By Carlena Knight Antigua Observer The fight against limiting the number of cases of sexual assaults and rape, and other sexually linked crimes, took another major step forward yesterday as the Sexual Offenders Registry Bill was passed in the Lower House. The Sex Offenders Registry Bill 2022 seeks to see convicted offenders’ names publicly listed, […]
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By CMC News Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have reaffirmed their objection to the imposition of direct colonial rule over the people of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The OECS notes that their “human rights and inalienable right to self-determination set out in the United Nations (UN) Charter and relevant UN […]
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Today’s Headlines Russia’s chaotic draft leaves some out in cold, without gear The mobilized reservists that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited last week at a firing range southeast of Moscow looked picture-perfect. Kremlin video of the young men…Read More Fetterman faces Oz at Senate debate 5 months after stroke HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than […]
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By Santana Salmon CNW- Jamaican theatre icon Leonie Forbes has died. The pioneering voice in Jamaican radio and television was 85 years old. Forbes grew up in Kingston, Jamaica. She attended Kingston Senior School before going on to Excelsior College and the Durham College of Commerce. After leaving school, she worked as a typist at the University of […]
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Breaking Travel News- As the summer season winds down, the excitement surrounding St. Kitts continues to grow. From a newly launched brand campaign to impressive accolades, the destination continues to amaze travellers and the travel industry while capturing global attention for its tourism product. In late September, the St. Kitts Tourism Authority officially launched the […]
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Reuters MEXICO CITY, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday a Trump-era program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration hearings, known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), had come to an end. Mexico will continue to guarantee the adequate stay and protection of the remaining migrants in […]
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By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia QUITO/GUAYAQUIL, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Gangs operating inside Ecuador’s prisons are taking advantage of state abandonment to expand their power, extorting inmates for access to services and threatening their lives with violence, prisoners’ families and human rights groups say. The prison system in the South American country has faced […]
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Reuters PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 25 (Reuters) – A well-known Haitian journalist is in stable condition after his car was riddled with bullets in an assassination attempt on Tuesday, a director at the radio station where he works said. Roberson Alphonse, who hosts a popular morning show on radio station Magik9, was on his way to work […]
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By Jake Horton & Juliana Gragnani BBC Reality Check & World Service Disinformation Team Claims about corruption, Covid, deforestation, and even cannibalism have grabbed attention on the campaign trail ahead of Brazil’s presidential election vote this Sunday. President Jair Bolsonaro is being challenged by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a second-round run-off. […]
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Rishi Sunak’s cabinet Dominic Raab Deputy Prime Minister @DominicRaab Dominic Raab has been appointed justice secretary and deputy prime minister by Rishi Sunak. Jeremy Hunt Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt Jeremy Hunt will remain in his post as chancellor, after having been in the role for just over a week. Suella Braverman Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman Suella Braverman has […]
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