Embattled Haitian PM arrives in Puerto Rico: governor’s office

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose whereabouts have been uncertain as his country spirals into worsening chaos, landed in Puerto Rico, a spokesperson for the US territory’s governor said Tuesday. “He landed in Puerto Rico, but I have no further details,” Sheila Anglero said. “I…

South Africa: GDP increases by 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023

PRETORIA, March 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has announced that South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023. In the fourth quarter, six of the 10 industries kept the economy in the green, with the transport, storage and communication industry…

South Africa ranks number 1 in Africa for safety systems in aviation: Transport Minister

PRETORIA, March 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has rated South Africa’s safety oversight system at 91.11% thereby placing it at number one in Africa and number 18 in the world, alongside Norway. Addressing a media briefing on the state of the aviation sector on Tuesday, Minister…

ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian Commanders

Viktor Sokolov is one of the men named by the ICC THE HAGUE, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for top Russian commanders over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov, an army lieutenant general and a navy admiral, are the…

Ghana’s Finance Ministry urges President not to sign Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo ACCRA, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana’s finance ministry has urged the president not to sign a controversial anti-LGBT bill passed by parliament last week. It warns the country could lose a total of $3.8bn in World Bank funding over the next five to six years. The…

Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer

Nairobi National Park, where the plane crashed, is about 10km from Wilson Airport NAIROBI, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A student pilot and trainer have been killed after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, police say. The aircraft, belonging to a flying school, then crashed in…

Peru: Government declares state of emergency due to rains

LIMA, March 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Council of Ministers has agreed to declare a state of emergency in various locations across the country due to the imminent threat and occurrence of rains, Minister Women Nancy Tolentino announced. She said that the Council of Ministers agreed to declare the National Disaster Risk Management Council…

Peru: Alberto Otarola resigns as Prime Minister

LIMA, March 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — Prime Minister Alberto Otarola on Tuesday evening announced that he tendered his resignation from office to Pres Dina Boluarte, with the aim of reshaping the Ministerial Cabinet and continuing to work for the least favored in Peru. “I have informed about my resignation from office…

Above-normal temperatures for March-May due to El Nino: UN

GENEVA, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The warming El Nino weather phenomenon that peaked in December was one of the five strongest ever recorded, the United Nations said, predicting that it would produce above-normaltemperatures from now to May. Though El Nino is now gradually weakening, its impact will continue over the…

France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first

VERSAILLES (France), March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French parliament voted to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law.    A congress of both houses of parliament, gathered in a…