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FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows an oil spill, off the shore of Tobago Island, in Trinidad and Tobago, February 9, 2024. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows an oil spill, off the shore of Tobago Island, in Trinidad and Tobago, February 9, 2024. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

50,000 barrels of waste removed from Tobago coastline after oil barge sank

(Trinidad Guardian) Approximately 50,000 barrels of liquid waste have been extracted from Tobago’s coastline between Scarborough and Cove in clean-up operations after the February 7 oil spill from the capsized barge there—and clean-up continues.

FILE PHOTO: People walk past remains of vehicles near the presidential palace, after they were set on fire by gangs, as violence spreads and armed gangs expand their control over the capital, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People walk past remains of vehicles near the presidential palace, after they were set on fire by gangs, as violence spreads and armed gangs expand their control over the capital, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

Haiti’s capital under gang attacks ahead of government transition

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince ahead of the installation of a transitional council set to usher in a new government, local media said today, reporting arson and heavy gunfire in the city centre.

Demonstrators protest against the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his tax reform proposal in Bogota, Colombia September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Thousands of Colombians protest Petro’s economic, social reforms

BOGOTA, Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Colombians marched on Sunday to reject economic and social reforms being proposed by the leftist government of President Gustavo Petro, the latest in a series of demonstrations against Petro’s policies The reforms, which Petro says will fight deep inequality but which opponents say will damage the country’s already-struggling economy, were key campaign promises for the 64-year-old leader, who took office in 2022.

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Venezuela gas more difficult now, says former Trinidad minister

(Trinidad Guardian) Former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine is disputing statements made by Energy Minister Stuart Young that the decision by the US government to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector does not affect the special amended licence that was issued to the Government of T&T on October 17, 2023.

MoU concluded for geothermal energy project in St Kitts-Nevis

St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew (centre) participated in a signing ceremony of a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UAE-based K&K Group and Siemens Energy, a global leader in the energy business to initiate a geothermal energy project in the Federation.

FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attends an event at the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Caracas, Venezuela, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

US is reimposing oil sanctions on Venezuela, officials say

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. will not renew a license set to expire tomorrow that had broadly eased Venezuela oil sanctions, moving to reimpose punitive measures in response to President Nicolas Maduro’s failure to meet certain election commitments, senior U.S.

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