TEGUCIGALPA, March 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid for more investment and jobs from the Asian giant. Deputy Foreign Minister Antonio Garcia issued the order on […]

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By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, March 27 (Reuters) – Cuba said on Monday that voters had elected all 470 candidates for the National Assembly on the ballot over the weekend, calling the results a “home run,” while opposition groups critiqued the elections as a farce. Election officials said Monday that the initial turnout was 75.9%, topping […]

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By Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Reuters) – China spent $240 billion bailing out 22 developing countries between 2008 and 2021, with the amount soaring in recent years as more have struggled to repay loans spent building “Belt & Road” infrastructure, according to a study published Tuesday. Almost 80% of the rescue lending was made […]

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A female osprey has completed a “remarkable” transatlantic journey from Scotland to Barbados. The bird of prey, which was tagged last summer in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park in Renfrewshire, was spotted on the Caribbean island earlier this month. The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation said it covered 4,124 miles during its epic journey from Lochwinnoch. And […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least 16 people have died in a landslide that buried entire families under mud and rubble in a mountain village in Ecuador. Firefighters, police and specialised rescue teams have been dispatched to the canton of Alausí, in the Andes mountains, to search for trapped residents. Six people have been […]

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By Glenn Campbell Political editor, BBC Scotland Humza Yousaf faces some enormous challenges as he takes over from Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister. Being the leader of a divided nation and a divided party is difficult. The narrow nature of his victory does not make it any easier. In his acceptance […]

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By Francis Kokoroko Summary U.S. vice president starts three-nation Africa tour Washington seeking to counter Chinese, Russian influence Harris says she raised LGBT rights issue ACCRA, March 27 (Reuters) – The United States will provide $100 million to Ghana and four other West African countries to help them deal with violent extremism and instability, Vice […]

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by Stephen Neukam Three children and three adult staff members died from gunshot wounds in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday after police say a female armed with two assault-style weapons and a handgun opened fire in a school. Officials said the female appeared to be in her teens but her identity had yet to be confirmed. […]

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By CMC News The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) said the Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ (BOSVG) has taken over the operations of the  First Caribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited (FCIB) in Kingstown. In a statement, the ECCB, which serves as a central bank for the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, […]

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By CMC News The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) agency says officers from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia apprehended several Caribbean nationals among 21 noncitizens identified as having been convicted of felony rape, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, unlawful possession or use of a firearm, drug distribution or trafficking, or driving under […]

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