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03/12/2026
Swiss businessman extradited to the United States pleads guilty to International Securities Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, USA – A Swiss executive pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a multimillion-dollar securities fraud scheme after living abroad as a fugitive for nearly 11 years.According to court documents, Martin Schlaepfer, 67, a Swiss national, identified himself to victims as the chief executiv
03/12/2026
Dominican Republic to host ECLAC’s 41st Session
At the organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, the Dominican Foreign Minister, Roberto Álvarez, and the Secretary of the Commission, Luis Fidel Yáñez, signed an agreement establishing that the meeting will be held on October 7-9, 2026.SANTIAGO, Chile – The Forty-first Session of the Economic
03/12/2026
UN relief chief condemns ‘$1 billion-a-day’ cost of war in Middle East
NEW YORK, USA – The UN’s emergency relief chief on Wednesday condemned the “$1 billion-a-day” cost of the war in the Middle East, at a time when humanitarian needs are soaring, and aid funding is falling dangerously short.“We’re seeing the consequences spread faster than we can respond”, warned the
03/12/2026
Dr Ernest Hilaire’s statement on UK visa ban, asylum, CIP, (dis)information
Home Office and The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP“From today, [March 5, 2026], Nicaraguan and Saint Lucian nationals will have to apply for a visit visa to travel to the UK. “Saint Lucians will now need visas due to rising and disproportionately high asylum claims, as well as the threat to border securi
03/11/2026
UNESCO supports training on Drones, AI and GIS to strengthen disaster reporting in the Caribbean
PARIS, France – With support from the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean, media professionals and disaster preparedness officials recently participated in a specialised training session in Kingston, Jamaica, focused on the use of drones, geographic information systems (GIS), and artificial intelligence
03/11/2026
Nicaragua: Rights experts uncover State corruption fuelling repression, spying on exiles
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Nicaragua’s government is financing the repression of its opponents through illegal misuse of public funds and targeting exiles through a transnational surveillance and intelligence network, the UN Group of Independent Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua warned in its latest repor
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