BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Ivan Marquez, the well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned to arms after a peace deal with Colombia’s government, has died in Venezuela, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters yesterday.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday replaced his tourism minister, the first cabinet reshuffle of his administration, as he seeks to shore up support for his political agenda from a powerful bloc of lawmakers.
(Trinidad Express) Caricom leaders have once again urged the United States to lift its sanctions against Venezuela.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, the surprise second-place finisher in first-round elections, said the government is behind attempts to question the result and wants to remove him from the run-off.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes to six years behind bars for tax evasion, according to a ruling published on Wednesday, marking the second conviction and prison term doled out to the former leftist leader this year.
(Reuters) – Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez was released from prison late Monday, a diplomatic source said, marking a possible turning point in the government’s prolonged crackdown on the Catholic Church.
(Trinidad Guardian) In an extraordinary display of resilience and determination, Jude Jones, a pupil of Ramai Trace Hindu School in Debe, topped his school in the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exams even though he wrote the examination with a broken wrist.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday he wants the Mercosur trade bloc to advance in talks for deals with Canada, South Korea and Singapore, while aiming to increase commerce with other countries in Latin America and Asia.
(Trinidad Express) The High Court has declared that 1951 Refugee Convention obligations do not apply and cannot be enforced in Trinidad and Tobago.It
(Trinidad Express) The burnt body of a man suspected to be an American citizen who came to Trinidad to celebrate his birthday was discovered on Monday night.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – More than 100,000 Havana residents are without water as the heat of the Caribbean summer sets in, raising tensions on the streets of Cuba’s capital as the crisis-racked government scrambles to find a solution.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – International election observers will return to Guatemala to monitor a court-ordered review of ballots from the nationwide vote late last month, the Organization of American States (OAS) said yesterday, as tension over the review’s fairness mount.
UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres yesterday appealed to CARICOM Heads over what he called the appalling humanitarian crisis in Haiti and called for concerted effort in the region to fight climate change even as he agreed that new architecture was needed for financing.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A top official in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas was shot at yesterday while traveling by car and was unharmed, authorities said, the latest outbreak of violence against officialdom in the country.
(Reuters) – The U.S. is deeply concerned about efforts to interfere with Guatemala’s first-round presidential election result, U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Retired Justice Stanley John has called for a complete restructuring of the Civil Law Department (CLD) of the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs (AGLA).
(Jamaica Observer) Police have launched a probe after the body of a man was found with chop wounds at his home at Shady Springs in White Horses, St Thomas, yesterday morning.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government on Saturday said it rejected the U.S.
GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala’s top court yesterday ordered ballots from the first-round presidential election to be reviewed after the front-runner’s party and allies challenged the results, setting up the potential for a recount ahead of the runoff vote.
(Barbados Nation) The three branches of KFC Barbados at which workers staged industrial action on Friday remain closed to the public.
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