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Police Station Destroyed During Early Morning Riot in Suriname

By CMC News A police station was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning and at least 10 trucks transporting wood were set ablaze as rioting took place in the village of Pikin Saron, an indigenous village of Kalina Amerindians in the Para District in Suriname. Police have given no motive for the riot, but added […]

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Haitian Vigilantes Kill 5 More Suspected Gangsters, 18 in Past Week

Associated Press Five men were killed and set on fire by a crowd of Haitian vigilantes Tuesday for suspected gang activity. The Caribbean nation’s worsening gang violence epidemic has drawn international ire. Prime Minister Ariel Henry has condemned the vigilante killings, ordering residents to “calm down.” Vigilante killings are surging in Haiti’s capital and surrounding […]

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Immigration: US Parole Program to Continue Post-Title 42, Mexico to Accept Returnees

By Brendan O’Boyle and Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY, May 2 (Reuters) – The United States will continue to accept migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under a humanitarian program after May 11, when the COVID-19 health policy known as Title 42 is set to end, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday. Mexico, […]

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Thousands of Union Contracts to Dissolve in Mexico’s Fight Against Pro-Company Deals

By Daina Beth Solomon Summary Mexico committed to contract ratification votes under trade deal After four years, unions have aimed to ratify 24% of contracts Remaining contracts will expire MEXICO CITY, May 2 (Reuters) – Thousands of pro-business union contracts in Mexico are set to expire as Mexico ends a historic campaign to wipe out […]

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Immigration: 1,500 US Troops to be Deployed at Southern Border

By Holly Honderich BBC in Washington The US is sending 1,500 troops to bolster resources at its southern border ahead of an expected surge of migrants, the defence department said. They will accompany 2,500 National Guard members already in place to support the work of border agents. Title 42, a Trump-era policy that gives the […]

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Illegal Alien: Mass Murder Suspect Captured in Cut and Shoot, Texas

Authorities in Texas on Tuesday arrested the man they suspect of being responsible for the shooting deaths of five people, ending a manhunt that spanned multiple days. Montgomery County Sheriff Rand Henderson confirmed the arrest of Francisco Oropeza, 38, to The Associated Press. Henderson said Oropeza was arrested without incident. He did not say whether […]

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US Mass Murders : 7 Dead in Oklahoma, 4 in California

Oklahoma sex offender found dead with family, missing teens kept family ‘under lock and key’ By SEAN MURPHY HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — A registered sex offender found dead on a rural Oklahoma property with his wife, her teenage children and two visiting teens kept the family “under lock and key” and always had to know […]

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Youth Parliamentarians Participate in Mock Sitting of Nevis Island Assembly

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 02, 2023) — In observance of Commonwealth Day 2023, there will be a Mock Sitting of the Nevis Island Assembly on Thursday, May 04, 2023, at the Nevis Island Assembly Chambers on Samuel Hunkins Drive. According to the notice circulated Ms. Myra Williams, Clerk of the Assembly, a total of 17 […]

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Bahamas Human Rights Record Being Examined This Week

Loop News- The UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will examine The Bahamas’ human rights record on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the fourth time that The Bahamas’ record will be examined before a global audience since 2013. The UN Human Rights Council said the reviews will be based on a national […]

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Guyana Fun Day Turns Tragic: 2 Teens Drown in Separate Incidents

By CNW Contributor Loop News- A day of fun turned out to be one of tragedy for two families in Guyana when their teenage sons drowned in separate incidents. Nathaniel Nelson, a 14-year-old Line Path Secondary School student, allegedly drowned at about 07:30 am on Sunday at Orealla Village on the Corentyne River. The Guyana […]

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