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Two international students formerly enrolled at Pacific Link College in Burnaby, B.C., allege their school compelled them to campaign for a federal Conservative candidate in a 2024 byelection. The college denies the allegation, telling CBC News it is politically neutral and participation was voluntary. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/international-students-allege-private-college-made-them-campaign-for-conservative-candidate-1.7631453

In a statement published on 19 September the Coordinating Bureau of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (MNOAL) endorsed the stand taken by the … Caribbean Region – Global Support for Peace

Photographer Eunice Adorno captures Mexico’s aging dams as “monuments to an idea of progress that never arrived.” — Read on havanatimes.org/features/mexico-wild-waters-and-unfulfilled-promises/

Demartravion “Trey” Reed’s family is seeking an independent autopsy after the Delta State University student was found hanging in a tree. — Read on http://www.mississippifreepress.org/trey-reeds-family-calls-for-an-independent-autopsy-after-he-was-found-hanging-in-a-tree/

According to reports a missile destroyer, the USS Jason Dunham, of the armada prowling the southern Caribbean, was deployed over the weekend to intercept and board the Carmen Rosa fishing vessel whose 9 person crew were legally fishing in Venezuelan sovereign waters. An official complaint has been filed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofContinue reading “Caribbean Sea – US Military Harassing Fisherfolk”

UC Berkeley has provided the personal information of roughly 160 students, staff and faculty to the federal government in a directive from the UC Office of the President. — Read on http://www.dailycal.org/content/tncms/live/

The Cuban Government strongly rejects the current deployment of United States military forces in the Caribbean Sea. This dangerous action represents a serious threat and an aggressive show of force against the sovereignty and self-determination of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Furthermore, it ignores the commitment of the 33 Member States of the CommunityContinue reading “Caribbean – Threats to Peace”

Recent weeks have seen a dramatic increase in the United States military presence in the southern Caribbean. On 18 August,  news agencies reported that the US military build-up in the area involved 3 destroyers, more than 4,000 marines, a submarine, a reconnaissance aircraft,  a guided missile cruiser and amphibious landing troops, with further vessels reported to beContinue reading “US trying to set fire to the Caribbean”

UChicago Lost Money on Crypto, Then Froze Research When Federal Funding Was Cut — Read on stanfordreview.org/uchicago-lost-money-on-crypto-then-froze-research-when-federal-funding-was-cut/