LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN & WORLD NEWS: Top 100 News Headlines, Stories & Breaking News on 2/27/15

• Azerbaijanis in Spain Mark Anniversary of 1992 Massacre
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Azerbaijanis living in Spain gathered on Thursday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the massacre of Azeri civilians as they tried to flee the besieged town of Khojaly during the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed t...
• Guitarists Pay Tribute to Paco on 1st Anniversary of His Death
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Following the demise of Paco de Lucia, while his throne remains empty, six guitarists have paid tribute to the famous flamenco guitarist on the first anniversary of his death in the Maestranza Theatre of Seville, Spain.
• Barcelona Seeks to Recover from Defeat and Catch Up with Leader Real Madrid
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Real Madrid will be seeking to strengthen its lead in La Liga’s standings during the competition’s 25th round when hosting Villarreal on Sunday, in a match in which the Blancos will attempt to continue the positive trend from their last ...
• UN Calls for Political Dialogue and Release of Senior Officials in Yemen
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The UN Security Council has urged all groups in Yemen to resolve their differences through dialogue and called for the “immediate” release of senior officials who have been detained or put under house arrest.
• Australians Create the First 3D Printed Jet Engine
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  A group of Australian scientists have used a 3D printer to create a jet engine, the first one of its kind in the world, local media reported Thursday.
• GM Workers in Brazil End Strike after Deal with Management
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Workers at the General Motors plant in the southeastern Brazilian city of Sao Jose dos Campos on Thursday ended the strike they started late last week to protest against the company’s plans to lay off 794 employees.
• The authors hoping for a new Colombia
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
  Why 2015 may be the year for Colombia authors
• Ecuador’s Petroamazonas Says Output Rose 10.5% in 2014
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Ecuadorian state-owned oil company Petroamazonas said in a statement Thursday that it achieved average daily output of 361,072 barrels in 2014, up 10.5 percent from the 326,596 bpd it produced the previous year.
• Only 38% of People Worldwide Have Ever Used Internet
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Only 38 percent of people worldwide have connected to the Internet at least once in their lives, according to a study published by Facebook’s Internet.org initiative.
• U.S. Consumer Price Index Falls 0.7%
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The U.S. consumer price index fell 0.7 percent in January to take the 12-month inflation rate into negative territory for the first time since 2009, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
• Texas Capital, the Most Segregated U.S. City
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Austin, the state capital of Texas, is the most economically segregated city in the United States, according to a report by the University of Toronto.
• Barcelona Fans Meet Neymar after Becoming the Museum’s 25th-Million Visitors
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona reported on its web on Thursday that fan Alex Jimenez and his sons Estanis and Didac, the 25th-million visitors to Barça’s official museum (opened in 1984), had won an exclusive set of prizes, including t...
• Drones Flying Over Paris Spotted Again
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  At least five drones have been spotted flying over various areas of the French capital city of Paris, an incident that had already taken place early on Tuesday, officials reported on Wednesday.
• Over 3,800 Archaeological Pieces Repatriated to Peru from Argentina
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  A total of 3,898 archaeological pieces will be repatriated this year to Peru from Argentina following a decades-long court battle, the Peruvian government said.
• Japanese Team Creates Robot to Help People with Reduced Mobility
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Japanese scientists have created “Robear,” a robot nurse that can help people with reduced mobility, carrying out tasks like lifting them up or moving them from a bed to a wheelchair, a spokesperson for the team of scientists said on Wed...
• Leverkusen Defeats Atletico Using the Spaniards’ Own Strategy
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Bayer Leverkusen defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 in Wednesday’s first-leg match of the UEFA Champions League’s by using some of the same tactics espoused by Atleti’s coach, Diego Simeone: intense pressure and defensive strength to prevent t...
• Number of Assyrian Hostages Held by the IS Rises to 220, According to SOHR
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The number of Assyrian hostages held by the Islamic State jihadist group, in the last three days in the Syrian province of al-Hasakah (northeast) amounted to 220 people, including women and children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Righ...
• Teen's death sparks new turmoil in Venezuela
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from CNN.com - Americas
• Separatists Find Bodies of 30 Dead Ukrainian Soldiers at Donetsk Airport
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Pro-Russian separatists have found at least 30 corpses belonging to Ukrainian soldiers under the rubble of Donetsk airport, which was taken by the rebels last month after bloody fighting, according to the separatists’ news agency DAN.
• Barça Back to Group Training Ahead of Granada Match
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona held a group training session on Thursday morning at the Joan Gamper installations to prepare for its next La Liga away encounter against Granada, after a deserved rest following the magnificent away vict...
• Mexican Government More Worried by Semantics Than “Horror” of Violence
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The diplomatic crisis generated by Pope Francis using the term “Mexicanization” shows, according to experts, that the Mexican government is more concerned over semantics than the horror expressed by the bishops of Mexico to the Pope.
• Ukrainian Command Reports Decrease in Cease-Fire Violations
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The Ukrainian military command on Wednesday reported a significant decline in cease-fire violations in the eastern region of the country but said the truce was not being entirely honored by the pro-Russian separatist militias.
• Morgan Stanley to Pay $2.6 Billion to Settle Mortgages Disputes
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  U.S. financial firm Morgan Stanley has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the authorities to pay $2.6 billion to close legal claims related to mortgage securities that collapsed during the last financial crisis.
• Busquets Extends Contract with Barcelona to 2019
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  FC Barcelona defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets agreed to extend his contract for another year, until 2019, with the option to then renew for a further season, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.
• Leading Lawmaker Backs Legalization of Pot in U.S. Capital
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has thrown her support behind the legalization of marijuana in the nation’s capital.
• Shaolin Monks to Open First International Branch in Australia
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  China’s Shaolin Monastery, the cradle of Zen Buddhism and kung fu, is to build a tourist complex – the first of its kind outside China – which will include a temple, in southeastern Australia, Chinese media reported Thursday.
• VIDEO: Cuba 'keen to update poor internet'
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
  As the US tweaks its web regulations, Cuba is looking to radically update its internet infrastructure.
• Brazil’s Petrobras Promises “Transparent” Reporting after Debt Downgrade
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras said Thursday it is working to ensure the “transparent and accurate” disclosure of its 2014 results after credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service this week downgraded the company debt...
• CARICOM Chair Calls for Cooperation with Cuba on Tourism
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The current chairman of the Caribbean Community, Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie, said on Thursday that the organization should cooperate with Cuba on tourism promotion in light of the easing of the U.S. economic embargo against t...
• Godin: We Have “Faith and Hope” to Do It Right at Home
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Atletico Madrid’s Uruguayan player Diego Godin has said that after losing 1-0 away to Bayer Leverkusen, the side has “great faith and hope” before playing the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash.
• Brazilian Police Make Biggest Cocaine Seizure in a Decade
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Brazilian police seized about 1.5 tons of cocaine in an operation in Mato Grosso do Sul state, which borders on Paraguay and Bolivia, the largest confiscation of the drug in the past 10 years in Brazil, authorities said Thursday.
• U.S. Backs Proposal to Consider Internet a Public Service
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved the proposal to make the Internet a public utility, a decision that will allow increased regulation of online activities to guarantee the open nature of the Net and impose regula...
• Colombia’s Santos Confident of Peace Accord with FARC This Year
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his confidence that formal peace negotiations will be opened with the ELN guerrillas and a peace agreement with the larger FARC rebel group will be concluded so that, by the end of his ter...
• IS Militant “Jihadi John” Identified
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The Islamic State jihadist combatant known popularly as “Jihadi John,” who had appeared in multiple execution videos released by the group while speaking in a British accent, has been identified by British police as Mohammed Emwazi, the ...
• Police fired 17 times at orchard worker
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from CNN.com - Americas
• OPEC Crude Basket Rises to $53.81
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  The basket of crude oil used as a benchmark indicator by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has risen to $53.81 a barrel, the OPEC Secretariat announced on Thursday.
• Italian Newspapers Celebrate Morata, Compare Him with Raul
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Spanish Juventus striker Alvaro Morata was the star Wednesday on the front pages of Italy’s major sports newspapers, attributing to him the victory against Borussia Dortmund and comparing him favorably to Raul Gonzalez.
• Drought Sends Protesters into Streets of Brazil’s Largest City
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil’s largest city on Thursday to say “enough” to the government’s water rationing policy, a measure put in place several months ago due to the severe drought affecting the southeastern part ...
• At Least 13 Jihadists Killed in Coalition Attacks in Iraq
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  At least 13 jihadists were killed and nine others wounded by the U.S.-led international coalition in attacks west of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a Kurdish source said on Thursday.
• Falklands banknote leaves Argentines underwhelmed
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
  Why the Falklands banknote flopped
• Giant caiman packed fierce bite
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
  A team of Brazilian scientists says they have calculated that the bite of a giant prehistoric caiman was twice has strong as that of a T-Rex.
• Iberdrola’s U.S. Unit Buys UIL Holdings for $3 Billion
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Iberdrola USA, the U.S. unit of Spain’s leading power utility, said it has agreed to acquire Connecticut-based UIL Holdings for roughly $3 billion.
• TalCual: No More Bullets, Repression in Venezuela
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  No more violence. What happened in the city of San Cristóbal in Táchira state on Tuesday is simply unacceptable.
• Truckers Continue to Block Roads in Brazil Despite Agreement with Government
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Truckers on Thursday continued to block major highways in Brazil despite an agreement signed the day before between cargo vehicle owners’ associations and the government to resolve a protest over fuel-price hikes, police said.
• Google Invests $1 Million to Narrow Digital Divide in Latin America
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Google will invest $1 million to support educational initiatives aimed at narrowing the “digital divide” in Latin America, company executive Adriana Noreña said.
• Kofi Annan Asks Venezuelans to Resolve Differences Peacefully
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has asked Venezuela to resolve its domestic political differences in a peaceful manner without resorting to violence.
• Khalid Al-Fawwaz Convicted of 1998 U.S. Embassy Attacks
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  A federal jury in New York on Thursday found Saudi terrorist Khalid al-Fawwaz guilty of participating in the 1998 bomb attacks on the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, judicial officials said.
• Garcia Forges Coalition to Topple Emanuel in Chicago
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Jesus “Chuy” Garcia said he is putting together a multi-ethnic coalition to unseat Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in an April 7 runoff after denying victory to the incumbent in this week’s first round of voting.
• Argentina’s Fernandez Shuffles Cabinet
  Friday, February 27, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune
  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who will leave office in December, announced on Thursday a partial reorganization of her government.
• Cuban Journalists Travel to US to Cover Talks
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Cuba - ACN
  A Cuban press delegation arrived at midnight in Washington DC to cover the second round of talks between the governments of Cuba and the US on the restoration of diplomatic relations.
• TOURISM MATTERS: When public and private sector work together
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from The most recent articles
  I am frequently surprised and occasionally humbled by some of the people who read this column. Out of the blue a couple of weeks ago, I had a call from a senior executive of Discover Financial Services,...
• Haiti - FLASH : Revocation of the Ambassador of Haiti in the Dominican Republic
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infos
  On Wednesday, the Haitian authorities revoked Fritz Cinéas, Ambassador of Haiti in the Dominican Republic, since 2005 and appointed in replacement the former Minister of Haitians Living Abroad, Daniel Supplice...
• Former ANTM contestant among 3 dead
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from The most recent articles
  CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — A young man has been charged with killing a former contestant on America's Next Top Model. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police in North Carolina said in a statement Wednesday...
• Detained businessman on Martinelli government inside track
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from RSS Newsroom Panama - Newsroom Panama - Panama News and Events in English - Newsroom Panama - Panama News and Events in English
• 'Avis Henriques lived a full, accomplished life'
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories
  The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) have expressed condolences to the family of the late Avis Henriques.Henriques, who died recently at age 91, served as the first female president of t...
• Commentary: Email from Jamaica
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily Headlines
  Two days ago, I got an email from a friend of mine who is a well known and highly respected person in Jamaica, both in the conduct of elections and otherwise. In response to the St Kitts and Nevis general elections of Monday, February 16...
• 11 injured in Portmore crash
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  ELEVEN people were yesterday rushed to hospital following an early morning motor vehicle collision in Christian Pen, Portmore, St Catherine.
• Jamaica government denies taking decision to sell shares in Petrojam
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean360
  The post Jamaica government denies taking decision to sell shares in Petrojam appeared first on Caribbean360 .
• RORC Caribbean 600: 43 yachts still racing
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily Headlines
  ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- By the morning of Day Four of the RORC Caribbean 600, 19 yachts had completed the race and 43 yachts were still racing. The lighter southerly wind had switched back to an easterly direction with substantial cl...
• Trinidad unions want all outstanding matters settled before general election
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean360
  The post Trinidad unions want all outstanding matters settled before general election appeared first on Caribbean360 .
• WHO urges Europe to step up vaccinations
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — The World Health Organisation on called on European nations Wednesday to step up vaccinations against the highly contagious measles virus after an outbreak of over 22,000 cases across the continent since...
• Raul Meets in Havana with Rodriguez Zapatero
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Cuba - ACN
  Army General Raul Castro, President of the councils of State and Ministers, met on Wednesday afternoon with former Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who is on a visit to Cuba.
• More infighting within St Lucia opposition party
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily Headlines
  CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The latest episodes in ongoing infighting within the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in Saint Lucia have been revealed in a press release from the UWP’s Castries North Constituency Branch and a letter fr...
• APUA’s Fuel Variation to fall again
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big Stories
  The Public Utilities Ministry is reporting that APUA’s fuel variation charge on electricity will be reduced to $0.60 as of Sunday, March 1.
• Participants in Cigar Festival Visit Cigar Factories
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Prensa Latina: Noticias Principales
  26 de febrero de 2015, 11:04 Havana, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Participants to the 17th Cigar Festival are visiting today two of the most emblematic cigar factories in Cuba, H.Upmann and La Corona, in this capital.
• Trinidad has big plans for breadfruit
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from The most recent articles
  Trinidad and Tobago is moving to get the jump on Barbados and other Caribbean islands with a major effort to explore the commercialisation of breadfruit. The St Augustine Campus, University of the...
• PHOTO: TRAGEDY
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  An injured man is taken from the mangled wreck of this Hiace bus after it collided with a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus in Christian Pen, Portmore, St Catherine early yesterday morning. (Story and photos on Page 5) (PHOTO: GARFIELD R...
• Chilean Navy Icebreaker Starts Mission in Antarctica
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Prensa Latina: Noticias Principales
  26 de febrero de 2015, 11:09 Santiago de Chile, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean icebreaker Almirante Oscar Viel began its last mission in the Antarctic Campaign 2014-2015 in order to support the closure of national and foreign bases i...
• Dominican athletes to compete in Second CARIFTA Trials
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »
  Fifteen athletes and five officials will on Saturday 28th February 2015 compete at the Second Carifta Trials of Guadeloupe, seeking, in some cases the qualifying standards and in others competition practice for the 2015 Carifta Games to ...
• Cuba: The Americans Are Coming!
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Havana Times.org
  These conversations may seem like a joke, but they’re absolutely true. We could say they are part of the everyday, “magic realism” of socialism (perhaps not as “real” as Soviet socialism, but certainly a lot less “updated” than we would ...
• Meet DJ Mika
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from TRINIDAD - Featured News
  DOING HER THING: Dj Mika playing at Flash: Light Up The Night Cooler Event 2015 in Chaguaramas. —Photos courtesy DJ MIKA
• Haiti - Politic : 5,6 million Euros to promote a more democratic society...
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infos
  Wednesday, in the pursuit of its commitment to promote a more democratic and equitable society, the European Union introduced 9 new projects to support local authorities and organizations of the Haitian Civil Society Organizations...
• Venezuelan President to Tour the Country to Defend Peace
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Prensa Latina: Noticias Principales
  26 de febrero de 2015, 12:01 Caracas, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) President Nicolas Maduro is preparing today a tour of the country, as part of a permanent campaign in defense of the unity of the people, peace, and independence, it was report...
• Afghanistan edge Scotland by 1 wicket for 1st World Cup win
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from The most recent articles
  DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — The Afghanistan cricket team brought tremendous joy to their far-flung fans when they beat Scotland by one wicket in the last over to claim their first win at the Cricket World...
• Bobbi Kristina suffers setback
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  KINGSTON, Jamaica — Efforts to take Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late Whitney Houston, out of her medical induced coma has suffered a setback, US media are reporting.
• 150 years after the Morant Bay Rebellion ... St Thomas begs for development
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories
  Legend has it that after the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865, Queen Victoria, in anger, broke her pen and uttered the words "those rebels, let them suffer".Now, 150 years on, as...
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Going local
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »
  This visitor was caught getting tips on making cassava flour in the Kalinago Territory Photo by Brian Derr Photographers – novice, amateur or professional – in Dominica are asked to submit photos, photographer credit and caption to domin...
• St Thomas shame - Decades of neglect fill parish with gloom
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories
  Nearly 150 years after the historic Morant Bay Rebellion, there are concerns that a feeling of hopelessness has taken root among residents in the eastern parish of St Thomas.Lorian Peart-Roberts, parish manager for the St Thomas branch o...
• Ex St Kitts PM says sabotage behind election defeat
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Former prime minister Dr Denzil Douglas yesterday blamed acts of sabotage for the defeat of his St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) in the February 16 general election.
• Education ministry gets School Effectiveness Toolkit
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday handed over a School Effectiveness Toolkit to the Ministry of Education, to be used by the ministry's National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) in its training of school princi...
• Kellier urges Portland farmers to increase banana production
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  AGRICULTURE Minister Derrick Kellier has implored Portland farmers to reclaim their dominant position in banana production, as the country seeks to ramp up export of the crop to markets, such as the United Kingdom (UK).
• Former mayor of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, sentenced to 64 months in prison for bribery
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily Headlines
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The former mayor of the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, was sentenced on Wednesday to 64 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $39,000 for soliciting and receiving cash bribes from a contractor ...
• Private sector warm to efforts to revitalise tourism industry
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean360
  The post Private sector warm to efforts to revitalise tourism industry appeared first on Caribbean360 .
• Kimroy Bailey for UTech research day
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  RENEWABLE energy consultant, innovator and founder of Kimroy Bailey Robotics and the KB Foundation, Kimroy Bailey, will be guest speaker at the opening ceremony for the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica's Research, Technology and...
• Haiti - FLASH : First and strong reactions from the Dominican Republic
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infos
  Following the serious incident that occurred at the Dominican Consulate in Pétion ville, Andrés Navarro Dominican Foreign Minister, declared Wednesday...
• IMF concludes review mission to Jamaica
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily Headlines
  KINGSTON, Jamaica -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Jamaica during February 16-25, 2015, to conduct discussions on the seventh review of Jamaica’s IMF-supported program under the extended fund facility (EFF). ...
• Education ministry probes financial irregularites at Old Harbour High
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead Stories
  The Ministry of Education is probing financial irregularities at a government-run high school covering nearly $5 million.The investigation comes against the backdrop of a recent push by the education ministry to streamline the accounting...
• PAHO backs malaria elmination efforts in Haiti
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has joined a collaborative effort led by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that seeks to eliminate indigenous cases of malaria on ...
• Kofi Annan for Ample and Sincere Dialog on Peace in Colombia
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Prensa Latina: Noticias Principales
  26 de febrero de 2015, 11:02 Bogotá, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Ready to back efforts to end the Colombian conflict, former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, called on all parts involved to cooperate with peace ...
• Chamber of Commerce hails Avis Henriques
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  THE Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) yesterday hailed Avis Henriques as a resolute champion of the business community as it offered condolence to her family on her passing.
• NYC to launch five initiatives in March
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »
  The National Youth Council (NYC) plans to launch five major initiatives in the month of March. President of the NYC, Jahisiah Benoit, said March will be a very dynamic month for the Council. The NYC’s website will be among the...
• HR seeks more men
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from The most recent articles
  THE HUMAN RESOURCE sector is looking to attract more men to the profession. However, said immediate past president of the Human Resource Management Association of Barbados, Wendell Cumberbatch, more...
• Inauguration of Marriot Hotel / Demain 25 février 2015, ouverture officielle de l’hôtel Marriott en Haïti
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS site
  February 24, 2015 Former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe flys into Haiti for the inaguration of Denis O’Brien’s Marriot Hotel. Also included in the ceremony will be additional dignitaries , including Former President Bill Clin...
• ECJ: The ministry is responsible for municipal boundaries
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  THE Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) is washing its hands of the controversy surrounding the bid to have seven per cent of the electorate in Portmore sign a petition which would allow for the expansion of the boundaries of the munic...
• Maxfield Park students learn business skills at JA BizTown
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  MORE than 80 students from the Maxfield Park Primary School on Monday participated in a business simulation at JA BizTown, where they assumed the roles of employees, employers and customers of several businesses.
• CXC January results released online
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily Headlines
  BASSETERRE, St Kitts (EMU) -- Candidates who wrote the January 2015 sitting of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) can access their results online as of Thursday. This is according to local CXC registrar Solomon Claxton. The results...
• Waterhouse FC claim 2015 Jackie Bell KO title
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  KINGSTON, Jamaica - Waterhouse FC claimed the 2015 KSAFA Jackie Bell Knock-out football title after coming from behind to outscore Barbican FC 3-2 in Thursday evening's final at the Harbour View Mini-Stadium.
• VIDEO: NAPSAC 2015 – Obadele Thompson Zone
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from The most recent articles
  HIGHLIGHTS from the Obadele Thompson Zone of the 2015 National Primary Schools' Athletic Championships at the National Stadium.
• Portmore battle
  Thursday, February 26, 2015 from Jamaica Observer
  JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) mayoral candidate for Portmore, Welton Shettlewood, and Councillor Keith Blake (Independence City Division) are today expected to apply for an injunction barring the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) from conti...