April 12 (Reuters) – After central banks across Latin America and the Caribbean raised rates to battle inflation, the International Monetary Fund is now pointing at less spending from governments to help slow down price pressures – while reminding the region’s rich to pay more taxes. “Fiscal policy can help monetary policy in reducing demand […]
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By Erwin Seba A view of the destroyed road between Matlacha and Pine Island after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Matlacha, Florida, U.S., October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo HOUSTON, April 13 (Reuters) – A slightly below-average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season lies ahead with an El Nino weather phenomenon damping the storm outlook, a […]
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, April 13 (Reuters) – More than 17,600 people are members of the four major armed groups and 23 gangs with which the Colombian government hopes to reach peace or surrender deals, two security agency reports seen by Reuters show. The newly updated figures, which have not been reported before, are […]
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LA PAZ, April 13 (Reuters) – Bolivia’s government has called on the armed forces to tighten border controls to curb the smuggling of state-subsidized fuels, a move it believes will save state coffers some $250 million per year. Keeping fuel prices steady, currently 3.74 bolivianos ($0.5452) per liter for gasoline and 3.72 bolivianos per […]
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MEXICO CITY, April 13 (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States on Thursday agreed to ramp up the fight against fentanyl trafficking, as well as Mexico’s Sinaloa and CJNG drug cartels and their supply chains, in joint bid to reduce consumption of the powerful opioid. The deal came after a meeting of officials from both […]
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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A Peruvian ex-interior minister was complicit in the 1988 killing of Hugo Bustíos, a journalist who investigated human rights abuses, a court has found. The former minister, Daniel Urresti, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail. The court ruled that Urresti, who at the time was a military intelligence […]
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By David Willis & Alys Davies, BBC Los Angeles and London A 21-year-old US airman will appear in court on Friday in connection with the leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues. Jack Teixeira was arrested by the FBI at his family home in Dighton, rural […]
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Each year, more than 55,000 people submit applications to allopathic medical schools. However, only about 22,700 seats are available, meaning nearly 60% of applicants don’t earn a spot. What happens to those thousands of applicants who aren’t successful? Some might have also applied and potentially been accepted to osteopathic medical schools or pursued another career […]
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Globe and Mail- On a bridge between Haiti and the Dominican Republic – the Caribbean’s poorest country and its largest economy – would-be migrants tell The Globe about dawn raids, extortions, mass deportations and other hardships Adrian Morrow Photography by Melissa Tait The Globe and Mail Ouanaminthe, Haiti Published April 13, 2023 A caged bus […]
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By CNW Contributor Last month, Haitian-American Commissioner Daniela Jean of the City of North Miami Beach, was appointed to the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO), where she will serve as the Florida Regional Director. NBC-LEO is a group within the National League of Cities, an organization of city leaders that are […]
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