Jeffrey Bostic takes office as the Second President of Barbados

Jeffrey Bostic was sworn in as President of the Republic of Barbados BRIDGETOWN, Dec 1 (NNN-EFE) — Barbados’ second president, Jeffrey Bostic, was sworn in Sunday during the country’s fifty-ninth anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom and the fourth anniversary of the declaration of the republic. A former Minister…

Central America counts 27 million victims of Cyber attacks in 2025

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — According to a Kaspersky Security Network study, only in 2025, Central America accounts for 27.1 million victims of cyber-insecurity, with Costa Rica leading at 7.9 million, followed by Guatemala with 6.4 million and Panama with 6.3 million. More than 1,600 phishing attacks are registered in…

Six people killed in armed attack in one of the most violent areas of Ecuador

GUAYQUIL (Ecuador), Dec 1 (NNN-EFE) — Four women and two men were killed Sunday in a neighborhood in the Nueva Prosperina district of Guayaquil, one of the most violent areas of Ecuador, police confirmed. Colonel Juan Carlos Soria, the police chief in charge of Zone 8, which includes Guayaquil and…

Pres Nicolas Maduro celebrates historic growth of Venezuelan coffee and announces creation of UNICAFÉ

4th International Meeting of Venezuelan Specialty Coffee 2025 CARACAS, Dec 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — President Nicolás Maduro presented a report on the development of the national coffee sector this Sunday during the closing ceremony of the IV International Meeting of Venezuelan Specialty Coffees 2025, highlighting sustained growth in production, the expansion…

Uruguay approves mass culling of parakeets to save crops

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 1 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Uruguayan government, under pressure from the agricultural sector over millions in crop losses, has approved a new emergency plan for the mass culling of parakeets, utilizing controversial methods like toxic baits and adhesives. The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) unveiled a five-point…

Ethiopia launches five-year strategy to advance economic digitization

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Ethiopian government has launched the Digital Ethiopia 2030 Strategy, aiming to foster the integration of technology across all economic sectors and digitize the country’s economy. The Ethiopian Council of Ministers, the country’s executive body, approved the five-year national digital transformation strategy on Saturday…

ICC: We’re working closely with partners to arrest fugitive warlord Kony

ICC’s International Cooperation Adviser Dahirou Santa-Anna (L) THE HAGUE, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says it is working closely with international partners to secure the long-awaited arrest of fugitive Ugandan warlord and Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, so…

US: Plane skids off icy runway as snow snarls post-Thanksgiving travel

Brian Travers / @IowannaStorm DETROIT (Michigan, US), Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cross-country storm dumping snow across the Midwest has led to hundreds of canceled flights and car crashes amid the post-Thanksgiving travel rush. In one terrifying incident for air travelers, a Delta Connection flight with 54 passengers and a crew…

Pres Ramaphosa labels US attacks on South Africa “misinformation”

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the United States late on Sunday (Nov 30) of peddling “blatant misinformation” by claiming his country was killing white people. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked South Africa since returning to the White House…

Nigeria: Gang kidnaps 14, including bride and bridesmaids

MINNA (nIGERIA), Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armed men kidnapped 13 women and a baby in an overnight raid in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday (Nov 30), the latest in a string of mass abductions to rock the west African country. A bride and 10 of her bridesmaids were among those abducted…