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Bahamas PM Calls for Haitian-Led Initiative, Caricom Support to Solve Country’s Crisis

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, (CMC) – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis says the solution to the unfolding socio-economic and political situation in Haiti lies in a Haitian-led initiative that should include the support of Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders. “The crisis in Haiti is getting worse,” said Davis, who is also chairman of the 15-member regional integration […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Ukraine: New Deadly Rus Missile Attack, Israeli Troops Kill 9 Palestinians in Gunfight, Australian Open Tennis, More

Hello The Toyota founder’s grandson steps down as chief executive, SAP is the latest tech company to cut jobs, and thousands rally for ‘Invasion Day’ protests in Australia by Linda Noakes World News People take shelter inside a metro station during massive Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi Russia launched a […]

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Canada Still Hasn’t Seized a Single Dollar Through Its Haiti Sanctions

The centerpiece of the government’s Haitian strategy has yet to lead to asset freezes or seizures Evan Dyer · CBC News Sanctions imposed by the federal government on 15 of Haiti’s most prominent powerbrokers have not led to asset seizures or freezes, despite the presence of those assets in Canada. Under pressure from the Biden […]

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Crusading Judge Tests Boundaries of Free Speech in Brazil

Judge Alexandre de Moraes stands as he is sworn in as the new head of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the government body that oversees elections, ahead of the Oct. 2 elections in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2022. De Moraes has been aggressively pursuing those suspected of undermining Brazil’s democracy, whether it’s investigating former President Jair […]

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Cuba Picks 5 MLB Affiliated Players for World Classic

HAVANA (AP) — Cubans signed with Major League Baseball organizations and other foreign clubs will for the first time join domestic stars on the national team that will play in the World Baseball Classic, officials announced. The Cuban Baseball Federation long defended the idea of amateurism and punished those who left the island to seek […]

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Haiti Police Need International Help to Win Against Gangs

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Haiti’s police will not win a fight against criminal gangs without more international support, including the key deployment of a rapid action force, the United Nations envoy to the impoverished Caribbean country said on Wednesday. While it has been three months since U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed such a […]

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U.S. Captures of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Migrants Plummet

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The number of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border dropped off dramatically from December to January following new rules that expel them back to Mexico, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said. U.S. authorities encountered a daily average of just 115 […]

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Peruvian Lawmakers with Motion Seeking to Impeach New President, While OAS Backs Boluarte

LIMA, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A group of Peruvian lawmakers on Wednesday submitted a motion seeking to impeach President Dina Boluarte after a little over a month in power citing “permanent moral incapacity”. The bid to remove Boluarte comes in the midst of violent protests following the impeachment and arrest last month of her predecessor, […]

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Peru Protests: President Calls for ‘Truce’ After Deadly Clashes

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has called for a “national truce” after protests that have rocked the country since her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted on 7 December. Following her speech, thousands of people marched in the capital, Lima, demanding she resign. Ms Boluarte was sworn in after Mr Castillo was […]

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Kenyan Court Convicts Venezuelan Diplomat of Murder

A Kenyan court on Wednesday convicted a Venezuelan diplomat over the murder of the Latin American nation’s acting ambassador 10 years ago at her official residence in the capital, Nairobi. Dwight Sagaray, who was the Venezuelan embassy’s first secretary, was found guilty of the killing of Olga Fonseca on 27 July 2012. Three Kenyan nationals […]

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