Avellon Williams KABUL- As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they promised a milder version of the harsh rule that marked their previous stint in power, during which women were deprived of most of their rights. This time the movement has been careful not to issue rigid national decrees, but provincial authorities have introduced […]
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Avellon Williams PUERTO RICO- Despite his young age, Puerto Rican ski racer William Flaherty, 17, already knows Wednesday’s slalom race may be the last time he races at the Olympics, as a “saddening” forced retirement from the sport is approaching. Following the Beijing Games, Flaherty will compete in the world junior ski championships in Canada in March; […]
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Avellon Williams TAIWAN- “We don’t just want to be each other’s Valentines, we want to become a real family”. In a protest on Valentine’s Day, LGBTQ activists in Taiwan braved a downpour to voice their displeasure at Taiwan’s same-sex marriage law, which critics say falls short of full recognition for many international couples. According to Taiwanese […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- A day in history, February 11, 1990, the South African government under President Frederik Willem de Klerk released African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela from South African prison after serving 27 years. Known as Madiba, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the first Black president of South Africa (1994-99) and a black nationalist. He was born in Mvezo, […]
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Avellon Williams VATICAN CITY- During the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking and the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a former slave, Pope Francis stressed that each year, thousands of women and girls are exploited and humiliated by relationships based on “discrimination and submission.” The Pope said in a video message “that human trafficking in […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE — According to a tweet from the American Embassy in Haiti, the U.S. Coast Guard provided parts and supplies worth US $200,000 to the Haitian Maritime Police last week. Onboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter “Dependable,” crew members offloaded about 9,000 pounds of supplies and equipment that will help the Haitian Coast Guard maintain […]
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Avellon Williams KINGTON, JAMAICA- In light of the rapid rise of TikTok videos featuring Jamaican children, the Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison is encouraging parents and children to stop participating in what is usually “inappropriate and slack content.” She said her office has seen an increase in the number of videos and will do its due diligence to […]
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Avellon Williams SRI LANKA- Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church leaders have welcomed the release of a parish sacristan on Feb. 9, a month after he was detained on suspicion of allegedly planting a hand grenade inside his church. Selvadore Francis Munindran and three others, including a nine-year-old child, were arrested after a live grenade was found inside the All Saints […]
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Avellon Williams DOMINICA- In an effort to aid the island’s indigenous community, the Kalinago tribe, the Commonwealth of Dominica is planning a series of workshops. The main focus of the workshop will be providing access to climate financing to build more resilient communities. These workshops will be conducted by Dominica’s government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) via EnGenDER. […]
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Avellon Williams COLOMBIA- Several homes in central Colombia were buried by a landslide that caused at least 14 deaths and 35 injuries, according to Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management. A report posted on Twitter by the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management indicated “35 people were injured, 14 died, and one remains missing.” On […]
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