BELFAST, – Northern Irish police have contacted representatives of Sinn Fein in relation to their investigation into a protest that has blocked a Protestant parade from marching through a Catholic area for almost two weeks, the Irish nationalist party said. Northern Irish police contact Sinn Fein members over investigation into parade protest Thousands of protesters, … Read more
Talks to end a standoff over a contentious Protestant parade in Northern Ireland made headway Wednesday, with Catholic residents saying they would accept a government proposal if the pro-British Orange Order also agreed. Northern Ireland parade dispute talks make progress The dispute entered its fourth day after thousands blocked the Protestant Orange Order from marching … Read more
People block the Garvaghy road ahead of the Protestant Orange Drumcree parade. (Reuters photo) Tensions remained high in Northern Ireland on Monday after police prevented members of the Orange Order from marching along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, despite the route being legally approved for the first time in nearly three decades.The stand-off followed a … Read more
UK leaders called for calm Sunday as a tense standoff with residents seeking to halt a pro-British Protestant march through a Catholic flashpoint area stretched into the night, in one of the worst crises for Northern Ireland in recent years. Tense standoff over flashpoint N.Ireland parade lasts into night The tensions were triggered after a … Read more
Representative image from Canva In the small city of West, Texas, a annual celebration of Czech heritage began in 1976 as a modest fundraiser to support the local community. What started as a single day of polka music, kolaches and a hometown parade has grown over five decades into one of the state’s most beloved … Read more
Two separate shootings took place along the J’Ouvert and West Indian American Day Carnival, Brooklyn route on Labor Dayaccording to police, as per PIX11. Two shootings and a stabbing incident were reported near the West Indian Day Parade route in Brooklyn on Labor Day. (Unsplash) Man shot near Nostrand Avenue Police got a 911 call … Read more