Image source, Reuters Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy were among those holding a minute’s silence to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion By Rachel Russell BBC News King Charles says “the people of Ukraine have suffered unimaginably” in a message marking the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. He also praised the “remarkable courage […]
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the fourth time. A brief statement on the Facebook page of the Office of the Prime Minister confirmed that the Trinidadian leader tested positive for the virus on Thursday morning after experiencing mild flu-like […]
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JAMAICA OBSERVER– The Government in Guyana has decided to make 15 per cent of its multi-billion-dollar carbon credits payments from Hess Corporation, totalling US$22 million or GY$4.7 billion, directly available to 241 Amerindian villages, to fast-track their development and upgrade their ability to better care for themselves with State assistance. The carbon credits share […]
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A transgender woman has for the first time been selected to participate in the Puerto Rico Miss Universe contest held in the largely conservative U.S. territory. Daniela Arroyo González, who is best known for winning a federal lawsuit against Puerto Rico’s government that allows people to change their gender […]
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BOGOTA, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist government on Thursday blasted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s expulsion of hundreds of prominent critics earlier this month and called for international monitoring and a criminal inquiry, according to a statement by the Colombian foreign ministry. The criticism by the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro is the latest […]
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SAO PAULO, Feb 23 (Reuters) – A Brazilian Navy ship arrived in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao on Thursday to help rescue victims of the heavy rains afflicting southeast Brazil, which have killed at least 50 people and displaced thousands. The Navy’s multipurpose aircraft ship, its largest vessel, will serve as an emergency field […]
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By Curtis Williams PORT OF SPAIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago next month expects to formally begin negotiations with Venezuela on a promising offshore natural gas project, the Caribbean nation’s energy minister said on Thursday. A deal would help revive the nation’s gas production, which contributes a large part of its export revenue […]
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Rio’s hotly contested carnival parade has been won by the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school with its tribute to a Brazilian outlaw from the early 20th Century which many compare to Robin Hood. Captain Virgulino Ferreira, better known as Lampião, is a controversial figure. Considered a folk hero by some, others say he was a mere […]
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Image source, Getty Images There have already been demonstrations against the reform By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Mexican lawmakers have approved a reform of the body which oversees elections, a move which critics say will weaken and undermine it. The overhaul of the National Electoral Institute (INE) has been driven by President Andrés Manuel López […]
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