Monthly Archives: November 2017

Analysis: ‘I’m not Father Christmas’, Macron tells restive French Guiana

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Many of the people of French Guiana feel like they are being overlooked by France and need their support. The previous French president Francois Hollande promised over a billion euros in the economy and agreed to invest another 2.1 billion overtime but has not followed through. Despite having one of the best GDP’s in South American due to their construction of the European… Read more »

Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno faces party revolt

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BBC News Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has been removed from his post of leader of the governing Alianza País party by the party’s national leadership committee. Mr Moreno’s position as the country’s president is not affected but the committee said that Alianza País would now be led by the former foreign minister, Ricardo Patiño. Supporters of Mr Moreno said they… Read more »

‘We are poor, and everything we have has been crushed’ – Mexicans count cost of deadly earthquake

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Telegraph News When Mexico’s worst earthquake for a century struck late on Thursday night, Juan Carlos Sanchez and his wife had time only to bundle their children out of their one room shack before the walls collapsed around them. The following day, they cannot pause even to pick their broken belongings from the rubble. Their seaside home trembles beneath their feet… Read more »

‘I’m not Father Christmas’, Macron tells restive French Guiana

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France 24 French President Emmanuel Macron faced demonstrations Thursday during a trip to the French overseas department of Guiana, which saw a series of strikes and protests earlier this year over high unemployment and a lack of security. President Emmanuel Macron faced demonstrations on the first day of his trip to the impoverished French territory of Guiana on Thursday where… Read more »

Venezuela: Leading opposition parties will boycott December vote

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BBC   Three leading Venezuelan opposition parties have said they will not take part in December’s municipal elections. Leaders from the Justice First, Popular Will and Democratic Action parties say the electoral system is biased. Julio Borges, the leader of the Justice First party and president of the National Assembly, said the government of Nicolás Maduro had rigged elections in… Read more »

New York’s Halloween Tragedy

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41835266   The main suspect in the New York truck rampage that killed eight people on Tuesday has told investigators he began planning the attack a year ago. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, said he intended to kill as many people as possible and “felt good” about the Halloween attack. The Uzbek immigrant, who faces federal terrorism charges, says he was inspired… Read more »