DOMINICA: HUMAN TRAFFICKING NETWORK DISMANTLED, 5 ARRESTED
Avellon Williams December 23, 2021
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DOMINICA: HUMAN TRAFFICKING NETWORK DISMANTLED, 5 ARRESTED

Avellon Williams  ROSEAU, DOMINICA- Authorities in the Dominican Republic have dismantled a criminal network that tried to smuggle three Dominican nationals to the United States after a truck crashed in Mexico, killing 56 migrants. On Tuesday, security forces executed simultaneous raids in Baniand Santo Domingo, the capital, and arrested Guillermo GuzmánMarcano; Leonel Antonio Méndez Arias; Román Alberto Casalinovo Trinidad; Saint Francisco Vizcaino Guerrero; and […]

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GREECE: MIGRANT BOAT SINKS; 1 DEAD, DOZENS MISSING
Avellon Williams December 22, 2021
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GREECE: MIGRANT BOAT SINKS; 1 DEAD, DOZENS MISSING

Avellon Williams  ATHENS, GREECE — A small boat off the coast of the island of Folegandros has sunk, killing one immigrant and leaving dozens missing, according to Greece’s coast guard. During a search and rescue operation launched early Wednesday after the boat sank about 180 kilometers (112 miles) southeast of Athens, the body of the unidentified man was recovered. It was […]

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HAITI TO RECEIVE WEAPONS, ARMORED VEHICLES FROM THE U.S.
Avellon Williams December 21, 2021
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HAITI TO RECEIVE WEAPONS, ARMORED VEHICLES FROM THE U.S.

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- To assist Haiti in addressing its security challenges, the United States plans to provide high-powered weapons and armored vehicles. According to reports, the information was disclosed during a recent U.S. government virtual meeting, an event convened to address Haiti’s security, political, and economic challenges and ensure the safety of its people. Haiti’s Chancellor […]

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HAITI – EDUCATION: 20% OF HAITIAN CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 10 ARE NOT IN SCHOOL
Avellon Williams December 20, 2021
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HAITI – EDUCATION: 20% OF HAITIAN CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 10 ARE NOT IN SCHOOL

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – “Two (2)  in ten (10)  children aged six (6) to ten (10) are not in primary school in Haiti,” states the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on its Twitter account Further, experts believe these figures will rise after the earthquake and subsequent violence that shook Haiti in August 2021. According to a […]

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UNESCO: HAITI’S “SOUP JOUMOU” LISTED AS CULTURAL HERITAGE
Avellon Williams December 17, 2021
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UNESCO: HAITI’S “SOUP JOUMOU” LISTED AS CULTURAL HERITAGE

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- (CULTURE) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the Haitian “Soup Joumou” an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at its 16th intergovernmental session on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Ambassadors from UNESCO visited the Haitian representative office following the adoption of the “Soup Joumou” and sampled its delicious giraumon soup. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General […]

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UN: ONE-THIRD OF ARABS SUFFER FROM HUNGER
Avellon Williams December 17, 2021
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UN: ONE-THIRD OF ARABS SUFFER FROM HUNGER

Avellon Williams  CAIRO, EGYPT- United Nations reports that one-third of the 420 million people in the Arab world lack enough food to eat. According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the number of malnourished people in the Arab world increased by 4.8 million between 2019 and 2020, approaching 16 percent of the population. Several […]

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HAITI’S GANG RELEASES REMAINING 12 MISSIONARIES KIDNAPPED
Avellon Williams December 16, 2021
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HAITI’S GANG RELEASES REMAINING 12 MISSIONARIES KIDNAPPED

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- Haiti’s National Police spokesman Garry Desrosiers and two United States Government Officials confirmed today that the remaining 12 hostages taken by the Haitian gang more than two months ago have been released. The 17 missionaries were abducted by a notorious gang, 400 Mawozo, just east of Port-au-Prince. Among the kidnapped were 12 adults and 5 children, including an 8-month-old.  Missionaries […]

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HAITI’S GOV’T AND UNIONS REACH AGREEMENT ON FUEL PRICES
Avellon Williams December 16, 2021
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HAITI’S GOV’T AND UNIONS REACH AGREEMENT ON FUEL PRICES

Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – The Government of Haiti and the unions representing transport workers signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday, barely a week after Prime Minister Ariel Henry ordered an increase in fuel prices. Anderson Desroches, the union representative, said the main topics of the agreement were wages, regularizing motorcycle taxis, and issuing driving […]

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ANTIGUA PLANS TO GRANT AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
Avellon Williams December 15, 2021
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ANTIGUA PLANS TO GRANT AMNESTY TO ILLEGAL MIGRANTS

Avellon Williams  ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA – In an effort to help Antigua and Barbuda rebound economically and socially from the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has killed 117 people as well as infected 4,162 others since March of last year, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne is considering granting an amnesty to illegal […]

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