Avellon Williams FLORIDA, UNITED STATES- U.S. Border Patrol reports 18 Cubans arrived in the Keys on Monday, continuing a trend of emigration from Cuba to South Florida over the past year. According to the agency, a wooden boat carrying the group landed about 6:30 a.m. near Marathon, a city in the Middle Keys. Adam Hoffner, chief of […]
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Avellon Williams BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS- The Prince of Wales arrived in Barbados last night ahead of the historic ceremony removing his mother, the Queen, from her role as head of state after 55 years. On the anniversary of its independence from Britain in 1966, the Caribbean island will swear in its first president, Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason, […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- As the country recorded an increase in cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), including a record of 31 deaths on Thursday, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley urged citizens to avoid “funerals for Christmas“. Statistics released by the Ministry of Health show that 2,040 have died, and 68,288 others have been infected with the virus since March […]
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Avellon Williams LONDON, ENGLAND- A recent statement by Prince William regarding the impact of Africa’s population growth on wildlife is not going over well, especially among those who view the royal family as an anachronistic relic of Britain’s racist, colonial past. Earlier this week the Duke of Cambridge announced at the Tusk Conservation Awards, “The increasing […]
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Avellon Williams LONDON, United Kingdom- After South Africa detected a new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 with a large number of mutations, Britain announced it would ban travel from six southern African countries. According to Sajid Javid of the Department of Health, “the early indications are that this variant is likely to be more contagious than the Delta variant and […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- An attempt to achieve some stability in a country still recovering from the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a devastating earthquake, the COVID-19 pandemic, and gang violence was announced by Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday. In September, Henry and an opposition group agreed to work together to guarantee some political stability, and yesterday’sappointments are said […]
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Avellon Williams BOTSWANA- Olympic medalists in Botswana are being provided with fully furnished 2 bed-roomed apartments with all furniture, internet, and DSTV, at government expense after being awarded prize money by both the government and the private sector. The Minister announced that Houses will now be the standard Prize for Botswana Olympians in the future. With a population of […]
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By Avellon Williams KINGSTON – Jamaica is the most populous island in the English-speaking Caribbean. Among its illustrious citizens was the late Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was the founder of the Pan African Movement which sought to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity among African people and the world over. The world-famous Reggae music […]
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By Avellon Williams ARGENTINA – A Cuban woman, 37, has accused Diego Maradona of violent acts and abuse, including rape, after having an affair with him when she was a minor 20 years ago. The Argentina soccer legend met Mavys Alvarez Rego, now living in Miami, when she was 16, while he was living in Cuba undergoing treatment for […]
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Avellon Williams GUADELOUPE – As the general strike entered its second week and many stores remained shuttered following nighttime looting in Guadeloupe, French President Emmanuel Macron said violence over COVID-19 restrictions had created a “very explosive” situation. A few hours before Macron’s Prime Minister and members of the Caribbean archipelago were to speak in Paris, […]
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