Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – According to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report on current trends, job vacancies will decline and global employment growth will deteriorate significantly in the final quarter of 2022. Many countries are experiencing a decline in real wages due to rising inflation. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, incomes have dropped […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- According to local media reports, a high-profile Haitian politician has been killed in an apparent gang attack. An ambush was staged on Friday evening on Eric-Jean Baptiste’s home in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. Baptiste headed the Rally of Progressive National Democrats (RDNP). The car he was driving was shot multiple times. […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA – The Association of Christian Communicators and Media (ACCM) is calling for a halt to the Education Ministry’s restrictions on public school devotions. This plea follows an incident that occurred during general devotion on Wednesday at Oberlin High School in the eastern parish of St Andrew. Education Ministry officials have been investigating the incident in […]
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Avellon Williams EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM, – The Scottish capital Edinburgh apologized on Thursday for its role in slavery and colonialism, the most recent municipality of the UK to acknowledge colonialism’s gruesome aspects. In the City Chambers, Lord Provost Robert Aldridge apologized at the beginning of the full council meeting. “As civic leader of the city and […]
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Avellon Williams MOSCOW, RUSSIA, – Vladimir Putin predicted Thursday that the coming decade will be the “most dangerous” since World War II, accusing the West of seeking global dominance. “Ahead is probably the most dangerous, unpredictable and at the same time important decade since the end of the Second World War,” Putin told members of the […]
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Avellon Williams HAVANA, CUBA- In Cuban Catholic history, the Society of Jesus (S.J.) has been one of the most important religious orders. Its teachings at the San Jose School in Havana played a significant role in the development of Creole culture during the XVIII century. During the reign of King Carlos III, in 1767, every Jesuit […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on the Haitian authorities to investigate the shooting attack on investigative journalist Roberson Alphonse, bring those responsible to justice, and ensure that Haiti’s journalists are able to report in safety. During his commute to work at the Magik9 radio station early Tuesday morning, unidentified attackers […]
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Avellon Williams JAMAICA- The largest constellation of broadband satellites in the world is operated by SpaceX. On a weekly basis, the company launches internet-beaming Starlink satellites into Low Earth Orbit atop flight-proven Falcon 9 rockets. A total of 3,399 satellites have been launched since 2019, providing internet service to more than half a million people across 44 […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO- As a result of a surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua in September, illegal crossings to the U.S.reached a new record. It’s been a challenging year for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agency’s year-end numbers reflect deteriorating economic and political conditions in some countries, as well as uneven enforcement of Trump-era […]
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Avellon Williams DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- As gangs continue to block a key fuel terminal in Haiti, the Dominican Republic has approved an export request by a trading firm for 20,500 gallons of diesel for hospitals. Since Haiti’s power grid has been plagued by chronic outages for years, Haitian hospitals have been unable to power their generators due […]
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