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Criminal Networks and Insiders Drive Maritime Cocaine Trafficking in Latin America
According to the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) 2025 report, criminal networks are increasingly infiltrating maritime logistics chains. The report details how corrupt port and logistics workers facilitate the massive movement of cocaine...

Job Creation: Dangote Urges Nigerians To Patronise Made-in-Nigerian Goods
The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has called on Nigerians to patronise only made-in-Nigerian goods and services so as to grow the economy. He also said that this was very necessary if Nigeria wants to grow and be at par with more...

The crisis of the university in Latin America
Under the government of Javier Milei, Argentine universities have suffered budget cuts of nearly 30%, and faculty salaries have fallen by more than 20%. In Mexico, university cuts in 2025 are reaching over 32%, the highest in the past ten years....

Trump Deploys Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ‘Night Stalkers’ to the Caribbean for the Siege of Venezuela
U.S. Soldiers with the 10th Special Forces Group travel over the Gulf of America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Wiki Media) Military and intelligence assets deployed for the War on Cartels. Along with the largest military...

How Mexican security firms are gearing up for a World Cup windfall
Mexico City warehouse as Leopoldo Cerdeira emptied a cartridge into a car door propped up on a stand. The reason for the smoky handgun and scattering of bullet casings littered over the floor was that Cerdeira wanted to demonstrate the quality of...

Ghana, Grenada sign health pact to recruit Ghanaian nurses for caribbean job
Ghana and Grenada have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Health Cooperation to enable Ghanaian healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, to work in the Caribbean island nation. The agreement was sealed at the Jubilee...

Aliko Dangote to Nigerians: Buy made-in-Nigeria goods to create jobs
Aliko Dangote, the chairman of Dangote Group, has asked Nigerians to patronise only made-in-Nigerian goods and services so as to grow the economy. Dangote spoke on Saturday during a media tour of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, led by Reno Omokri,...

New striker not on Tottenham’s January agenda; other positions to be given priority
Tottenham’s brilliant start to the new season has, in many ways, papered over a few underlying cracks at N17. The Lilywhites have looked compact, disciplined, and well-drilled defensively under Thomas Frank, but their frontline continues to lack...
Trump's immigration crackdown threatens America's job market and ability to recruit foreign talent
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...

Mexico boys soccer controls ball in 2-1 win over Fulton
By Jeremy Jacob, Sports Editor Mexico knew where it wanted the ball and kept it there on Monday. The Bulldogs won 2-1 against North Central Missouri Conference and Class 2 District 5 rival Fulton (6-8, 1-5 NCMC) on Monday at Chris Hotop Field....

From vulnerability to resilience: A paradigm shift to end poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
In 2024, Latin America and the Caribbean reached the lowest poverty levels in their history. Yet, one in every four people still lives in poverty. But the challenge goes much further: an additional 31% of the population is in a situation of...

What went so wrong in Latin America?
Javier Milei, the Elon Musk wannabe who became president of Argentina two years ago, chainsaw in hand, is now in deep trouble with the voters, and the mid-term elections are due this month. He has the same political agenda as Donald Trump, give or...

I moved from NYC to Colombia earlier this year. The change has helped my burnout and saved me money.
2025-10-18T10:11:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app I lived in New York for eight years, but moving to Colombia felt...

Give top jobs toqualified citizens
Letters to the Editor Newsday 28 Minutes Ago THE EDITOR: No audited documents for nine years for CAL (Caribbean Airlines Ltd), which now joins T&TEC, TSTT and WASA, all government companies that have been losing taxpayers' money every year, and in...

Business News | Otter Controls India Unveils USD 4.5 Million Manufacturing Facility in Pune, Creating 1,000 New Jobs and Boosting Production Capacity by 75 Percent
NewsVoir Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 18: Otter Controls India, a joint venture with the UK-based Otter Controls Limited, today inaugurated its state-of-the-art 4th manufacturing facility in the Chakan-Pune region. The new Manufacturing...

Street fury a portent of global unrest if economies cannot generate jobs
Anger is erupting across the world, as workers spill on to the streets to protest against everything from corruption and wealth inequality to pervasive joblessness. Meanwhile, the US is in the grip of an artificial intelligence investment gold...

Mexican artisans turn clay into Trees of Life that are celebrated worldwide
Audio By Carbonatix METEPEC, Mexico (AP) — The first time he met a pope, Mexican craftsman Hilario Hernández could not believe his luck. He did not travel to the Vatican as a guest, but as the guardian of the fragile ceramic piece he had created...

Climate investments hold huge potential for jobs and growth, ministers argue
If financial leaders act urgently to increase climate investments they could unlock a $1tr-a-year growth opportunity that would create hundreds of millions of jobs and protect lives, according to three reports on Thursday. Two separate alliances...

Film on devastating decline of Caribbean culture in Luton takes filmmaker to Parliament
Beyond the Rush looks further than Luton going back to Windrush At first glance, Beyond the Rush looks like a love letter to Luton but it’s more than that - it's filled with the shared frustration and residents' love for the community Luton once...

South American-Croatian women show biggest interest in moving to Croatia
South American women most eager to return to their roots ZAGREB, 17 Oct (Hina) – The greatest interest in moving to Croatia to live among descendants of Croats in South America is shown by younger adults, particularly women aged between 26 and 35,...