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‘Diversity is how we become more humane’
Tables were covered with Latin American clothing and handmade musical instruments, and the PowerPoint was ready to go. But before Charito Calvachi-Mateyko even started her Oct. 14 presentation on “Diversity in Latin America,” she wanted to show...
The Caribbean Tinderbox: Oil, Drugs, A Nobe
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the Caribbean Sea. But beneath the tranquil surface, a cauldron of tensions simmered. Some 200 nautical miles from the coast of Venezuela, a fast-moving vessel believed to be carrying...
Who is ICE detaining? Local data shows it’s mostly non-criminals
ICE data shows the majority of immigrants detained in the New Orleans region in 2025 do not have a criminal record. Since the beginning of the Trump Administration’s promised ramp-up in immigration enforcement, leaders at every level have repeated...
How Rubio is winning over Trumpworld on striking Venezuela
In the early days of President Trump’s second term, the U.S. appeared keen to cooperate with Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's authoritarian leader. Special envoy Ric Grenell met Maduro, working with him to coordinate deportation flights to Caracas, a...
Annual Medical Conference For Doctors To Catch Up On Latest Medical Tech
How do Doctors stay up to date with what's happening in the health sector? What illnesses are on the rise? and how can they improve their treatments for patients? The Belize Medical and Dental Association holds an annual congress as a knowledge...
Murillo Sidelines Ortega Loyalists To Cement Her Succession
Q24N (Confidencial) Nicaragua is the only country in the world where ministries, state institutions, or collegial bodies are led by two officials. These “co-leaderships” have become the norm within the Nicaraguan Executive Branch — a mechanism...
Blatant aggression: On the Trump administration and its Venezuela actions
In a brazen admission, U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed authorising covert CIA operations in Venezuela targeting the government of Nicolás Maduro. This escalation follows weeks of deadly strikes on boats in Caribbean waters, threatening...
Tom Dolan, Adolph Muller vie for Sunnyside City Council District 2 seat
Several Sunnyside City Council seats are up for election, including District 2, where Tom Dolan is facing Adolph Muller. The Sunnyside Sun reached out to candidates running for contested positions in Sunnyside. Each city council candidate received...
Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year
By BERNARD McGHEE - Associated Press The September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a campus speaking event rocked the political landscape in the U.S. and beyond. Kirk, who was known for making provocative statements on gender and...
In Taylor Swift’s new era, even the typeface has a story
Taylor Swift’s fandom, the Swifties, found Edwin Moreira before Moreira found Swift’s music. The designer, based in Managua, Nicaragua, created the font Gazzetta in 2021 as his final project while pursuing a degree in Type Design and Production at...
Podcast Bros Turn on Trump as His Popularity Sinks
Comedian Theo Von is one of the most prominent faces of the so-called “manosphere,” the online network built on the foundation of masculinity and dominance. But while recording an episode of his podcast last week, he was suddenly overcome with...
Engaged! More for Tabloids from Holmes, Robach
DeMarco Morgan Surfaces at Homecoming Parade Homepage photo credit: iHeart Radio If no image appears, please consider using a different browser. DeMarco Morgan Surfaces at Homecoming Parade In an announcement Thursday timed to get ahead of the...
DSA Graphic History: Learning From Our Past
If past is prologue, then understanding history is key to understanding the present, charting a course for the future. Raymond Taylor (writer), Noah Van Sciver (illustrator) and Paul Buhle (editor) collaborated on Democratic Socialists of America:...
The CIA and the Shadow of Imperialism: Hybrid War Threats Against Venezuela
Latin American history is written by the popular struggles for sovereignty and independence, and also by the constant meddling of the United States. Since the mid-twentieth century, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) established itself as the...
'Keep them in your prayers,' friends say of helicopter crash victims
Suzie Smith and her husband, RJ Smith, have for years traveled to Nicaragua to help an orphanage. Family and friends of the Redding-based nurse who was among the three injured in a medical helicopter crash are asking for prayers for someone they...
Venezuelan Coup Leader Maria Corina Machado Vows To Privatize Oil
2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, a US government-funded far-right coup leader, vowed to privatize Venezuela’s oil. US companies will “make a lot of money”, she told Donald Trump Jr. in an interview. The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize...
Continental meeting in Mexico for greater solidarity with Cuba
Mexico City, Oct. 8 – Activist Olivia Garza today highlighted the IX Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, to be held starting tomorrow in Mexico, as a space to strengthen support for the island and demonstrate that it is not alone. In a...
His Costa Rica era: Brandon Chasen consulting, teaching surf lessons
Brandon Chasen is rarely in Baltimore these days. Chasen, a flashy developer who’s seen the high-profile unraveling of his real estate firm, Chasen Cos., said during a bankruptcy hearing Thursday that he’s spending time in Costa Rica, doing a bit...
Theatre review: ‘littleboy/littleman’ shares modern American Dream with snug staging, snappy sound
The truth of “littleboy/littleman” is that growing up isn’t easy. The world tour of the grippingly honest play has arrived at the Geffen Playhouse’s Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater. Playing from Oct. 1 through Nov. 2, the show runs for ninety...
Black Ops 2, Treyarch's unexpectedly experimental shooter, still surprises and discomforts – though not always intentionally
For a first-person shooter, there's no greater honour than a musical theme from Trent Reznor. It's only ever been bestowed on two games: Id Software's Quake, and Treyarch's Black Ops II. Both were studios at the peak of their pop cultural powers,...