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Honduras sees the return of Spirit

Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines relaunched its flights to Honduras on Monday, a welcome development for its tourism industry.

19 Aug, 2020

UK’s child hunger a problem

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to boost Universal Credit and treble sick pay to avoid British children from going hungry.

19 Aug, 2020

Jeepney drivers have no income

Thousands of Filipino jeepney drivers are begging on the streets of Manila after being forced off the road by COVID-19 lockdowns. Jeepney driver Daniel Flores is typical of out of work drivers. He now plies the streets on foot begging for money to feed his hungry family.

19 Aug, 2020

Cuba hit by more US sanctions

The United States is suspending all private charter flights to Cuba, intensifying its drive to starve the Havana government of revenue over its human rights record and support for Venezuela's leftist president.

19 Aug, 2020

Canada finance minister quits

Canada’s finance minister has resigned amid reports of differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over spending to protect the economy during the coronavirus pandemic and allegations of conflict of interest.

19 Aug, 2020

Cuba’s Wi-Fi network improves

Cubans are getting far better and more affordable internet connection. Up until a few years ago, the only way most Cubans could use the internet was to visit a public Wi-Fi hot spot, typically a park or plaza, and connect to the internet using scratch-off cards sold by the hour.

12 Aug, 2020

UK unemployment is propping up

Employment in the UK fell by the largest amount in over a decade between April and June, official figures show. Employment decreased by 220,000 on the quarter, said the Office for National Statistics.

12 Aug, 2020

Americans in coup attempt jailed

A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former American soldiers to 20 years in jail for trying to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. Luke Denman and Airan Berry were found guilty of conspiracy, illicit trafficking of weapons and terrorism.

12 Aug, 2020

Honduran inmate could be president

A former Honduran presidential candidate who confessed to laundering drug money arrived in his home country last week, after serving a three-year sentence in a US prison.

12 Aug, 2020 1 Comments

Filipinos have worst covid figures

The Philippines has become the Southeast Asian country with the highest number of coronavirus cases at the same time it re-imposed strict lockdown measures to try to curb its surging outbreak.

12 Aug, 2020
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