Protests continue as 4 victims of Haitian demonstrations are buried

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 5 (NNN-EFE) — The opposition Democratic and Popular Sector of Haiti led the burial of four people who died in mid-February in Port-au-Prince during violent protests calling for the resignation of the country’s president, Jovenel Moise. Some 300 people were in a procession with their bodies in coffins…

Mexico will spend more on baseball, race walking and boxing, president says

MEXICO CITY, March 5 (NNN-EFE) — President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that his administration would spend money on developing Mexico’s baseball, race walking and boxing, providing the sports with 500 million pesos (about $25.9 million). “The majority (of the money) is for baseball, but there’s also race walking and…

Nigeria: 36 presidential candidates beg Atiku not to challenge Buhari’s victory in court

ABUJA, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Forum of Presidential Candidates and Political Parties for Good Governance, has appealed to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, not to challenge the outcome of the recent presidential election in court. The forum made up of chairmen and candidates…

Argentina’s seven-week Illex squid season has totaled 50.195 tons

BUENOS AIRES, March 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The 2019 squid season in Argentina took off with very good weekly yields, and average catches per vessel of 34.6 tons/day during the first seven weeks of operations south of the 44th parallel. This allowed the total Illex catch to reach 50,195 tons, a…

Mexico president’s approval rating at 78 percent after three months – poll

MEXICO CITY, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s approval rating stands at 78 percent, an opinion poll showed. The figure in newspaper El Financiero was down from the 86 percent rating published in a poll on Feb 7. But it was a percentage point higher than…

El Salvador judge accused of sexual abuse removed from top court

SAN SALVADOR, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — El Salvador’s Congress voted to temporarily remove a Supreme Court judge from his post pending a trial, after he was accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. Lawmakers also voted to strip Judge Eduardo Jaime Escalante Diaz, 51, of his immunity against prosecution in…

Advance Vote Begins in Panama

Panama, March 5 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — A total of 4,507 Panamanians registered to vote in advance, modality that can be used only for the office of president of the country. According to the Electoral Tribunal, apply for this suffrage members of the Public Force, the Fire Department, the National Civil…

Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders visit South Sudan to promote peace, integration

JUBA, March 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday visited South Sudan in a bid to consolidate the ongoing regional effort to restore peace and stability in the world’s youngest republic. Nhial Deng Nhial, South Sudan’s foreign affairs minister, said the two…

South Africa welcomes improved mining ranking

PRETORIA,  March 5 (NNN-SANEWS) — Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed South Africa’s latest improved global mining ranking. In the Fraser Institute rankings, in terms of the attractiveness of its mining policies, South Africa ranked 56th out of 83 countries surveyed. The country improved its ranking by 25 spots,…

South African President Ramaphosa concludes eSwatini working visit

PRETORIA, March 5 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned from a working visit to the Kingdom of eSwatini where he held talks with King Mswati III on a range of bilateral issues. In a statement, the Presidency said President Ramaphosa’s visit formed part of a series of courtesy calls…