SAO PAULO, March 27 (Reuters) – A teacher in Brazil has died after a 13-year-old student stabbed her alongside three other teachers and two classmates at a public school in Sao Paulo city, state Secretary of Public Safety Guilherme Derrite said on Monday. The teenager has been taken to a police station to be interrogated […]

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By Nicanor Gordon Safety is one of the primary concerns when planning a trip to another country. While the dogged reputation that persists around the developing world, including the Caribbean, is often exaggerated, there is indeed some risk involved when traveling to a few of the islands and territories in the region. On the other […]

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by Chester Sambrano Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI), Paula Gopee-Scoon has met with US Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Candace A. Bond to discuss issues of mutual interest and priority to both countries. According to a media release from the MTI, Minister Gopee-Scoon acknowledged that Trinidad and Tobago and the US continue to maintain […]

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by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is investigating the death of a male British National who was on tour to St. Kitts. The man arrived in St. Kitts on Monday morning, March 27, 2023, aboard the cruise ship Britannia. He was part of a large […]

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TEGUCIGALPA, March 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid for more investment and jobs from the Asian giant. Deputy Foreign Minister Antonio Garcia issued the order on […]

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By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, March 27 (Reuters) – Cuba said on Monday that voters had elected all 470 candidates for the National Assembly on the ballot over the weekend, calling the results a “home run,” while opposition groups critiqued the elections as a farce. Election officials said Monday that the initial turnout was 75.9%, topping […]

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By Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Reuters) – China spent $240 billion bailing out 22 developing countries between 2008 and 2021, with the amount soaring in recent years as more have struggled to repay loans spent building “Belt & Road” infrastructure, according to a study published Tuesday. Almost 80% of the rescue lending was made […]

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A female osprey has completed a “remarkable” transatlantic journey from Scotland to Barbados. The bird of prey, which was tagged last summer in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park in Renfrewshire, was spotted on the Caribbean island earlier this month. The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation said it covered 4,124 miles during its epic journey from Lochwinnoch. And […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least 16 people have died in a landslide that buried entire families under mud and rubble in a mountain village in Ecuador. Firefighters, police and specialised rescue teams have been dispatched to the canton of Alausí, in the Andes mountains, to search for trapped residents. Six people have been […]

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By Glenn Campbell Political editor, BBC Scotland Humza Yousaf faces some enormous challenges as he takes over from Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister. Being the leader of a divided nation and a divided party is difficult. The narrow nature of his victory does not make it any easier. In his acceptance […]

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