Cayman Islands return six irregular Cuban migrants

HAVANA, Oct 30 (NNN-ACN) — The Cayman Islands authorities returned to Cuba six irregular migrants, who had illegally departed the island on sea.The irregulars were brought to Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, according to a report by the Cuban Interior Ministry, which adds that this year some 4,641 irregular migrants…

Panama president proposes referendum on controversial copper mine

PANAMA CITY, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama President Laurentino Cortizo proposed on Sunday that a referendum be held to decide whether to repeal a controversial mining contract that has been at the heart of protests rocking the country. The copper mining contract with First Quantum Minerals, a Vancouver-based company, has…

Colombia’s ruling left loses elections in major cities

 BOGOTA, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Left-wing candidates lost in a slew of local elections in Colombia on Sunday, the electoral authority reported, in what analysts described as a rebuke to the government of President Gustavo Petro. With almost 55 percent turnout, the elections in the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Cali…

Dagestan airport ‘freed’ from mob, closed till Nov 6 – Russian aviation body

 MOSCOW, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Makhachkala airport in the Dagestan Republic may be closed for more than a week after an angry mob looking for Israelis overran it Sunday, Russia’s aviation agency said. “The airport in Makhachkala will be closed to receive aircraft … until, preliminarily, 02.59 Moscow time…

Man missing at sea for nearly 2 weeks found alive in life raft off Washington coast; a miracle says US Coast Guard

A Good Samaritan vessel is seen approaching the life raft on the morning of October 26, 2023 WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of two men missing at sea for nearly two weeks was found alive by a Canadian fishing boat in a life raft in Canadian waters, approximately 70…

Morocco, Spain, Portugal sign letter of intentions for 2030 World Cup hosting

Fouzi Lekjaa, Pedro Rocha, and Fernando Soares Gomes da Silva at the signing ceremony RABAT, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The president of the Moroccan, Spanish, and Portuguese football federations gathered in Rabat to sign the letter of intentions for their hosting of the 2030 World Cup.President of the Royal Moroccan…

Sudan crisis: Mediators target wider consensus in peace talks

JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia), Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) and the African Union (AU) this week joined the resumed Sudan peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as mediators focused on more stakeholders seeking consensus.The Jeddah talks, also supported by the US, essentially involve the protagonists: The…

US to invest $100 million in Ghana’s WASH sector

ACCRA, Oct 30 (NNN-GNA) — The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), says it plans to invest $100 million in Ghana’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector over the next five years.This is in addition to the $89 million that USAID has already invested since…

EU bolsters Ghana’s terrorism fight with 105 armoured vehicle

ACCRA, Oct 30 (NNN-GNA) — The European Union (EU) has donated 105 armoured vehicles to Ghana to bolster the country’s fight against terrorism and violent extremism.The vehicles, which include 13 Land Cruiser pickups, 10 GMC Sierra, Toyota Land Cruisers, Toyota Single Cabins, Chevrolet Silverado and Sierra pickups, form part of…

US gun violence: 22-year-old charged in Florida shooting that killed 2 and injured 16

TAMPA (Florida, US), Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in a shooting on a crowded street in Tampa, Florida, early Sunday morning, leaving two people dead and 16 others injured, authorities said. The shooting started after a dispute between two…