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Haiti’s parliament has chosen an interim president a week after Michel Martelly stepped down, leaving the country without a head of state. The new leader, Jocelerme Privert, was elected at a marathon session of the national assembly that continued into the early hours of Sunday morning. Mr Privert is the current head of the assembly. […]
(CNN) Three people have died in Venezuela from complications related to the Zika virus, President Nicolas Maduro said. There have been 319 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in the nation, state-run newspaper Correo Del Orinoco reported Thursday. Venezuela’s deaths come as other Latin American nations battle the virus. Zika is also commanding attention because of […]
At least three people were killed and two injured in a shooting as hundreds gathered for an opposition party political rally in Monetego Bay, Jamaica, Sunday night, the Jamaica Labour Party said. The gunfire rang out as former Jamaican prime minister and current JLP leader Andrew Holness was finishing a nearly hour long speech in […]
(BBC) Protesters in Haiti have beaten a man to death in a clash with ex-soldiers, as political uncertainty continues. Witnesses say the crowd in the capital Port-au-Prince attacked the man, thinking that he was from the country’s disbanded military. About 100 former soldiers, some armed, had been parading through the capital in pick-up trucks and […]
(BBC) Cuba has announced it will launch residential broadband internet services in two areas of its capital, Havana. The government has also said it will allow cafes, bars and restaurants to order broadband service. Currently, broadband home connection is legal only for diplomats and employees of foreign companies, a report said. The Caribbean nation is […]
(BBC) There is no chance that the Rio Olympics will be cancelled because of a Zika virus outbreak, Brazil has said. The authorities said there was no risk to athletes and spectators – except pregnant women – at the August event. Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned a disease linked to Zika posed a […]
Guyana’s Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, has called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to ensure that there are no discriminatory acts meted to persons seeking to take advantage of the privileges within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Lawrence made the call while joining Guyanese stakeholders from the private sector, employer organizations […]
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has suspended the inauguration of three opposition MPs who were due to take office next week. The move follows legal challenges by the governing socialist party of President Nicolas Maduro. The suspension removes the opposition coalition’s super-majority which gave it extensive powers to challenge President Maduro. The opposition had called the challenge […]
(BBC) Haiti’s President Michel Martelly says the run-off election to choose his successor will be held on 17 January. The run-off was due to take place last week, but was postponed after opposition factions alleged fraud during the first round in October. A special commission was asked to investigate the electoral process following widespread street […]
(BBC) A riot at a prison in Guatemala has left at least eight inmates dead and more than 20 injured. The authorities said the inmates were drinking on New Year’s Eve when a fight broke out. At least two prisoners were beheaded by fellow inmates. Rioters set fire to mattresses and bedsheets and cut power […]
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