Avellon Williams VENEZUELANS- As Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, and other countries began to migrate, U.S. authorities stopped more than 230,000 migrants on the Mexican border in October, the third-highest month of Joe Biden’s presidency. According to figures released late Monday, fewer Venezuelans entered the country after the Biden administration introduced new asylum restrictions on Oct. 12. Customs and Border […]
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Avellon Williams BARBADOS- Based on last week’s state visit to Kigali by Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Amor, much is expected from Rwanda-Barbados bilateral relations. Together with her delegation, Prime Minister Motley explored investment opportunities with Rwandan counterparts during her visit. To strengthen their economic bilateral ties, both countries reached two agreements, including an air service agreement […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- Among all drugs seized in the Americas, including the Caribbean, marijuana remains the most frequently seized drug by weight, according to a new report by the Organization of American States (OAS). “The volume by weight of cannabis seizures between 2016 and 2020 fell dramatically in North America, remained stable in the […]
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Avellon Williams UNITED STATES- President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping met in person for the first time since Mr. Biden took office on Monday amid high tensions between the United States and China. As they began their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, the two world’s largest economies gave […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- Joseph Lambert and Youri Latortue, who are accused of “actively contributing” to drug trafficking passing through the Caribbean country, were sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. The Treasury Department found that Lambert, a presidential candidate in Haiti last year following the assassination of the current president, and Latortue, one of his predecessors in office […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- At Monday’s climate talks in Egypt, world leaders are being urged to deepen emissions cuts and financially support developing countries already suffering from global warming. As the UN’s COP27 climate summit takes place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, nations around the world are experiencing increasingly intense natural […]
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Avellon Williams PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI – The European Union has pledged €1 million to support Haiti’s emergency response to the cholera outbreak. Those funds were allocated by the Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Department of the European Union to support activities by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). As a result of the emergency response, […]
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Avellon Williams CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA- A very interesting debate is being held in Saint Lucia for Creole Heritage Month between Madras and African-Wear. Although the Caribbean story draws characters from different races and cultures, the story’s heroism lies in the people of African descent who triumphed over physical enslavement and subsequently broke social barriers by fighting […]
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Avellon Williams UKRAINE- Tuesday, a day after Russian missile strikes, Kyiv’s water and power supplies were fully restored, while grain exports continued despite Moscow pulling out of a deal to let ships pass. As part of the counter-offensive by Kyiv, Russian authorities announced that they would “evacuate” tens of thousands more civilians from the Russian-occupied […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- As the FIFA World Cup draws near, the United Nations Labour agency reported a growing number of complaints about unpaid wages by migrant workers in Qatar. As a result of the new online platform, International Labour Organization (ILO) says worker complaints have more than doubled to 34,425 in a year. It calls on Qatar to […]
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