Venezuela’s Maduro To Run For Presidential Elections In July

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will run for a third consecutive term this July in an election where he is assured of winning after disqualifying the main opposition candidate. Maduro was nominated by his party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, for the top job in a convention in Caracas. “I accept the presidential candidacy for […]

Haiti: Armed Gangs Taking Charge, PM Henry In Limbo In Puerto Rico

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Haiti’s missing prime minister has been found, over 600 km away to the east, in the US territory of Puerto Rico. The BBC reports that Ariel Henry landed in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, from New Jersey in the US. The report said he was unable to land in his own country or […]

As Barbeque Besieges Haiti, Prime Minister Ariel Henry Can’t Be Found

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A Video grab of Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry (left) addressing a joint press conference with President William Ruto of Kenya in Nairobi March 3, after signing an agreement for Kenyan support for a multinational force to restore peace in his troubled country. As security forces and violent gangs battle for control of capital Port-au-Prince, […]

Haiti Declares State Of Emergency After Double Jailbreak

Haiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and night time curfew following violence on the streets as armed gang members stormed the country’s biggest prisons, with thousands of inmates escaping. The emergency comes into immediate effect as the government said that it would apprehend the criminals who are believed to have escaped. On March […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Denies Charges He Attempted Coup

Bolsonaro Denies Attempting Coup

Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro held a rally in Sao Paulo on Sunday and hit out at the current regime for ordering an election ban that has seen him barred from seeking office for eight years. Addressing his supporters, he denied charges that after losing the polls in 2022, he plotted a coup to stay in […]