By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY, March 13 (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said on Monday his country is safer than the United States, pushing back against U.S. critics of his security record following a deadly kidnapping this month near the border that claimed the lives of two Americans. The March 3 attack on four Americans in […]

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BOGOTA, March 13 (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general on Monday suspended arrest warrants against 19 members of a group of former rebels who reject a 2016 peace deal, a step toward new negotiations promised by President Gustavo Petro. The Estado Mayor Central armed group was founded by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of […]

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LIMA, March 13 (Reuters) – Powerful Cyclone Yaku has unleashed torrents of rain on Peru’s northern region in recent days, burying homes and cars in mud and leading to the deaths of at least six people. In the northern coastal towns of Trujillo and Lambayeque, residents waded through knee-high water and cars crawled through inundated […]

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Hello US authorities launch emergency measures to shore up confidence in the banking system, China’s Xi plans Russia visit as soon as next week, and Trump is headed to Iowa.   By Kate Turton Business & Markets A man puts a sign on the door of the Silicon Valley Bank as an onlooker watches at […]

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By CMC News Trinidad and Tobago is giving “active consideration” to a request by Mexico to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to pursue legal action in the United States in a bid to have gun manufacturers held responsible for gun-related crimes in the region. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, speaking at a public meeting of his […]

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Finance Minister Nigel Clarke displays samples of the new Jamaican banknotes on Tuesday during the sitting of the House of Representatives Budget Debate 2022/2023. (Photo credit: Jamaica Observer) By Micaiah Morgan Jamaica’s Finance and Public Service Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke says the country’s new series of banknotes would be ready to be released to the […]

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By CMC News The region’s Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) negotiators Friday said the new international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction opens a new chapter for equity in the world’s ocean. The agreement was signed on March 4  following what the BBNJ said was a […]

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Article by Kendy CMC     CASTRIES – Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has called for help from the Regional Security System (RSS) and has implemented 24-hour police patrols, among measures in response to deadly gun violence in the southern town of Vieux Fort. “The Regional Security System and other assets have been contacted and […]

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By MAURICIO SAVARESE and CARLA BRIDIMarch 11, 2023 SAO PAULO (AP) — When rioters stormed Brazil’s top government buildings in January to dispute the outcome of the presidential election, many soldiers stood by as far-right protesters broke windows, defecated in offices and destroyed valuable art. The images from Brasilia that day still haunt the left-leaning […]

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By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DÉBORA REYyesterday BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, much of his home country celebrated as if it had just won a soccer World Cup championship. A decade later, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church generates divided opinions and much less fervor. […]

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