Colombia’s VP calls on former colonial powers to confront past as UN forum opens
Reuters Colombia’s Vice President Francia Marquez, an advocate of slavery reparations, urged former colonial powers to take responsibility for their past wrongs and called for a global reparations fund, at a United Nations forum on Monday. In her opening speech at the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) in […]
Junta leader Nguema vows to rebuild Gabon after landslide vote win
Reuters The commanding win of junta leader Brice Oligui Nguema in Gabon’s presidential election over the weekend gives him a seven-year mandate to turn the page on more than half a century of father-and-son rule by the Bongo family. The 50-year-old – who ousted President Ali Bongo in a 2023 coup, then ran for office […]
Dissident pushes for change in Cuba, one ladle at a time
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Reuters Jose Daniel Ferrer stepped onto his front porch in Santiago de Cuba on a recent morning, shaking hands and asking after people’s health as he greeted a small crowd of the ailing and elderly gathered at his doorstep. Inside, he, his wife Nelva Ismarays Ortega, and a staff of around […]
Table Talk: Bourbon-plumped currants enhance the flavour of hot cross buns for Easter
Boston-based CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, author of Milk Street Bakes, “amps up” the flavour in this hot cross bun recipe…
Support dwindles for leftist’s call for Ecuador election recount
Quito, Ecuador Reuters Support for Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez’s call for a recount in the country’s presidential election was dwindling on Monday, as a growing number of prominent members of her party said President Daniel Noboa had secured a full term in Sunday’s vote. Noboa’s support was holding at 55.6 per cent, the level at […]
European rights watchdog says it’s worried about Turkey after mayor’s jailing
Antalya, Turkey Reuters The head of the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights watchdog, told Reuters it was worried about any violations of rights in Turkey after the jailing of President Tayyip Erdogan’s chief political rival and hundreds of arrests that followed mass protests. Secretary General Alain Berset said the problem of democratic […]
At least 51 killed in another attack in Nigeria’s Plateau state
Maiduguri, Nigeria Reuters At least 51 people were killed by gunmen in the early hours of Monday in Nigeria’s northern Plateau state, residents and Amnesty International said, two weeks after deadly clashes in another part of the state left dozens dead. Last week, the national emergency agency said gunmen had killed at least 52 people […]
Death toll in Dominican Republic disaster nears 250, nightclub faces lawsuits
Reuters The death toll at last week’s nightclub roof collapse in the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 231, the Minister of Interior and Police said on Monday, as families of victims began filing lawsuits against the nightclub’s owners. Holy Week will be different this year in the Caribbean tourist destination, with multiple events […]
UN trade agency urges US to exclude poor states from tariffs
United Nations Reuters The UN Trade and Development agency urged US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to exclude the poorest and smallest economies from reciprocal tariffs because it “would have minimal impact on United States trade policy objectives.” Trump imposed steep import tariffs from 11 per cent to 50 per cent on 57 trading […]
Unfinished business
It’s a profound thing to realise that, according to Nancy Guthrie, at creation – “Eden was unspoilt, but also unfinished”. That is, there was still work to be done. And the beings God gave that responsibility to – was us. PICTURE: raffaelemontillo/iStockphoto Humanity are God’s emissaries on Earth, to bring about completion. Of course, we’ve […]