WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The U.S. government yesterday unveiled charges against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez of participating in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms offenses, and he was extradited to the United States.
SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado said yesterday that recent cyberattacks on state computer systems are aimed at destabilizing the Central American country as it transitions to the new government of president-elect Rodrigo Chaves.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. and Cuban officials met in Washington for talks about migration yesterday as the United States seeks to quell rising numbers of people attempting to cross its southern border, including increasing numbers of Cubans.
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Some U.S. oilfield firms whose Venezuelan operations were frozen by sanctions are joining an appeal to Washington for authorizations to restart oil drilling in the South American country, according to eight sources with knowledge of the talks.
BRUSQUE, Brazil, (Reuters) – A 100-year-old man from the southern Brazilian city of Brusque has entered the Guinness World Record book for working the longest in the same company: 84 years.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has rejected a request by Venezuela to delay an ICC probe into alleged human rights violations, according to documents released yesterday, and he will seek to reopen a full investigation.
HAVANA, April 21 (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday donated nearly 20,000 tonnes of wheat to political ally Cuba, a welcome gift to the Caribbean island nation beginning to feel the pain of soaring global prices for grains following the war in Ukraine.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Judges at the International Court of Justice ruled yesterday that Colombia must “immediately cease” patrolling and trying to control fishing in parts of the Caribbean that the ICJ said are within Nicaragua’s exclusive economic zone.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Judges at the International Court of Justice ruled yesterday that Colombia must “immediately cease” patrolling and trying to control fishing in parts of the Caribbean that the ICJ said are within Nicaragua’s exclusive economic zone.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ruled that Colombia must “immediately cease” patrolling and trying to control fishing in parts of the Caribbean the court said are within Nicaragua’s exclusive economic zone.
(Trinidad Guardian) The murder count in T&T stood at 161 yesterday, as compared to 106 over same period last year.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – A small plane crashed onto a busy street in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince yesterday, killing at least six people including the pilot, officials said.
MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s parliament, controlled by allies of President Daniel Ortega, yesterday shut down 25 non-governmental organizations in a move slammed by the opposition as a further attack on civil society.
(Reuters) – Costa Rica confirmed yesterday that the computer systems of the finance ministry remained disabled after a cyberattack on official platforms the previous day.
(Reuters) – Peru’s government will present a bill to allow for chemical castration as a penalty for raping a minor, Cabinet members told reporters yesterday, following national outrage over the rape of a 3-year-old girl.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who leads opinion polls for October’s election, wants to recruit a former governor or other seasoned politician to run economic policy if he wins, close advisers to the leftist leader told Reuters.
(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday led an island-wide protest against the hike in fuel prices, increasing food costs and escalating crime, under heavy police presence.
(Trinidad Express) Police yesterday visited the scene of a double homicide in Petit Bourg.
(Reuters) – Venezuela’s PDVSA is preparing to ship a 190,000-barrel cargo of diesel to Cuba, a document from the state-run oil firm showed, a move to help its closest political ally stave off fuel shortages and prevent summer electricity blackouts.
(Trinidad Guardian) The bodies of three of the four missing crew members of the St Vincentian vessel, MV Fair Chance, have been recovered by the Coast Guard, 16 days after the vessel overturned five nautical miles in the Gulf of Paria off Monos Island.
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