VW Mexico Puebla Strike on Hold as Workers Vote on Deal
Volkswagen Mexico and its Puebla union agreed a tentative 24-month pay deal worth 13.16% overall. The strike is on hold...
October 2, 2026
El Salvador Jails Barrio 18 Leader for 45 Years
A Barrio 18 leader got 45 years in prison in El Salvador, prosecutors said on 2 October, with 24 gang...
October 2, 2026
Grenada Parliament to Dissolve, Election Date Due Sunday
Grenada Parliament is due to be dissolved on Friday 2 October. Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says he will name the...
October 2, 2026
Cuba Upholds 20-Year Terms for Power Sabotage
Cuba power sabotage case: the Supreme Court upheld 15- to 20-year terms for four men who stole 140 litres of...
October 2, 2026
Dominican Republic Arrests Spaniard in Punta Cana
A Spaniard arrested in Punta Cana faces extradition after a Spanish probe into cocaine and luxury villas led to 27...
October 2, 2026
Cuba Jails Seven in Moa for Transformer Oil Theft
Seven people in Moa, Cuba, got 12 to 15 years for sabotage after a transformer oil theft cut power to...
October 2, 2026
Dutch King Calls Findings on Colonial Past Painful
King Willem-Alexander called a Leiden study of his family's colonial past painful and confronting. What it found, and what it...
October 2, 2026
Dominican Republic Has 53,877 Unserved Arrest Warrants
Dominican police say 53,877 arrest warrants remain unserved, led by domestic violence cases. One man has 41 records, and 107...
October 2, 2026
Ecuador Doubles Guayaquil Power Substation Capacity With a US$12.9 Million Upgrade
Ecuador says its Las Esclusas substation in south Guayaquil now carries twice the power after a US$12.9 million upgrade. It...
October 2, 2026