Avellon Williams MEXICO- Since reopening the southern border to asylum seekers is likely, the United States government is urging Latin American allies to strengthen immigration controls and expand their asylum programmes. In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, US President Joe Biden is under increasing pressure from his party to end asylum restrictions that have […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- Haitians blocked roads and burned tyres during a protest by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers over a spike in gang-related kidnappings that has further destabilized the crisis-hit island. A three-day strike began on Monday and saw the closure of public and private health institutions in Port-au-Prince and beyond, with patients being treated only at […]
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Avellon Williams ST KITTS AND NEVIS- Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris, Minister of Gender Affairs, Eugene Hamilton, will speak on the topic of recognizing women’s contributions to the development of the island nation on Leadership Matters today (Tuesday). PM Harris urged the people of St Kitts and Nevis to tune in and take part in what […]
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Avellon Williams SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- After a ruling by a top appeal court in London, activists supporting same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda have been dealt a serious blow. United Kingdom’s Privy Council, which has jurisdiction over several Caribbean islands, sided with Bermuda’s government, which had challenged a local Supreme Court decision to permit […]
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Avellon Williams UKRAINE- Many Ukrainians have been forced to hide in basements and subway stations across the country due to the influx of Russian forces. Children have seen war up close and personal. Families have been forced to flee, leaving their fathers and homes, jumping on trains or buses with their children, and walking miles […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA- Providing inmates with food at the island’s correctional facilities costs the government over half a billion dollars a year. Obtaining figures from the Jamaica Observer, one inmate in 2020 would cost $13,000 to feed each month, and the island’s prison population is estimated at approximately 3,700. For the current fiscal year, revised […]
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Avellon Williams, Trinidad and Tobago – On this day of March 11, what events happen? 2011- Japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami. On this day in 2011, an earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, causing widespread damage in the country and triggering a devastating tsunami that instigated a major nuclear accident. 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic. 2006- Chilean politician Michelle Bachelet became the […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- It is no longer possible to insulate the population from the effects of changes in oil prices, as the cost of maintaining fuel subsidies has become prohibitive. This was stated by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley. PM Rowley warned the nation that the price increase in oil could mean increased prices […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON JAMAICA- The Jamaican government has announced a series of changes to its banknotes, including the launch of a brand-new $2000 note. Michael Manley and Edward Seaga, the former Jamaican prime ministers, will both appear on the newly created banknote. The announcement was made by the Caribbean country’s finance minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke, who said […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), multiple Russian attacks have targeted Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances, and health workers. WHO has confirmed 18 attacks on health providers in the two weeks following the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said at least 10 people have died and […]
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