BRASILIA, May 18 (Reuters) – Brazil’s supreme court voted on Thursday to convict former President Fernando Collor de Mello on corruption and money laundering charges. Six of the court’s 10 judges voted to convict Collor, 73, who was impeached in 1992 on corruption charges. While Thursday’s vote meant his conviction was certain, the remaining four […]
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By Will Grant Mexico and Central America Correspondent BBC The sprawling municipality of Soyapango was once a battleground for El Salvador’s two biggest and most feared street gangs. For decades, the MS13 and the 18th Street Gang dumped victims’ bodies in ditches and streams, on roadsides and wasteland across the notoriously dangerous district of the […]
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Federal health officials are raising the alarm about a “substantial risk” of a resurgence of mpox and are urging high-risk individuals to get vaccinated. © AP Too few men who identify as gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary have been vaccinated, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said Thursday.CDC is investigating a new cluster […]
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by Rafael Bernal THE HILL Legislation in Florida and Texas to crack down on undocumented immigrants is prompting some Hispanics to reconsider where they live and work. In Florida, videos of empty workplaces began to go viral after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that ratchets up sanctions for employing undocumented workers. Those videos […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 18, 2023) — The Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA) embarked on its first initiative tailored to attract people of colour to Nevis at the Limani Restaurant at Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, New York, with approximately 100 people in attendance. Mrs. Pamela Martin, Chairman of the NTA’s Board of Directors accompanied by Ms. […]
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ and REBECCA SANTANAyesterday MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks. The 8-year-old girl and her family were being held in Harlingen, Texas, in the […]
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by Julia Manchester THE HILL Florida’s shift to the right has turned the Sunshine State under Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) into a model for other GOP-led states seeking to enact culturally conservative policies. It has also turned DeSantis into a national Republican leader preparing to challenge former President Trump in the GOP primary for […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 18, 2023) – The Nevis Water Department would like to advise the public that the water supply is likely to be shut off in all areas of the island as of Thursday, May 18, 2023, until further notice. However, restoration efforts have already begun, and every effort is being made […]
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The AP Wire Russia fires 30 cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets; Ukraine says 29 were shot down Russia launched 30 cruise missiles at Ukraine’s capital and the Odesa region early Thursday, officials said, in an escalation ahead of a much-anticipated counteroffensive. Most of the missiles were shot down, and one death was reported from the […]
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UN official warns violence shows ‘no sign of ending’ as frustrated Haitians go after gang members themselves. Video Duration 02 minutes 11 second By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 17 May 2023 Haitians are “taking the law into their own hands” with a wave of vigilantism that risks worsening the country’s already skyrocketing levels of violence, […]
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