clash between gangs, the SNAI prison agency said on Saturday, in the latest chapter in the South American nation’s prison violence. The confrontation occurred on Friday in the prison known as La Penitenciaría, in the city of […]

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Mexico , U.S. Search for Three American Sailors Last Seen in Sinaloa

MEXICO CITY, April 15 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Navy and the United States are searching for three American sailors who were last seen on April 4 in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The three sailors reportedly left the port city of Mazatlan en route to San Diego and were due […]

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