By Santana Salmon The Organization of American States (OAS) says following an invitation from the government of St. Kitts and Nevis, it will deploy an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the general election in the twin-island federation, scheduled for Friday. The OAS said the mission, which began its initial deployment on Saturday and is […]
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Today’s Headlines 1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is expected…Read More Pelosi lands in Singapore to kick off Asia tour KUALA […]
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BySantana Salmon CNW- United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said it collaborated with US Coast Guard and other law enforcement partners in rescuing 68 Haitian migrants after smugglers dropped them off near the shores of Mona Island, Puerto Rico. CBP said five other Haitian migrants died during the smuggling event. “Transnational criminal organizations […]
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By Jasper Ward NASSAU, July 29 (Reuters) – Prosecutors in The Bahamas on Friday charged four men with manslaughter after their vessel capsized as it attempted to smugle mostly Haitian migrants into the United States, leaving 17 people dead including children and a pregnant woman. The vessel had some 45 people aboard and was on […]
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By Marc Frank HAVANA, July 30 (Reuters) – The Cuban capital of Havana will begin electricity blackouts in August, has canceled carnival and is taking other measures as the country’s energy crisis worsens, state media reported on Saturday. The capital, home to a fifth of the population of 11.2 million and center of economic […]
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MEXICO CITY, July 30 (Reuters) – Mexico deported 126 Venezuelan migrants who did not have proper permission to be in the country, the National Migration Institute (INM) said on Saturday. The 117 men and nine women were not able to prove their legal entry into Mexico, an INM statement said. The migrants were transported from […]
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GUATEMALA CITY, July 30 (Reuters) – Guatemalan military exchanged fire with the passengers of a car as it approached the location of President Alejandro Giammattei’s entourage on Saturday, though the president was elsewhere and was unharmed, an army spokesman said. Military officials stopped the vehicle as it neared a checkpoint guarding the presidential delegation during […]
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A Brazilian woman has spoken of her ordeal of being imprisoned – along with her two children – by her husband for 17 years, local media report. The family was rescued from a house in the Guaratiba neighbourhood, in the west of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, police said. The husband has been arrested. In […]
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A group of migrants has escaped from a truck abandoned in Mexico, a month after more than 50 people died in similar circumstances in the US. The lorry was heading for the US border but was abandoned by the driver ahead of a checkpoint, paramedics said. People forced a way out of the top of […]
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N By Fenit Nirappil WASH POST A protester in San Francisco urges increased access to monkeypox vaccine July 18. That city’s mayor on July 28 declared a state of emergency because of the growing number of monkeypox cases. (Haven Daley/AP) San Francisco and the state of New York declared public health emergencies Thursday amid […]
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