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Colombia to give legal status to up to 540K Venezuelan migrants
REUTER
BOGOTA, Columbia - Colombia will give legal status to up to 540,000 Venezuelan migrants who are guardians to minors residing in the country, Colombia’s country’s migration agency said yesterday.
Antigua: Woman hides drugs in her private parts
LOOP NEWS
A 30-year-old woman has been fined $25,000 after authorities discovered cocaine and cannabis concealed on her person at VC Bird International Airport in Antigua.
Russian warships conduct Atlantic drills en route to Cuba
AP NEWS
HAVANA, CUBA - Russian warships conducted drills in the Atlantic, the military said Tuesday, as they were heading to visit Cuba, part of Moscow's efforts to project power amid the tensions with the West over Ukraine.
U.S. imposes sanctions on corrupt actors in Guyana
REUTERS
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Guyanese mining magnate Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin over allegations they defrauded Guyana's government of tax revenues and bribed public officials like Permanent Secretary Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas-Meerabux, the Treasury Department said.
Widow of slain Haitian President Moïse awarded multimillion-dollar payout by Miami judge
MIAMI HERALD
A half-dozen men convicted in the plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse must pay his widow and elder son $6.2 million in compensation for their loss, according to a federal judge’s restitution order in a Miami criminal case.
T&T Gunmen murder three, storm local hospital to kill wounded
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - After opening fire on a group of men in Gonzales last night, gunmen rushed into the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where one of the victims was being taken for treatment and continued shooting to ensure that he did not survive.
US announces measures to give Cuban small business a boost
REUTERS
WASHINGTON/HAVANA – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced regulatory changes to allow more American financial support for Cuba’s nascent private sector and bolster access to U.S. internet-based services, modest but timely measures that officials said would help give the island’s budding small businesses a leg up.
US nationals arrested after gold seized by Customs in Guyana
LOOP NEWS
Customs officers in Guyana apprehended three individuals, including two American citizens, as they attempted to board an American Airlines flight bound for New York.
Haiti gets new PM as nation remains under siege by gangs
NATION NEWS
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.
CXC to meet with Ministers of Education to address syllabus suspension
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is to meet with Ministers of Education across the region regarding the suspension of the syllabi of four Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.
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