Globetrotter Submission: Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories
From the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service U.S. And NATO Allies Accounted for Over Half of Global Military Expenditure in 2022 The world’s total military expenditure surpassed $2.24 trillion in 2022, with Europe recording its steepest rise in the last three decades,…
Ecuador’s Neoliberal Government announces State Emergency to impose Austerity
By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva / Globetrotter On October 18, 2021, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency for 60 days. This declaration led to the constitutional rights of Ecuadorian nationals being suspended and heavily armed troops flooding…
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Reggae Boyz plan to get things right for start of Nations League
By concacaf With 2019/20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying now just two weeks away, the Jamaican National Team is fine tuning things before their first encounter on September 9 versus Cayman Islands. Last week the Reggae Boyz continued their preparation for…
US senators ask Assange to testify in Russia probe: WikiLeaks
By AFP From This Is Money UK WikiLeaks said Wednesday that its founder Julian Assange was “considering” a request by a US Senate committee to testify about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US elections. The whistleblowing website posted on…
Time for Latin America, Caribbean to hike tax: World Bank
By Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels With economic recovery being reported in Latin American and Caribbean states, a new World Bank report says governments must now look to fiscal policy to reduce their deficits. In “Fiscal Adjustment in Latin America and…
PAHO issues yellow fever warning
BY NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reiterated its previous recommendation that Caribbean and other international travelers be vaccinated at least 10 days prior to traveling to or visiting areas where yellow fever…
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Environmental agreement to Latin America and the Caribbean
From Radio Cadena Agramonte Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador highlighted the agreement just signed in Costa Rica for Latin America and the Caribbean in environmental matters. In its digital page and Twitter account, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
Nigeria among 10 cheapest places to buy petrol – Report
From PUNCH With a pump price of N145 ($0.40) per litre, Nigeria has been ranked as the eighth cheapest place in the world to buy petrol. Other countries among the cheapest places to buy petrol are Venezuela ($0.01), Turkmenistan ($0.29),…
World Council of Credit Unions activates Caribbean Relief Fund
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) has activated a Caribbean Relief Fund to support credit unions that have been affected by Hurricane Irma that recently devastated sections of the Caribbean. According to…
Ecuador’s right wing candidate made millions profiteering off banking crisis
From telesur Guillermo Lasso made tens of millions of dollars through speculation with one of his companies during Ecuador’s financial crisis, an investigation revealed. Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso personally profited from the worst economic crisis in the country —…
