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Long lines for fuel across Cuba sparking concerns over supply
REUTERS
HAVANA, Cuba - Hours-long lines formed at gas stations in Cuba´s capital Havana yesterday after local media reported rationing of fuel in at least one province amid a biting economic crisis that has already left food and medicine in short supply across the island.
CAL says has no immediate plans to raise airfares
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - Caribbean Airlines has no immediate plans to raise its airfare, despite surging oil prices sparked by the Russia-Ukraine conflict which has prompted some other international air carriers to up their prices.
Jah Cure sentenced to six years in prison in Netherlands
JAMAICA OBSERVER
Reggae star Jah Cure was convicted of attempted manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison in the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Russians vanish from Cuba beaches
REUTERS
VARADERO, Cuba--When planeloads of Russian tourists left Cuba last week, their vacations interrupted by war in Ukraine, it marked a sad day in the resort town of Varadero, a visible sign the conflict will rattle the island nation’s fragile economy.
Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy after grueling debt negotiation
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s government formally exited bankruptcy Tuesday, completing the largest public debt restructuring in US history after announcing nearly seven years ago that it was unable to pay its more than $70 billion debt.
Bermuda suspends airworthiness certificates of Russian aircrafts
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Russia's airline industry has been hit with another major blow as the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) has announced it has suspended all Certificates of Airworthiness of those planes registered on the island.
Move to improve tracking of HIV transmission in Jamaica
CMC
Kingston – A senior official of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), says the acquisition of the new genome sequencer should improve the tracking of HIV transmission networks on the island.
Venezuela frees at least 2 Americans after talks with US
VOICE OF AMERICA
CARACAS/WASHINGTON - Venezuela released at least two jailed US citizens on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, in an apparent goodwill gesture toward the Biden administration following a visit to Caracas by a high-level US delegation.
Boat with hundreds of Haitian migrants runs aground in Florida
REUTERS
WASHINGTON, DC--United States (US) authorities are investigating what appeared to be one of the largest human smuggling attempts off US shores in years, after a boat packed with 356 Haitian migrants ran aground in the Florida Keys on Sunday.
OECS strongly deplores Russian invasion of Ukraine
OECS
CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and its Member States yesterday strongly condemned the ongoing military operations being conducted against Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
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