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Category 4 hurricane Kirk moves across the Atlantic

Published on: October 4, 2024
11:01

Washington, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Category 4 Hurricane Kirk is moving across the Atlantic today with maximum sustained winds of 230 kilometers per hour (km/h), while tropical storm Leslie advances westward and could strengthen in the coming hours.

Caribbean nations defend Cuba at UN General Assembly

Published on: September 28, 2024
12:10

Naciones Unidas, 28 sep (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (Caricom) voiced its friendship with Cuba at the UN General Assembly where it also demanded the end of the intense US economic blockade on the island.

Caribbean mourns death of distinguished regional leader

Published on: September 10, 2024
10:49

Georgetown, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean governments, dignitaries and institutions mourn the passing of Guyanese Shridath Ramphal, while highlighting his career as a diplomat and his contribution to the integration process in the region.

Caribbean organization voices support for Venezuela

Published on: September 3, 2024
14:56

Bridgetown, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration (CMPI) condemned today the hijacking by the United States government of a plane used by the Venezuelan president.

Caribbean watchful, tropical disturbance likely to become a hurricane

Published on: August 12, 2024
11:48

Washington, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) A disturbance in the Atlantic is moving westward at just over 40 kilometers per hour, a system with possibilities of becoming a tropical depression in the next few hours, the National Hurricane Center warned.

LatAm nations adopt Declaration of Cartagena on AI

Published on: August 10, 2024
09:02

Bogota, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Colombia and 16 other nations adopted the Declaration of Cartagena de Indias for the Governance, the construction of Ecosystems and the promotion of education in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Cuba to attend 2nd Juan Padron in Memorian Animation Forum

Published on: August 2, 2024
01:00

Havana, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Organizers for the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema informed that the call to participate in the 2nd "Juan Padron in Memoriam" Latin American and Caribbean Animation Forum is now open.

Caribbean nations commemorate Emancipation Day

Published on: August 1, 2024
13:46

Port of Spain, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean nations are commemorating Emancipation Day on Thursday with several events that mark the end of centuries of slavery imposed by British colonialism in the region.

Labor challenges due to digital gap in LATAM and Caribbean

Published on: August 1, 2024
00:30

Geneva, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The gaps in the digital infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean might hinder the potential benefits of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to transform jobs and boost productivity, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday.

Cuba supports Caribbean nations affected by hurricane

Published on: July 11, 2024
08:36

Havana, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed Cuba's support for the Caribbean nations affected by Hurricane Beryl recently.

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