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(BBC) A coalition of opposition parties in Nicaragua has called on voters to boycott November’s presidential poll. A spokeswoman for the National Coalition for Democracy called it “fraudulent” and “a farce”. The opposition accuses incumbent President Daniel Ortega of trying to create a “dynastic dictatorship”. Polls suggest Mr Ortega is likely to win as the […]
(BBC) Venezuelan officials have set out the timetable for a recall referendum on whether President Nicolas Maduro should remain in power. The Venezuelan opposition reacted angrily when they heard they would only be allowed to collect more petition signatures in late October. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said an opposition march would go ahead in September. […]
(BBC) The Brazilian Senate has voted to hold an impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of breaking the budget law. The senate voted 59 to 21 in favour of going ahead with the trial against Ms Rousseff following a marathon debate that ended early on Wednesday. The Senate suspended Ms Rousseff […]
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant to support the digitalisation of Caribbean music. Guyana is among the Caribbean countries to benefit from the initiative. According to a statement from the CDB, the intervention responds to the global shift to digital music distribution, which has placed the Caribbean […]
An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of the head of the human rights group, Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Hebe de Bonafini has refused twice to appear in court to give evidence over the alleged embezzlement of millions of dollars from a low-income housing project. Mrs Bonafini, who is 87, is not personally […]
(JIS) Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the country is on course to exceed the 3.7 million tourists, who visited the island last year, bringing earnings of $2.5 billion. Since the start of the year, Jamaica has welcomed 2.1 million visitors, and $1.3 billion has been earned from the industry. The Tourism Minister was […]
Image copyrightAFP/GETTYImage captionPavao’s bedroom had a treadmill Police in Paraguay raided a drug lord’s prison cell, only to find he was living a life of luxury. In the three-room cell, they found a conference room, plasma screen television, library and kitchen. The interior of the cell, which was occupied by Brazilian drug lord Jarvis Chimenes […]
(BBC) Former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to go on trial for obstruction of justice in a case related to the scandal at state oil firm Petrobras, court documents show. The multi-billion-dollar affair has already seen dozens of politicians and officials arrested. Lula, with six others, is accused of hampering Operation […]
(BBC) Hundreds of Venezuelan opposition supporters have marched in protest to the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the capital Caracas. They demanded a ruling on whether a recall referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro can go ahead. The decision had been expected on Tuesday on whether enough valid signatures had been collected. The opposition have […]
(BBC) The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina has launched an investigation into whether four nuns helped to hide a hoard of cash and jewels. The probe leader Reverend Tom O’Donnell, said they would try “to determine if there was a canonical crime”. Last month, a former government minister was arrested outside their convent near Buenos […]
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