March 3, 2025
Haiti Gang Leader- ‘I can now use explosive drones to reach anyone’
The leader of the G9 gang, Jimmy Chérizier, alias “Barbecue,” has denied being injured during a large-scale operation involving several specialised security forces and drones is Bas-Delmas over the last weekend. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé…
March 2, 2025
Microsoft shutting down Skype in May
Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online. The tech giant said Friday it will retire Skype in May and shift some of its…
March 2, 2025
China February manufacturing hits 3-month high, but US tariff war clouds outlook
BEIJING, March 1 (Reuters) - China's manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months in February as new orders and higher purchase volumes led to a solid rise in production, an official factory survey showed on Saturday. The…
March 2, 2025
Guyana says Venezuelan vessel entered oil block in Guyanese waters
March 1 (Reuters) - Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said on Saturday that a Venezuelan coast guard patrol entered Guyanese waters earlier in the day, approaching an output vessel in an offshore oil block managed by Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), opens new tab……
March 2, 2025
Jamaican government urged to ‘fully decolonise’ with bill to ditch King Charles
KINGSTON/LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Many Jamaicans want their country to ditch King Charles as head of state but a bill presented by the government to do just that has frustrated some critics of the monarchy who believe the change should go further…
March 2, 2025
Palace’s Mateta suffers serious head injury, chairman slams ‘reckless challenge’
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace suffered a big blow as forward Jean-Philippe Mateta was taken to hospital with a head injury after a rash challenge by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts during their FA Cup fifth-round clash at Selhurst Park…
March 2, 2025
Elon Musk has another child, a boy
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk, who is a close adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, has another child, his 14th. His latest child, a son, is with Shivon Zilis, an executive at Musk's Neuralink with whom he already has three…
March 2, 2025
American R&B singer Angie Stone dies at 63
March 1 (Reuters) - American singer Angie Stone, who was nominated for three Grammy Awards, died at 63 early Saturday, a representative confirmed. Deborah R. Champagne, Stone's representative who last spoke with her shortly after 9 p.m. ET (0200…
February 28, 2025
Anguillians elect first woman head of government
Governor Julia Crouch is expected to swear in Anguilla’s first ever female head of government later on Thursday after Cora Richardson-Hodge led the main opposition Anguilla United Front (AUF) to a convincing victory on Wednesday’s general election.…
February 27, 2025
UN Secretary General calls on international community to stand behind Haiti
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, is urging the international community to “act quickly” as he acknowledged that each new wave of criminal attacks against Haiti’s communities and institutions “is a distressing sign that time is…