by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) – St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO observed this year’s World Poetry Day (March 21) spotlighting several local poets. Including Ms Jihan Williams, who expresses what poetry really means to her and encourages others to embrace the art form. https://fb.watch/jpPJxKFmqp/ Mr. Creighton Pencheon speaks on […]
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March 21 (Reuters) – At least 160,000 people in Haiti have been displaced in a crisis caused by increasing violence between heavily-armed gangs, the United Nations said on Tuesday, estimating that over 530 people have been killed this year. “Clashes between gangs are becoming more violent and more frequent,” the office of the U.N.’s high […]
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By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, March 22 (Reuters) – Like a growing number of Cubans, 77-year-old Havana resident Humberto Avila says he will likely sit out Sunday’s legislative elections. The retired university professor says he’s done the math – 470 candidates, 470 open seats – and sees no point in voting. “That’s the same number of […]
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March 22 (Reuters) – A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to federal charges of organizing a human-smuggling operation that led to the deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan migrants in a highway crash near the border in Southern California two years ago. Jose Cruz Noguez, 49, a legal permanent U.S. resident from Mexicali, Mexico, entered […]
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By David Ljunggren and Andrea Shalal OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will make a long-delayed visit to close ally Canada this week to express unity on Ukraine and the environment, but is unlikely to make much progress on tougher trade disputes, sources said on Tuesday. Biden will be in the capital […]
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By Antoinette Radford BBC News Journalists across Ecuador have been targeted by explosive devices sent through the post. One presenter, Lenin Artieda, was injured when he opened the envelope in the middle of the newsroom. He said the explosive device looked like a USB drive. He plugged it into his computer and it detonated. The […]
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by Harun Maruf VOICE OF AMERICA A Somali woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, on Sept. 20, 2022. A new report estimates 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s drought last year, half of them children. Droughts in Somalia may have killed an estimated 43,000 people last […]
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Today’s Top News China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin set their sights on shaping a new world order as the Chinese leader left Moscow, having made no direct support for Putin’s war in Ukraine during his two-day visit. We spoke to Ukrainians near the frontlines who are facing the daily dilemma of […]
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(Reuters/WINN – The U.S. government said it “respects” Honduras’ decision to move towards establishing formal diplomatic ties with China, the Honduran foreign minister said on Monday after a meeting with U.S. officials, comments Taiwan disputed. Enrique Reina said Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro made “general comments” on the decision during the meeting attended by different officials […]
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By Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): In observance of World Water Day, celebrated annually on March 22, Minister with responsibility for Infrastructure and Utilities, Hon. Konris Maynard highlighted the fact that only one percent of water in the world can be used for drinking, hence humans survival depends heavily on how we utilise […]
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