HAVANA—Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel. In a speech opening the four-day event, Castro, 89, said the new leadership were party loyalists with decades…
Guatemala President: White House’s ‘Confusing’ Border Statements Being Hijacked by Human Smugglers
April 15, 2021
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Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said that drug cartel-backed human smugglers have exploited messaging from Biden administration officials and have ramped up their operations in sending people to the U.S.-Mexico border. “I’m nobody to make a judgment here, but I believe in the first weeks in the Biden administration, messages were confusing,” Giammattei said in an…
Guatemalan President: White House’s ‘Confusing’ Messages Exploited by Smugglers
April 15, 2021
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Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei says that drug cartel-backed human smugglers have exploited messaging from Biden administration officials and have ramped up their operations in sending people to the U.S.–Mexico border. “I’m nobody to make a judgment here, but I believe in the first weeks in the Biden administration, messages were confusing,” Giammattei said in an…
Guatemala: No Deal With US on Increased Border Security
Guatemala’s government on Tuesday challenged an assertion from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration that it agreed to surge troops to its borders to make migration to the United States more difficult. “There is no document signed” regarding border security, the government said in a Spanish language statement. White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed Monday…
France Suspends All Flights to and From Brazil Due to COVID Variant
PARIS—France will suspend all flights to and from Brazil in a bid to prevent the spread of a variant of COVID-19 that was first detected in the South-American country, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said. “We take note that the situation is getting worse and we have decided to suspend all flights between France and…
Ecuador Picks Conservative for President; Peru Sets Runoff
QUITO, Ecuador—Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters rebuffed a left-leaning movement started by former President Rafael Correa more than a decade ago. That election certainty, however, did not extend to neighboring Peru, where the presidential contest is headed to a runoff after none of the 18…
‘Huge’ Explosion Rocks St. Vincent as Volcano Keeps Erupting
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent—La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate. Experts called it a “huge…
More Volcanic Eruptions on Caribbean Island of St. Vincent
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent—Conditions worsened on Sunday at a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as loud rumbling, lightning and heavy ashfall were observed and residents reported power cuts. The eruption Friday of La Soufrière forced many residents to evacuate their homes, though some remained in place. The rumbling was heard in the…
After Delays, Venezuela Pays $64 Million for COVAX Vaccines
Venezuela has paid $64 million, half of the required amount, for doses it is set to receive through the United Nation’s COVAX program, Vice President of the Maduro regime Delcy Rodriguez announced Saturday on state television. “You know that the COVAX mechanism requires an advance—Venezuela has even doubled the required advance,” said Rodriguez, adding that…
Only Vaccinated Persons Can Board Evacuation Vessels to Leave Island Volcano, Says St. Vincent PM
After a massive 6 mile-high eruption of ashes from the Soufriere volcano frightened the residents of Saint Vincent, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that only those who have been vaccinated for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus could board the cruise ships evacuating people off the island. “The chief medical officer would be identifying the persons…
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