Venezuela’s Parliament begins public consultation on draft law

CARACAS, Jan 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The National Assembly of Venezuela will begin a public consultation on the Bill on Supervision, Regularization, Performance and Financing of Non-Governmental and Related Organizations. The president of the Legislative Branch, Jorge Rodríguez, announced last Thursday that the initiative was approved back on Jan 24,…

Cuba demands closure of illegal Guantanamo Naval Base

HAVANA, Jan 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez demanded on Saturday that Washington close the US Naval Base in Guantanamo and return that illegally occupied territory to the Caribbean island. The head of Cuban diplomacy denounced on his X account the permanence of 30 prisoners in that…

Gov’t convenes private sector roundtables to boost Kenya’s investment climate

NAIROBI, Jan 14 (NNN-KBC) — The government, through the National Investment Council (NIC), is gearing up to conduct quarterly private sector roundtables to foster collaboration and address challenges within Kenya’s investment climate. The initiative aims to provide policy and non-policy solutions to create a conducive investment environment in the country,…

Kenya: Investment in special economic zone will spur industrial growth – Pres Ruto

President William Ruto after he commissioned 90 MVA Naivasha Special Economic Zone Sub-Station. NAIROBI, Jan 14 (NNN-KBC) — The Kenyan Government is implementing robust measures to foster industrial growth and ensure it is commensurate with the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). President William Ruto said the government is equipping Special…

Brazil: 2 dead, 1 missing after severe storms, floods hit Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Jan 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least two people, including a six-year-old boy, died and another is missing as a result of floods and landslides, after five days of storms in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, the local fire department reported Saturday. The boy drowned after being swept…

Head-on van-bus collision kills 7 in Bolivia; 3 injured

LA PAZ, Jan 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — A head-on collision on Saturday left seven dead and three injured in western Bolivia, according to local media. The collision, involving two public transit vehicles — a van and a bus, occurred near the town of Challapata in the western department of Oruro. Six…

Cuba had a successful academic year in 2023, Minister says

 HAVANA, Jan 14 (NNN-ACN) — Despite the lack of resources in the education system, the 2023 school year was successful thanks to decisive support provided by the government and the university community, according to Walter Baluja Garcia, Cuba’s Minister of Higher Education (MES).The official remarked that said school year, which…

Pres Biden stresses US ‘does not support independence’ for Taiwan as world leaders react to election win

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World leaders congratulated Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for a historic third presidential term even as President Joe Biden warned that the U.S. will not endorse independence for the island. “We do not support independence,” Biden told reporters when asked for comment on DPP candidate William…

2 children, woman die in Rio Grande as feds, Texas debate border control

HOUSTON (Texas), Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two children and a woman died trying to cross the Rio Grande on Friday near a Texas park where state officials have blocked access to federal Border Patrol officers. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed the deaths Saturday night to USA TODAY. Border…

UN agency, DR Congo discuss response to deadly flooding

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — Representative of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have met with officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) to discuss response to deadly flooding in the African country, according to a statement of the agency. “The government estimates that…