Hawaii releases detailed timeline of deadly wildfire that razed Lahaina
Reuters A fire engine arrived within five minutes of the first reports of a wildfire last August on the edge of Lahaina, the historic Hawaiian resort town, according to the most detailed timeline yet of the disaster, released on Wednesday by the Hawaii attorney general. The first emergency calls came in at 2:55pm on 8th […]
Texas Attorney General moves to shut down Catholic migrant shelters
United States RNS Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a volunteer-run network of Catholic migrant shelters based in El Paso, Texas, aiming to revoke the organisation’s non-profit registration. The lawsuit comes after Annunciation House moved to delay handing over documents about its clients to the Attorney General. Paxton’s office said it had demanded Annunciation House records because of […]
Peru Attorney General suspended as probe into her actions escalates
Lima, Peru Reuters Peru’s justice oversight board has suspended the country’s Attorney General Patricia Benavides as a probe into accusations that she was leading a “criminal organisation” gathers pace. The board said late on Wednesday in a statement that the suspension was aimed at “preventing obstruction” of the investigation. It did not elaborate but last […]
Mexico sought 16 more military arrests over 43 missing students, president says
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Mexican prosecutors earlier this year requested more arrests of military officials as part of an investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday. Sixteen new arrest warrants were sought in May by the Attorney General’s office, Lopez Obrador said during a regular […]
Ecuador recovering remains after prison violence, death toll unclear
Quito, EcuadorReuters Ecuador’s police said on Wednesday they had recovered 11 bodies and 29 body parts after retaking control of various cell-blocks at a prison in Guayaquil where members of different criminal groups fought over the weekend. The forensic effort at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison is continuing to determine the official death toll, Cesar […]
Costa Rica charges former president Solis with corruption
San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Costa Rica said on Thursday it has charged former President Luis Guillermo Solis with corruption, accusing him of involvement in a 2017 improper transfer of government funds to state-owned Bancredito. The transfer was made to give the impression that the bank “would appear to have sufficient liquidity” to the benefit […]
Peru’s chief prosecutor launches probes into protest deaths
Lima, PeruReuters Peru’s Attorney General has launched 11 inquiries to identify those responsible for more than three dozen mostly civilian deaths during some of the country’s most violent social protests in years, her office said on Friday. The controversial ouster of leftist former President Pedro Castillo last month triggered the unrest, which has claimed the […]
In the US, AME bishops condemn leaders who took massive kickbacks from church sales in New York
United StatesRNS A group of New York clergy took more than a million dollars from a real estate developer who sought to turn distressed Black churches into lucrative properties, according to settlements with that state’s Attorney General. The settlements, posted on the Attorney General’s website in August, show that a bishop, two pastors and a […]
Mexico’s ex top prosecutor arrested on disappearance charges in missing students case
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Mexican former Attorney General Jesus Murillo has been arrested on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, Mexican officials said on Friday. The attorney general’s office said in a statement that federal police carried out an arrest warrant issued by a Mexico City […]
Cuba sanctions 381 protesters, including jail for 297
Havana, CubaReuters Cuba said on Monday it has sanctioned 381 people, including 16 young people between the ages of 16 and 18, who participated in last summer’s protests, the Communist-run island’s largest since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. Widespread protests across 11th and 12th July, 2021, saw thousands of Cubans took to the streets in towns […]