Alexander Richter With funding of $17 million by the Caribbean Development Bank, the Nevis geothermal project is pushing ahead development with drilling as next step. As reported in a press release just before the Christmas period, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$17 million in financing for a geothermal energy development project in Nevis, […]
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by Elesha George The U.S. Virgin Islands has joined a list of 21 states and the District of Columbia that have approved legislation to legalize the adult use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Governor Albert Bryan is expected to sign the measure into law, which is already veto-proof with 11 senators voting in favor. The […]
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(Reuters) – The government of the Bahamas has hired a U.S. law firm to handle legal work and engage with the U.S. government and media in connection with the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, according to a U.S Justice Department filing. Boston-based Brown Rudnick is advising the Bahamian government on issues related to the […]
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MIAMI, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH.N) must pay $110 million in damages for use of a port that Cuba’s government confiscated in 1960, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday, a milestone for Cuban-Americans seeking compensation for Cold-War era asset seizures. The decision by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom in Miami follows her […]
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PANAMA CITY, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Migrants arrived at record numbers in Panama in 2022, the Central American nation said Sunday, with most of them leaving Venezuela and crossing the dangerous Darien Gap region in an attempt to reach the United States. With 248,283 migrants from different countries recorded by Panamanian authorities, the number for […]
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BOGOTA, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a leftist and former guerrilla, announced late on Saturday a January ceasefire with five illegal armed groups to support peace talks. Petro has pledged to end the Andean nation’s internal conflict, which has run for almost six decades and left at least 450,000 dead between […]
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By Will Grant in Mexico & Emma Owen in London BBC News Dozens of inmates have escaped from a prison in northern Mexico after gunmen, suspected to be members of a drug cartel, opened fire on the facility. The men arrived outside the Chihuahua state prison shortly after 07:00 (14:00 GMT) in armoured vehicles and […]
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By Katy Watson in Brasilia & Alys Davies in London BBC News Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil – the third time he has held the country’s highest office. The veteran left-wing politician, known widely as Lula, also led the country between 2003 and 2010 – […]
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by Theresa Maher THE HILL An early new year’s morning shooting in Ocala, Fla., left two people dead and four wounded. Davonta Harris, 30, and Abdul Hakeem Van Croskey, 24, were killed in the shooting, the Ocala Police Department said in a statement Sunday afternoon. Four people are being treated for gunshot wounds sustained […]
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by Cheyanne M. Daniels Madeline Monroe/Greg Nash/Associated Press-Julio Cortez Madeline Monroe/Greg Nash/Associated Press-Julio Cortez Story at a glance A number of Black Americans made history in 2022 by breaking through glass ceilings. Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, while Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black person […]
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