The Reuters Daily Briefing Thursday, November 3, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. U.S. courts are still grappling with election lawsuits as the midterms near, Ukrainians say Europe’s largest nuclear plant is cut off from the grid, and the Bank of England readies for its biggest rate rise since […]
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By CMC News Former Grenadian Foreign Affairs Minister Oliver Joseph has admitted that the previous New National Party (NNP) administration had a policy of accepting cash for diplomatic passports. However, there have been denials that a Polish man was charged almost double the usual amount and a significant portion of that went to the bank […]
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by Jed Meline Director of Policy and Advocacy at Project HOPE THE HILL The situation in Haiti is deteriorating rapidly. While no stranger to catastrophe, Haiti may be facing its worst situation in at least a decade. The country’s rapidly spiraling decline is due to multiple crises occurring simultaneously: political strife, civil unrest, rampant […]
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GENEVA (31 October 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Armenia, Belgium, Finland, The Gambia, Honduras, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Switzerland and Ukraine, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the […]
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By AJ Willingham, CNN A new power couple has taken the stage. A former Miss Argentina and former Miss Puerto Rico shocked and delighted fans by announcing their surprise marriage on Instagram. Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentín met at the 2020 Miss Grand International competition in Thailand, where they represented Argentina and Puerto Rico, respectively. […]
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Fighting between gangs at Ecuador’s most violent prison has killed at least two people, prisons agency SNAI said on Wednesday, on the heels of attacks against police over prisoner transfers. The confrontation at Guayaquil’s Penitenciaria prison also injured six, the agency said. The transfer of about 1,000 […]
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By Jose Sanchez BELIZE CITY, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Lisa weakened into a tropical storm as it moved across Belize Wednesday, leaving much of the country’s largest city in the dark, although there were no reports of deaths or major damage so far in the Caribbean nation famed for its tourist appeal. The eye of […]
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MEXICO CITY, Nov 2 (Reuters) – A bilateral agreement on nuclear energy between the United States and Mexico entered into force, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday, adding that it will enhance cooperation on energy security. The agreement is the “first bilateral agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation” between the two countries, the department said in […]
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Image source, AFP A long line of trucks take part in a blockade on a highway on the outskirts of Sao Paulo on 2 November By Alys Davies BBC News Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has appealed to truckers protesting against Sunday’s election results to clear the roads and protest elsewhere. Supporters of the far-right president […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 02, 2022) — The following is a notice from the Department of Physical Planning in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the results of the Geothermal Project’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) which is available for public review. Please be informed that The Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC), in […]
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