UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy for Haiti warned Monday that Latin America's poorest country has seen increasing violence in recent months, with gangs challenging the authority of the state and political divisions blocking movement toward legislative elections. Helen La Lime painted a grim picture of...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned of the need to adopt immediate strategies to face the labour crisis caused by COVID-19, which has led to the loss of at least 34 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean. The situation could generate an...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)— Guyana has signed an agreement with US oil giant, ExxonMobil for the development of the Payara field offshore. Payara is the third project in the Stabroek Block and is expected to produce up to 220,000 barrels of oil per day after start up...
BOGOTA, Colombia (CMC)— The Colombian Navy said it had rescued 94 Haitian illegal migrants aboard the “Jhosua” a small boat that was adrift off the Caribbean coast of Colombia, following an engine failure. It said that the Haitians, including 33 children, were brought back to land...
This Wednesday, January 20, 2016 file photo, shows the Shell logo at a petrol station in London. Royal Dutch Shell said it is planning to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2022 LONDON, England (AP) — Energy producer Royal Dutch Shell...