44-year-old Vanessa Winston lives in Roseau, the capital of Dominica, where she runs a small-scale business primarily making bespoke, hand-made fashion accessories. She is also President of the UN-supported Dominica Arts & Craft Producers Association, which helps its members to promote their products. Hurricane Maria destroyed her home and the workshop where she produced all …
Haitian leaders have finalised a deal for a temporary government to steer their Caribbean nation out of gang-fueled chaos, but the details must first be approved by the outgoing authorities, AFP confirmed Monday. Issued on: 09/04/2024 – 01:51 2 min Members of the transition council sent their plan to the regional Caribbean body CARICOM late …
An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to open an investigation. Issued on: 08/04/2024 – 05:21 2 min No one was injured and Southwest Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International Airport around 8:15 …
Mexico’s diplomatic personnel were leaving Ecuador on Sunday, its foreign minister said, as the two countries severed ties after Quito’s security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in a raid that prompted searing international rebukes. Issued on: 07/04/2024 – 21:06 2 min “Our diplomatic staff are leaving everything in Ecuador and returning home with their heads …
Following Ecuadorian authorities decision to storm Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrest the country’s former vice president Jorge Glas on corruption charges, Ecuador’s exiled former president, Rafael Correa, told FRANCE 24 on Saturday that his ex-deputy “is an honest man” subject to “political persecution”. He also likened the raid on the embassy, which has been …
Peru’s embattled government will on Wednesday ask Congress for a vote of confidence that collides with its umpteenth scandal: how the president came to own a collection of pricey Rolex watches and jewelry. Issued on: 03/04/2024 – 08:30 2 min Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen was appointed only a month ago after his predecessor resigned over …
Teams of engineers are working Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. Issued on: 30/03/2024 – 21:48 3 min The bridge crumpled into the Patapsco River on Tuesday after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its …
Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte’s home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches. Issued on: 30/03/2024 – 10:35 2 min According to a police document obtained by AFP, about 40 officials were involved in the raid, which was searching for Rolex watches that Boluarte had not publicly …
The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday, trapped in their red pick-up truck after a giant cargo ship slammed into the bridge they had been filling potholes on, causing a thunderous collapse. Maryland police announced the grim discovery at a press conference, adding that sonar shows …
The search for six workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collapse has been suspended and will not resume until Wednesday morning. Authorities say the men are presumed dead and will transition to a ‘recovery’ operation. A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span …