November 2016

Out You Go! US Ramping Up Deportation Of Haitians

November 25, 2016 in Regional

WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday November 24, 2016 – The United States government has restarted deporting Haitian immigrants and says it will pick up the pace in weeks to come. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement yesterday that more than 200 Haitian nationals had...

Boko Haram blocks aid to refugees in Cameroon — UN

November 25, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_15474" align="alignleft" width="300"] In this Monday, August 29, 2016, photo, a mother feeds her malnourished child at a feeding centre run by Doctors Without Borders in Maiduguri, Nigeria[/caption] GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations warned Friday that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was...

Regional reps stress importance of strengthening Caribbean democracies

November 25, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15471" align="alignright" width="300"] ECLAC's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena[/caption] SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) – The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the Caribbean says representatives from 22 countries have begun a new round of negotiations here aimed at strengthening regional democracies. ECLAC said the prospective agreement will...

The military parade for Donald Trump has come early

November 25, 2016 in International

WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — The military parade for Donald Trump has come early. Two months before Inauguration Day festivities, an extraordinary number of recently retired generals, including some who clashed with President Barack Obama’s Administration, are marching to the president-elect’s doorstep for job interviews. It’s...