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US puts visa curbs on those accuses of ‘anti-democratic’ moves in Guatemala
REUTERS
WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY – The U.S. government announced measures yesterday to punish what it has described as anti-democratic moves by officials including Guatemala’s top prosecutor that seek to annul the election won decisively by President-elect Bernardo Arevalo.
Maduro orders 'immediate' expansion into Guyana's Essequibo
LOOP NEWS
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday directed the country's state-owned companies to "immediately" begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas, and mines in Guyana's Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela claims as its own.
Ex-DEA informant pleads guilty to role in killing Haitian president
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Joseph Vincent, a former informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Tuesday became the fourth person to plead guilty in a U.S. court for his role in the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president that left a destabilizing power vacuum.
Canadian 3D film pioneer & partner found dead in Dominica
INDEPENDENT
A renowned Canadian film industry entrepreneur and his partner have been found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica, where the couple owned a luxury resort.
CAL negotiations with pilots break down
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has now called for the intervention of Minister of Labour Stephen Mc Clashie, following a breakdown in negotiations with its pilots.
Barbados Bar Association moving to crack down on theft by attorneys
BARBADOS NATION
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - In an effort to deal more effectively with attorneys stealing from their clients, the Barbados Bar Association has submitted sweeping changes to the Legal Profession Act, which includes a rigorous process of auditing attorney’s client accounts as well as a more rigid disciplinary procedure.
Caribbean countries could lose land to sea level rise- New report warns
LOOP NEWS
A new report is warning that several Caribbean countries including Jamaica without shoreline defences could permanently lose five per cent or more of their cities to sea level rises by the end of the century.
Fourteen informal miners killed in Suriname tunnel collapse
REUTERS
PARAMARIBO, Suriname– Fourteen informal gold miners were killed in a tunnel collapse in Suriname yesterday afternoon on a concession belonging to a subsidiary of Chinese state miner Zijin Mining, a Surinamese official said.
Latam, Caribbean remittances to reach yearly record -IDB
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA – Money shipped to Latin America and the Caribbean as remittances could hit a record $156 billion this year, a 9.5% jump from the previous record, according to estimates released tiday by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Venezuela's Govt fans dispute with Guyana
LOOP NEWS
Middle school student Jeanmaikol Castrillo can quickly point out Venezuela on a map and identify what's around it — the Caribbean Sea and the countries of Colombia, Brazil and Guyana.
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