Trump was not exonerated by my report, Robert Mueller tells Congress
From BBC President Donald Trump’s claim that he was “totally exonerated” by special counsel Robert Mueller was rejected by Mr Mueller in a hearing on Wednesday. Appearing before Congress, Mr Mueller said he had not exonerated the president of obstruction…
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US: 2019 Caribbean travel warnings: What islands are safe? [Cayman Islands SAFE]
By Tresa Baldas From Detroit Free Press If you’re planning a trip to the Caribbean or Central America, the U.S. State Department has published a list of travel advisories alerting tourists about what destinations they need to be wary of, and which…
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Venezuela jet ‘aggressively shadows’ US aircraft over Caribbean Sea
By Lily Puckett The Independent From Yahoo News A Venezuelan fighter jet harassed a US Navy surveillance plane over international waters, the US Southern Command (Southcom) has revealed. The Russian-made Venezuelan jet took off from an airfield 200 miles east of Caracas on Friday,…
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How Apollo 11 brought humanity together
By Pallab Gibson From BBC News As if illuminated by a divine light, the Saturn V rocket shimmered on launch pad 39A at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Emblazoned with the stars and stripes and cloaked by the gold and crimson of…
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Cayman: Minister Rivers discusses tax and regulation with US lawmakers
Financial Services Minister Tara Rivers visited the US Capitol in Washington, DC last week, where she described the Cayman Islands’ financial services industry and emphasised Cayman’s leadership role in combatting money laundering and ensuring tax transparency in meetings with Justin…
El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán gets life in prison
From BBC A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in…
Threat level raised to ‘critical’ for UK ships in Iranian waters
From BBC The UK has raised the threat to British shipping in Iranian waters in the Gulf to the highest level – where the risk of attack is “critical”. The step was taken on Tuesday, amid growing tensions in the…
Forget about waiting out the Donald Trump era for a more cordial US president, former top American diplomat warns China
By Catherine Wong From South China Morning Post A former top US diplomat warned China on Monday not to believe it can wait out the Trump administration to get a better trade deal from a friendlier US president, saying Beijing…
Firebrand Philippine president pushes the US to send the entire 7th Fleet into the South China Sea
By Ryan Pickrall From Business Insider Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared the US on Monday to send the entire US 7th Fleet into the South China Sea to confront China if it really wants to drive Chinese forces from the…
US border patrol arrest over 1,000 illegal Haitians in one month
From Caribbean National Weekly DEL RIO, Texas, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says officers assigned to the Del Rio Sector in Texas have arrested over 1,000 Haitian nationals in less than one month. Earlier…
