(Reuters/WINN – The U.S. government said it “respects” Honduras’ decision to move towards establishing formal diplomatic ties with China, the Honduran foreign minister said on Monday after a meeting with U.S. officials, comments Taiwan disputed. Enrique Reina said Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro made “general comments” on the decision during the meeting attended by different officials […]

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By Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): In observance of World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22, Minister with responsibility for Infrastructure and Utilities, Hon. Konris Maynard highlighted the fact that only one percent of water in the world can be used for drinking, hence humans survival depends heavily on how we utilise […]

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The AP Morning Wire Japan, China leaders visit rival capitals in Ukraine war KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighboring…Read More Trump legal woes force another moment of choosing for GOP ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From […]

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CNN  —   More than a month after a 63-year-old US citizen was kidnapped from her home in Mexico, the FBI has announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts. Maria del Carmen Lopez was kidnapped February 9 in Pueblo Nuevo, a municipality in the southwestern Mexican state of Colima, the FBI’s Los […]

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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO, March 20 (Reuters) – Journalists at various news outlets in Ecuador have been sent envelopes containing electronic devices fitted with explosives, the attorney general’s office said on Monday, adding it has opened a terrorism investigation in the incidents. The envelopes sent to journalists had similar characteristics and the same contents and […]

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. company said Monday that Mexican police and soldiers have illegally entered and seized a cargo port it operates on land it owns on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Alabama-based Vulcan Materials said police forced their way into the Caribbean coast dock at Punta Venado, near Playa del Carmen, last week. “It […]

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By REGINA GARCIA CANO CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The man responsible for running Venezuela’s oil industry — the one that pays for virtually everything in the troubled country, from subsidized food to ridiculously cheap gas — has quit amid investigations into alleged corruption among officials in various parts of the government. Tareck El Aissami’s announcement […]

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By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, March 20 (Reuters) – A Brazilian appeals court has agreed to rule on whether companies and farmers can plant cannabis in the country, which could open the door to legal cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes after legislative efforts stalled in recent years. The decision by the Superior Court of […]

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By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent The scientific body that advises the UN on rising temperatures has just released a new report. It’s an important summary of six key pieces of research completed over the past five years. Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath considers the critical messages. 1 – Overshoot is the key word The sober […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (March 20, 2023) — A three-day Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) workshop hosted by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) St. Kitts and Nevis commenced at the Nevis Disaster Management Department’s (NDMD) conference room on Monday. The meeting which is being held in partnership with the NDMD and the National Emergency Management […]

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