By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Honduras said it will sign a preliminary agreement with the United Nations on Thursday to establish an anti-corruption commission, delivering on one of President Xiomara Castro’s key campaign pledges. Castro met with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York on Wednesday, wrapping up talks which began […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 14, 2022) — The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding the availability of financial assistance for persons who would like to pursue tertiary education. The Ministry of Human Resources is pleased to inform you that we are now accepting applications […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS – The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis invites graduates of Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, (CFBC) as well as the Nevis Sixth Form College, to apply for University of Virgin Island scholarships. Persons who may have graduated years ago are certainly welcome to apply. Scholarships are only available to graduates who are interested in undertaking […]
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By CMC News The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has provided 1.17 million doses of oral cholera vaccines to Haiti as cases continue to rise in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. It said the Evichol vaccine was provided by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (IGC), which manages the global cholera vaccine […]
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wrr The Reuters Daily Briefing Wednesday, December 14, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Biden signs the marriage equality act, Ukraine shoots down drones as Russia attacks Kyiv, and COVID rips through China’s medical staff Today’s biggest stories Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building after […]
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Haiti’s private sector is pledging to reform its practices to help confront the country’s economic catastrophe — and the violent gangs exploiting it. Matias Delacroix AP Gangs like this one led by former cop Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier control much of Haiti today. But because of those powerful gangs, which have proliferated in the chaos […]
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Enlarge this image U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (right) meet with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AP LAGOS, Nigeria — Nearly 50 African leaders and delegates […]
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by Sherrylyn Clarke NATION NEWS Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ryan Straughn, has given the assurance that Barbados’ foreign policy efforts in Africa will continue as the island continues to seek out new business ventures in other territories. Straughn made the commitment recently while participating in the Human Rights 5th […]
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Dec 13 (Reuters) – Barbados’s High Court has ruled the criminalization of gay sex is unconstitutional, making the country the third in the Caribbean to overthrow such laws this year. The decision follows similar 2022 rulings in Antigua and Saint Kitts and Nevis and was announced by Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall on Tuesday. It […]
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By Jared Higgs and Brian Ellsworth NASSAU, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Cordoned-off roads, a sweltering courtroom and numerous delays marked Sam Bankman-Fried’s first in-person public appearance since his crypto company collapsed. The Bahamas courtroom hearing, conducted over the course of six hours, saw Bankman-Fried, dressed in a suit rather than his typical t-shirt attire, seeking […]
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