Analysis by Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota, Colombia (CNN)The prospect of the United States overturning decades of abortion rights, which materialized this week in a leaked draft opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, triggered shock waves in many countries in Latin America, where many feminist organizations have often looked at the US as a model […]
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TIJUANA, May 16 (Reuters) – A large Mexican family crossed into the United States on Sunday seeking asylum after threats from suspected criminals forced them to flee their avocado farm, a migrants group said on Monday, underscoring how lawlessness in Mexico pushes many to leave. Migrant advocacy group Al Otro Lado reported that 32 members […]
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By Marcelo Teixeira Port workers watch as a crane lifts sugar sacks on the docks at Brazil’s main ocean port, in Santos, in this picture taken on September 3, 2004. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker REUTERS May 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian sugar cane mills are cancelling some sugar export contracts and diverting production to ethanol to cash […]
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By Nelson Renteria Juan Carlos Galeas walks at the funeral procession for his brother William, who was detained mid-April and sent to La Esperanza prison until authorities handed over William’s dead body to the family in mid-May, in San Salvador, El Salvador, May 13, 2022. Picture taken May 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas SAN SALVADOR, […]
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By Dominic Casciani Home and legal correspondent BBC Nine of the UK’s most senior judges have refused to ban the mandatory death penalty in Trinidad and Tobago. The law dates back to when the country was a British colony. The judges expressed concerns but said the nation’s constitution meant they could not intervene. A death […]
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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Police in Honduras have captured a woman accused of leading a drug trafficking clan with four of her sons. Herlinda Bobadilla, 61, was arrested in the mountains of Honduras after a shoot-out in which her 32-year-old son, Tito Montes, was killed. US authorities had requested that she and her […]
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US officials have announced plans to ease tough sanctions imposed on Cuba by former President Donald Trump. Under new measures approved by the Biden administration, restrictions on family remittances and travel to the island will be eased. The processing of US visas for Cubans will also be speeded up. State Department spokesman Ned Price said […]
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (May 16, 2022) — The following is an address delivered by Mr. Mario Phillip, Gender Officer at the Department of Gender Affairs on behalf of Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health and Gender Affairs in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) on the occasion of International Day of the Boy Child on […]
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Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris is satisfied with his decision to fire six Cabinet members last week following their absence and their public attempts to remove him as Prime Minister. Last week Dr Harris announced that he was removing six cabinet ministers namely Deputy Prime Minister Shawn Richards, Mark Brantley, Jonel Powell, Alexis Jeffers, Lindsay […]
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Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Timothy Harris had made a bold prediction that the recently sacked Deputy Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative for Constituency 5 Shawn Richards would lose his seat during the current election cycle. Dr Harris made the sentiments recently while speaking to supporters and believed Richards who is also […]
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