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Death threats and security concerns hinder creation of council that will choose Haiti's next leader

Mar. 25, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Fresh turmoil involving a transitional presidential council that will be responsible for choosing Haiti’s new leader triggered a flurry of meetings with Caribbean leaders and officials from the U.S., Canada and France, officials said Monday. The council...

Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home

Mar. 06, 2024 18:35 PM EST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has fueled lawlessness, closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home. ...

Caribbean leaders say Haitian prime minister agrees to hold long-awaited elections by mid-2025

Feb. 28, 2024 22:41 PM EST

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders said late Wednesday that embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to hold general elections by mid-2025 as the international community pushes to raise money for a foreign armed force to fight gang violenc there. Members of...

Chevron warns that its $53B acquisition of Hess Corp. may be in jeopardy over key asset in Guyana

Feb. 27, 2024 14:42 PM EST

Chevron warned Monday that its pending $53 billion acquisition of Hess may be in jeopardy because it will require the approval of Exxon Mobil and a Chinese national oil company, which both hold rights to development of an oil field off the coast of the South American nation Guyana. ...

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

Feb. 26, 2024 22:05 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move...

US reiterates support for a Haiti deployment as it meets with Caribbean leaders

Feb. 26, 2024 14:36 PM EST

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday reiterated its support to help restore peace and calm to Haiti, saying it will provide money, equipment and logistical support to a multinational force whose deployment remains uncertain. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S....

Parents of two girls who survived a dorm fire that killed 20 in Guyana sue the government

Feb. 22, 2024 11:44 AM EST

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The parents of two teenagers who survived a fire that killed 20 people at a high school dormitory for Indigenous girls last year have sued the government, accusing authorities of negligence. The lawsuit is seeking more than $50,000 for each of the two...

Oil spill near Trinidad and Tobago blamed on barge being tugged to Guyana, officials say

Feb. 15, 2024 09:59 AM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A preliminary investigation into a mushrooming oil spill in waters near Trinidad and Tobago has found that an overturned and abandoned barge blamed for the disaster was being tugged to nearby Guyana. Officials in the eastern Caribbean island nation are...

UN chief warns climate chaos and food crises threaten global peace: 'Empty bellies fuel unrest'

Feb. 14, 2024 13:59 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief warned Tuesday that climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace, telling a high-level U.N. meeting that climate disasters imperil food production and “empty bellies fuel unrest.” Secretary-General Antonio...

Venezuela defends military buildup, accusing neighboring Guyana of granting illegal oil contracts

Feb. 11, 2024 15:49 PM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuela accused neighboring Guayana Sunday of granting illegal oil exploration concessions in territory the two nations are disputing. Venezuela said it would reserve the right to take any diplomatic actions necessary. The comments...