By Emily McGarvey BBC News Venezuela’s opposition has voted to dissolve its parallel government and remove its leader, Juan Guaidó. The move comes four years after Mr Guaidó declared himself president following the re-election of Nicolás Maduro in disputed polls. He was recognised by many Western countries, including the US, but failed to oust the […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (January 04, 2023) — An American benefactor who has made it her business to contribute to the wellbeing of the Nevis community is urging others to help make the world a better place. Mrs. Janie Busbee, founder of Mother to Mother, a non-profit charitable organisation based in Nashville, Tennessee, made the appeal […]
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The AP Morning Wire Advancing the Power of Facts McCarthy’s bid for speaker to continue, says Trump backs him WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will open the second day of the new Congress much like the first — with leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker despite losing…Read More NFL players, communities […]
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14ymedio, Ángel Salinas, Mexico, January 2, 2023 — Miami is the target of Rolando and his wife Yaimaris. In this region in southeastern Florida they hope to achieve a better future for their seven-year-old daughter, because on the Island “the situation gets worse every day.” This Cuban couple spent 48 hours in a detention center […]
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St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The heart of downtown Basseterre exploded with folklore, music, and colour as revelers took to the streets in the New Year’s Day Grand Parade. Thousands of spectators lined the streets, happy to be “outside again”, after a two-year break due to COVID-19 Winners from the Sugar Mas competitions, traditional performances […]
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SAN SALVADOR, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Murders in El Salvador tumbled 56.8% in 2022 amid a widespread crackdown on gang violence, the government said on Tuesday, extending a sharp drop in killings in a nation which for years had one of the world’s worst murder rates. Authorities registered a total of 496 homicides last year, […]
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By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges that he cheated investors in his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange and caused billions of dollars in losses, in what prosecutors have called an “epic” fraud. He entered his plea in Manhattan federal court […]
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LIMA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Thousands of Peruvians took the streets calling for peace on Tuesday, a day before fresh protests are expected following clashes caused by the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo left almost two dozen dead in December. People dressed in white carried Peru’s flag at the march, which was organized by […]
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An aerial view shows deforestation near a forest on the border between Amazonia and Cerrado in Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso state, Brazil July 28, 2021. Picture taken July 28, 2021 with a drone. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/ BRASILIA, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Norway, the major donor to the Amazon Fund, said the initiative for backing forest protection […]
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By Agustin Marcarian PAILON, Bolivia, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Hundreds of trucks lined highways in Bolivia’s farming region of Santa Cruz on Tuesday, as protesters blockaded routes out of the region following the arrest of the local governor, and hard-hit local businesses urged a return to order. Protests have gripped the lowland region since the […]
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