By Sofia Menchu and Josue Decavele GUATEMALA CITY, March 8 (Reuters) – More than 100 children and teen migrants from Guatemala were flown home on Wednesday after being found in a truck trailer in Mexico headed to the U.S., one of the largest recent returns of unaccompanied minors back to the Central American country. […]
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March 8 (Reuters) – Haitian rights activists on Wednesday called for a stop to the trafficking of weapons into Haiti, as the Caribbean state faces a humanitarian crisis driven by gangs who rights groups say now control most of the country. Haiti does not produce weapons but boys are often seen carrying assault rifles, understood […]
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MONTE VERA, Argentina, March 8 (Reuters) – Argentina’s new cannabis watchdog is overseeing more than 50 projects related to the research and development of cannabis and is establishing a regulatory framework as it bids to enter the potentially lucrative weed export market. “The industry has incredible potential,” said Gabriel Gimenez, director of the ARICCAME […]
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By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Activists at the US-Mexico border say that a government mobile app required for US asylum applications is beset by technical problems, and frequently fails to recognise the faces of black and darker-skinned migrants. The app, known as CBP One, was rolled out by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) […]
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By Will Grant BBC Mexico correspondent in Mexico City Four Americans were kidnapped by armed men last week soon after crossing into the Mexican border city of Matamoros. Two of them were killed and two survived the ordeal. For now, the Mexican government remains tight-lipped about the motive for the attack. However, the attorney general’s […]
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Medical charity Doctors Without Borders says gang violence in Haiti’s capital has forced the temporary closure of its hospital in Port-au-Prince. It said that patients and staff at its facility in the Cité Soleil district had been put at risk. Haitians looking for treatment had become collateral victims of warfare just metres from the hospital, […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The Ministry of Tourism on Nevis is extending its gratitude to all who participated in the 20th anniversary celebratory activities of the Nevisian Heritage Village at Fothergills Estate in Gingerland, on March 03, 2023. Mr. John Hanley, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration, was at […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (MARCH 08, 2023) — The following is an address by Hon. Jahnel Nisbett, Minister of Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023. International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th annually. This year it is celebrated under the theme: “DigitAll: Innovation and technology for gender […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS — The Ministry of Tourism has embarked on a paradigm shift of its business model at the Nevisian Heritage Village on Fothergills Estate in Gingerland. Mr. John Hanley, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, which is charged with overseeing spoke of the shift at the village’s 20th anniversary celebrations which was […]
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Veterinarian Dr. Kamara Louisy has joined the Nevis Historical & Conservation Society as its new Director. Dr. Louisy has a diverse education background and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History with special focus on Critical Theory and History of Women in the Caribbean. As a former teacher, she taught Agriculture Science and History at […]
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