Image source, Reuters Mexico has many native varieties of corn but still imports large quantities of yellow corn from the US By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News A row between the US and Mexico over a plan by the latter to ban imports of genetically modified corn by 2024 deepened on Monday. US Agriculture Secretary Tom […]
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By Joshua Nevett BBC Politics Jamaica is considering whether to seek compensation from a wealthy UK Conservative MP for his family’s historical role in slavery. Richard Drax’s ancestors were pioneers of the sugar and slave trades in the Caribbean about 400 years ago. The MP is facing demands to pay Barbados for harm caused by […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (November 29, 2022) — The following is a statement from Mr. Oaklyn Peetes, Supervisor of Elections for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis regarding the Nevs Island Assembly elections on December 12, 2022. Fellow citizens and residents, greetings, His Excellency Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, KC, JP, acting […]
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Image source, Getty Images By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s has been heralded as momentous. The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia – is possible. […]
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PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The new Hurricane Hole Superyacht Marina recently celebrated its grand opening after a significant redesign that completely renovated and expanded the premier deep-water marina of The Bahamas. Local dignitaries and stakeholders as well as hundreds of others attended the grand opening event on Nov. 25. The […]
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By CMC News The Biden administration has congratulated the government of Suriname as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country celebrated its Independence Day. “On behalf of the government and the people of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Suriname on your Independence Day,” said US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in […]
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The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, November 29, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a fight over Biden’s immigration enforcement policy, BlockFi makes its first appearance in bankruptcy court, and why the yuan is the new dollar for Russia WORLD CUP – Qatar braces for […]
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By Brian Ellsworth WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – The international community should send a strike force to Haiti to confront gangs even though police have ended a blockade of a fuel terminal that caused a humanitarian crisis, Haiti’s ambassador to the United States said on Monday. The U.N. Security Council in October discussed sending troops […]
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BOGOTA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Colombia will launch a military offensive against illegal armed groups operating in border areas, and it is seeking collaboration from neighbors, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said on Monday. The South American country has been rocked by almost six decades of internal conflict, leaving at least 450,000 dead. President Gustavo Petro, […]
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TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Honduras will soon complete negotiations with the United Nations that aim to create an international mission to fight corruption in the country, President Xiomara Castro said on Monday. The government has been negotiating with U.N. officials since May on creating the mission, with experts saying widespread graft in Honduras has […]
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