JOURNALIST KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AS POLICE CLASH WITH HAITIAN WORKERS

JOURNALIST KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AS POLICE CLASH WITH HAITIAN WORKERS

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Men, wearing police uniforms, opened fire into a crowd of protesters Wednesday, killing a journalist after thousands of Haitian factory workers launched a new strike to demand higher wages than the prime minister announced earlier this week. As the day’s protest appeared to be winding down, Associated Press journalists witnessed the men […]

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 COLOMBIA DECRIMINALISES ABORTION

COLOMBIA DECRIMINALISES ABORTION

Avellon Williams  BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – As a sea of green handkerchiefs swirled around Colombia’s Constitutional Court building on Monday, protesters chanted and echoed “Ya es ley” (now is law) in unison. The court decriminalized abortion procedures up to 24 weeks of gestation, ensuring greater access to abortion in the largely Catholic country. Throughout Colombia’s history, abortions have […]

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 U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA “FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW”

U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA “FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW”

Avellon Williams “Full blocking sanctions” were announced by U.S. President Joe Biden against Russia in response to their actions in eastern Ukraine that he described as being “flagrant violations of international law”. During a Washington DC press conference, the US president announced that part of the first tranche of sanctions would go into effect as […]

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 SUNSEEKERS TURN ELSEWHERE AS CUBA’S TOURISM SECTOR FLOUNDERS

SUNSEEKERS TURN ELSEWHERE AS CUBA’S TOURISM SECTOR FLOUNDERS

Avellon Williams   HAVANA – Cuba’s economy is struggling to recover from months of pandemic-related slumber as tourists stay away, possibly derailing the government’s plans to revive the economy. Despite the coronavirus pandemic that slashed output, causing food shortages, power outages, and the largest anti-government protests since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, the communist-run island has […]

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 MOTOGP SUPERSTAR, MIGUEL OLIVEIRA MARRIES STEPSISTER, ANNOUNCES FIRST BABY

MOTOGP SUPERSTAR, MIGUEL OLIVEIRA MARRIES STEPSISTER, ANNOUNCES FIRST BABY

Avellon Williams  PORTUGAL-   Miguel Angel Falcao de Oliveira is a well-known MotoGP racer and sports legend. Born in Portugal. At the 2015 Italian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Miguel became the first Portuguese to win the World Championship. The love of his life is Andreia Pimenta, his step-sister from his dad’s second marriage. A flame had been burning between Miguel and Andreia since they met […]

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 THE JOURNEY OF MEGAN HOLUNG: ‘ROADSIDE HAIRDRESSER TO UNIVERSITY’

THE JOURNEY OF MEGAN HOLUNG: ‘ROADSIDE HAIRDRESSER TO UNIVERSITY’

Avellon Williams  KINGSTON, JAMAICA- Having gone from a roadside hairdresser to a budding entrepreneur to winning a scholarship and attending university, Megan Holung, 21, is celebrating her accomplishments and triumphs over the odds. Holung said the loss of her father, the family’s breadwinner, lowered the family’s income, which caused her to tap into her creative side to support […]

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 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BEGINS BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION  WITH HAITI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BEGINS BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION WITH HAITI

Avellon Williams  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- To prevent irregular migration and smuggling of goods, weapons, and drugs, the Dominican government began building a wall on its 392-kilometer (244 miles) border with Haiti on Sunday. Despite sharing the island Hispaniola, the two countries are worlds apart when it comes to development. The poverty-stricken crime-plagued nation of Haiti is one of […]

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