Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed "family law" code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt, as well as outlining the rights of children and grandparents. Cuba holds parliamentary elections every two years, though no party...
Half of Puerto Rico is without power more than five days after Hurricane Fiona struck — including an entire town where not a single work crew has arrived. Many on the US territory are angry and incredulous, and calls are growing for the ouster of the...
The Prime Minister of St Kitts Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew says the United Nations finds itself at a crossroads in reckoning with history’s judgment. In his contribution to the 77th General Assembly here on Friday, Drew urged that the world body should not be used merely...
The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes to guard against COVID-19. Transport Canada said the existing rules for masks will come off October 1. “We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up...
The European Commission (EC) has allocated Euro 600 million to finance immediate humanitarian food aid, food production and resilience of food systems in the most vulnerable countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). “This will help partner countries and vulnerable people to cope with...