UNREST IN UKRAINE, RUSSIA, COULD AFFECT BARBADOS

UNREST IN UKRAINE, RUSSIA, COULD AFFECT BARBADOS

Avellon Williams  BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Prime Minister Mia Mottley says she will be bringing measures to the island in preparation for the potential impact of the unrest in Ukraine and Russia. PM Mottley warned that the unrest could affect fuel prices, food supplies and disrupt the global supply chain. She noted, however, that Barbados’ reserves stood at over […]

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 UKRAINIANS RETURN HOME TO FIGHT RUSSIAN INVASION

UKRAINIANS RETURN HOME TO FIGHT RUSSIAN INVASION

Avellon Williams  MEDYKA, POLAND – Some Ukrainian men and women are returning home from across Europe to help defend their homeland in the face of the Russian invasion, while hundreds of thousands flee. Poland’s Border Guard reported Sunday that 22,000 people had crossed into Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country on Thursday. Hundreds of people waited early […]

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 26 JAMAICAN STUDENTS TRAPPED IN UKRAINE

26 JAMAICAN STUDENTS TRAPPED IN UKRAINE

Avellon Williams  KINGSTON, JAMAICA – 26 Jamaican students are still in Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Of those students, 25 are in Kharkiv, and one is in L’viv. In addition, 15 students have left the country and two students have not provided information about their whereabouts. The Jamaican Government says it continues to assist […]

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 JOURNALIST KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AS POLICE CLASH WITH HAITIAN WORKERS

JOURNALIST KILLED, TWO WOUNDED AS POLICE CLASH WITH HAITIAN WORKERS

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Men, wearing police uniforms, opened fire into a crowd of protesters Wednesday, killing a journalist after thousands of Haitian factory workers launched a new strike to demand higher wages than the prime minister announced earlier this week. As the day’s protest appeared to be winding down, Associated Press journalists witnessed the men […]

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 COLOMBIA DECRIMINALISES ABORTION

COLOMBIA DECRIMINALISES ABORTION

Avellon Williams  BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – As a sea of green handkerchiefs swirled around Colombia’s Constitutional Court building on Monday, protesters chanted and echoed “Ya es ley” (now is law) in unison. The court decriminalized abortion procedures up to 24 weeks of gestation, ensuring greater access to abortion in the largely Catholic country. Throughout Colombia’s history, abortions have […]

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 U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA “FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW”

U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA “FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW”

Avellon Williams “Full blocking sanctions” were announced by U.S. President Joe Biden against Russia in response to their actions in eastern Ukraine that he described as being “flagrant violations of international law”. During a Washington DC press conference, the US president announced that part of the first tranche of sanctions would go into effect as […]

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