- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneJeremy Tyler Cole, a Border Patrol agent in Douglas, Arizona, was arrested and charged with child molestation, authorities said Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe basket of crude oil used as a benchmark indicator by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries dropped to $51.06 a barrel, the OPEC Secretariat announced on Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy was declared on Wednesday an “assisted witness” by the public prosecutor of Paris after testifying for several hours regarding on the funding and account of his 2012 presidential campaign.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSen. Robert Menendez on Wednesday called the corruption charges announced against him completely mistaken, attributing them to “political motivations.”
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalVenezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro plans to buy more weapons produced in Russia and China, saying the nation should step up its defense against foreign threats.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional NewsLONDON, (Reuters) - The government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) said it has no plans to establish a central register of true company owners, despite pressure from Britain to adopt the anti-money laundering and tax evasion measure....
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneChief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Wednesday that the formal accession of Palestine to the International Criminal Court, or ICC, is a “historic day in the struggle for justice, freedom and peace.”
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneCarlos Gaviria Diaz, a former chief judge of Colombia’s Constitutional Court who made an unsuccessful presidential bid in 2006, died in a Bogota hospital where he was being treated for a lung infection. He was 77.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneJamaica’s governor-general Patrick Allen has given his assent to the amendment of the 1984 Dangerous Drug Act Bill to decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal or religious purposes, allowing the law to take effect, a Justice Mini...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Chilean government raised to 23 the death toll following last week’s storms and subsequent floods in the north of the country.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin America News DispatchTop Story — The leaders of Brazil and Chile are facing their lowest approval ratings yet, a phenomenon owed to some combination of economic stagnation, political scandals and natural disasters, according to the results of two polls...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneBrazil’s aviation regulator has recommended that airlines adopt measures ensuring at least two crew members are in the cockpit throughout flights.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneTurkish forces arrested 32 people on Wednesday suspected of belonging to the ultra-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front, or DHKP-C, which claimed responsibility for taking a hostage on Tuesday in Istanbul.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneA company in this northwestern Colombian city has developed personal lift platforms and cranes to assist in the care and transportation of people with motor impairments in public spaces and homes.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » NEWSGENERAL Secretary Clement Rohee spoke with confidence when he said, “We have never betrayed the people of Guyana; all the policies of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) have been for the people of this country.”The occasion was...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Bahamas government announced Wednesday the development of solar-powered utilities for 11 of the country’s islands as part of the Carbon War Room project, which aims to speed the shift toward renewable energy.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneA municipal ordinance in the Japanese city of Osaka will forbid the public from standing on the right side of escalators, to bring the city in line with the rest of the country, local media reported Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Misao Okawa, has died of natural causes aged 117, reported national broadcaster NHK.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Kaieteur NewsAn article appearing on page seven in the Wednesday Edition headlined “US revokes four Gov’t officials’ visas –in major money laundering, bribery probe” was merely an April Fools’ joke. Yesterday, the management said that there were sign...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneJewelry, clothing and shoe stores, as well as restaurants, in Mexico City’s historic downtown district are hoping that Holy Week spending by residents and visitors will help them recoup the losses caused by street closings for the shooti...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comNocturnal souls’ dreams are coming true, visits to Chavin de Huantar were approved.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MercoPressFalklands’ explorer Borders and Southern Petroleum PLC said this week its pre-tax loss widened in 2014 as costs increased, and admitted it has struggled to find a partner for the Darwin discovery to the south of the Falkland Islands, aga...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » NEWS
THE National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday commissioned a spanking new $37M multi-purpose complex at Carifesta Avenue, here in the city, with Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh expressing Government’s commitment to the long-term v... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneA total of 997 Iraqis were killed throughout the country during the month of March in acts of violence and terrorism, and 729 of the mortalities were civilians, according to a report by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, or UNAMI.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from The Yucatan TimesDelta Air Lines Inc. and Grupo Aeromexico SAB are seeking a $1.5 billion venture to boost flight options for travelers between Mexico and the U.S. “Passengers will be able to reserve, buy and fly interchangeably between both airlines,” A...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneFast-food giant McDonald’s will raise its U.S. employees’ wages by more than 10 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneNearly all the Crimean Tatar media were shut down on Wednesday after Russia, which annexed the peninsula from the Ukrainian republic in March 2014, denied them operating licenses.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin AmericaA look at the offerings finds everything from "beautiful colonial rooms" in the heart of Havana" for $27 to "a holiday sanctuary" villa on the outskirts of Havana for $1000.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from MercoPressBrazil's government will do whatever it takes to meet its 2015 fiscal target, President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg News.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne was set Wednesday to sign an agreement giving the government 100 percent ownership of West Indies Oil Company Limited, known as WIOC.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneLegendary Canadian singer Joni Mitchell, 71, has been hospitalized after being found unconscious in her house in Los Angeles, celebrity news website TMZ reported.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from News for latinamericanpost.comForget Brazi and look out for the Pacific Alliance
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared March 9 the Venezuelan anti-imperialist day.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneReal Madrid reached an agreement with FC Porto over the transfer of Brazilian right back Danilo Luiz da Silva for 31.5 million euros ($33.82 million), a deal that is one of the most expensive of its kind in the history of Portugal.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » NEWSRESULTS for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examination are expected on or before June 4, and Education Minister Priya Manickchand anticipates excellent results from students who are sitting the examination.The Education Ministe...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSpanish multinational Terra, an affiliate of Grupo Telefonica, plans to diversify its content in the coming years, as well as adapt its Internet portals to mobile devices, which are ever more in demand.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from News for latinamericanpost.comCuba Promises Internet for 50% of Population by 2020
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » NEWS
GUYANA’s military is a professional body that has endeared itself to the Guyanese people after the pre-1992 “indecencies and excesses” under the People’s National Congress (PNC) administration.But, Dr Roger Luncheon contends that this is... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Kaieteur News
Management of Kaieteur News yesterday said it is condemning in the strongest terms the disrespect shown to its reporters by a Public Relations Consultant who Government has been hiring to defend a number of large-scale Government project... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneGross investment in equipment and construction in Mexico increased 8.4 percent in January over the same month in 2014, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography said Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » NEWSA MINER/farmer of Issano Landing in Region 7 was last Sunday severely chopped on the left arm by a cutlass- wielding man who has since gone into hiding.Morris Douglas, 39, who is at present a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital rec...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneBrazil’s industrial production decreased by 0.9 percent in February compared with the previous month, the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics, or IBGE, said on Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional News(Jamaica Gleaner) Grace Silvera, group director of communications and culture at Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (CWC), said Tuesday that while “certain regulatory requirements are still outstanding” in some markets, the company ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribunePresident Dilma Rousseff’s administration has invested three times less than her predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in efforts to slow deforestation in the Amazon, the non-governmental organization InfoAmazonia said in a report.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneGovernment officials are most responsible for the pervasive corruption in Mexico, but average citizens contribute to the problem because they are willing to bribe or cheat to avoid penalties, Mana lead singer Fher Olvera said.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » NEWSGUYANA Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T), as promised, yesterday announced their countrywide rollout of upgraded Internet speeds, delivering new plans with speeds up to 10Mbps, the fastest ever in Guyana.Current GT&T...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » NEWSA PROMINENT member of the entertainment industry was on Monday robbed by a bandit in “broad daylight” while heading home after doing a transaction at a city bank.She has reportedly lost two cellphones, a BlackBerry and Samsung Note 4; he...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional News(Trinidad Express) Talks between Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) have broken down and it’s possible there may be sick-out action by pilots over the long Easter weekend. TTALPA in...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe people of Turkmenistan kicked off on Wednesday a month-long regime of starting every day with a bit of exercise, following the order of the president of the former Soviet republic, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribunePeruvian President Ollanta Humala is faced with a severe political crisis after the censure of Prime Minister Ana Jara over an espionage scandal.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesChief Immigration Officer Lieutenant Colonel Ivor Walker is defending the department’s emergency plan amidst complaints from workers that there is only one main entrance/exit to the building which also houses the Labour Department.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesNEW ROCHELLE, USA -- Following Eric Nadel's much applauded Baseball in Cuba tour in December 2014, die-hard baseball fans have an extra reason to cheer. Since President Obama's loosening of travel restrictions to the once off limits neig...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesWestern Bureau:Just three days after taking up his new assignment ascommanding officer of the St James Police Division, Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor is already creating an impact, having spearheaded an operation in which a shotgu...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infosIn accordance with Article 102 of the Electoral Decree, the Provisional Electoral Council published the final list of the 166 Parties and political groups regularly registered and approved, therefore entitled to participate in the upcomi...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe Court of Appeal has ruled that motor vehicleinsurance companies are not liable to make payments whenever a vehicle involved in an accident was being operated contrary to the terms of the insurance policy.The recent ruling was made in...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab gunmen attacked a college in northeast Kenya early Thursday, targeting Christians and killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others, witnesses said.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesWILLEMSTAD, Curacao -- The Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) wants to set up a Kingdom Committee for the promotion of integrity in Curacao, St Maarten and Aruba. The committee would have the same functions as the Committee for Financial Supervis...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »Public Works Minister, Ian Pinard, is expressing confidence that the much touted Roseau and Portsmouth Enhancement Project will begin “as soon as possible”. Pinard told state-owned DBS Radio that that contracts for the project are being ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Tico TimesWhile the film was released in 2009, Maryam Henein recently spent about a month in Costa Rica, where she screened the film in unusual venues, including this year’s Envision Festival in Uvita.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Reporter NewspaperBy Alexis R. Milan Staff Reporter A garbage disposal problem in San Pedro is causing serious health concerns for marine life and residents on the Isla Bonita experts claim and the island’s marine food sources are being compromised. House...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Havana Times.orgAfter reading the most recent edition of a selection of stories by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, I came to the conclusion that there are good reasons we live in the world that we do.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica has visited China to find applicants for its citizenship-by-investment program, China Business News reported Wednesday. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004, expresse...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperDerek Achong Published: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 The Vindra Naipaul-Coolman murder trial resumed yesterday with a verbal battle between lead prosecutor Israel Khan, SC, and the state’s main witness Keon Gloster. Since Gloster deci...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has invited Chinese investors to apply for the Dominica Economic citizenship by investment programme.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperRichard Lord Published: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Former Opposition senator Fitzgerald Hinds returned to the Senate yesterday, saying last week Monday’s nationwide police roadblocks were more like the work of Isis. He was sworn in a...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The most recent articlesKINGSTON, Jamaica – Cricket lovers across the Caribbean will continue to enjoy the world’s most prestigious T20 tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Digicel SportsMax has retained the broadcast...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverLONDON (AP) — England flew out to the Caribbean on Thursday suppressing fevered talk about Kevin Pietersen's possible international return and insisting the upcoming test series against the West Indies isn't make or break for coach...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesBASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) -- At least two people who were threatened with defamation lawsuits by former prime minister Dr Denzil Douglas have rejected his accusations. Lawyers for Douglas had written to the individuals demanding from e...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverDOCTORS at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) have given 53-year-old Nola Powell one week to live, unless she can come up with a sum of US$75,000 or US$130,000 needed to do a life-saving operation in either Colombia or Flo...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesFORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique -- The Martinique Tourism Authority is projecting another strong cruise season in 2015-2016, with a record 22 ships slated to make their first-ever port calls in the Isle of Flowers between October 26, 2015 and...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverUNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday strongly condemned the "terrorist attack" by Somalia's Shebab Islamists on a university in Kenya that left dozens dead, and said those responsible s...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Republic Bank Limited (RBL) has announced plans to acquire RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) NV from RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, through the purchase of Royal Overseas Holdings (St Lucia) Limited, at an estimate...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesWith three of its councillors currently before the courts on criminal charges, and another referred to the director of public prosecutions for a ruling, the governing People's National Party (PNP) yesterday indicated it would not be rush...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesThe nation’s sole public hospital has announced that, as of Thursday, its Emergency Department will be temporarily relocated.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Days after the announcement of a resolution plan to pay Government and policyholders of the Colonial Life Insurance Company (Clico), various analysts are now calling for more details of the arran...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverFOOD For the Poor (FFP) has completed construction of a house for street sweeper Peaches Henry whose plight was highlighted in the Jamaica Observer on March 1.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Bitt, the Barbados-based digital asset exchange, remittance channel, and merchant-processing gateway, was officially launched on Monday. Founded in 2013 by Gabriel Abed and Oliver Gale, the compa...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverMARSEILLE, France (AFP) – The second black box from the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps last week has been found after a nine-day search, prosecutors said on Thursday.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The most recent articlesSIXTH FORM STUDENTS of The Lodge School came in for high praise last weekend, when they joined forces with the Diabetes Association of Barbados in its Keep the Culture, Cut the Fat campaign. The year-long...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The City of Guilds of London Institute has conferred retired telecommunications company executive Errald Miller, with the Diploma of Fellowship.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister with responsibility for Information Sandrea Falconer has reiterated that the Government is offering no guarantee to Terminal Link Consortium under the concession agreement to operate Kingston Container ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesThe Caribbean islands must develop a Master Plan, a long-term plan to transform the islands. In a previous article we wrote about the Dos and Don’ts for Caribbean managers, business owners and policy advisors when creating the Cari...
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe threat of personal prosecution by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has left Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry resolute that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will not be pushed into finding a quick fix ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesWorkers at the Ministry of Sports were sent home, yesterday, after they complained about a persistent mould infestation at the Cassada Gardens location.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen said Jamaicans should take the necessary action to attain mental, spiritual and physical wellness.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Havana Times.orgPractically off the map, or at least far away from any respectable road, a rural community in Cuba is working for a decorous and prosperous future, relying on the efforts of many locals – locals who do not exactly consider their city as ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The most recent articlesTORONTO— Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) N.V. to Republic Bank Limited, subject to customary closing conditions,...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesVenezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister Delcy Rodriguez has said that her government is not concerned about the PetroCaribe debt that is owned by the government of Antigua & Barbuda.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Tico Times
Google has created another Google Maps/video game mashup for April Fool’s Day 2015. By clicking a Pac-Man icon in the bottom left of the screen, users can convert any road into a live game of Pac-Man. - Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesBASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) -- Plans to establish a stem cell research and treatment facility in St Kitts may raise the controversial ethical debate on the subject of stem cell research. Stem cells come from two main sources: embryos for...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverA new board is to be installed at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Local Government Minister Noel Arscott announced yesterday.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe Jamaica Cancer Society's Relay For Life has been set for June 13-14, when it will once again give every Jamaican the opportunity to unite for a common cause - the fight against cancer.The true spirit of volunteerism throughout Jamaic...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Reporter NewspaperBy Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter The Belize Police Department will be getting a salary adjustment, effective April 1st. Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of National Security, retired Colonel George Lovell, explained that the min...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe G20 Development Working Group has asked Jamaica to co-chair discussions on the peculiar challenges in Caribbean countries at its Spring meeting to be held in Washington, United States, later this month.Finance Minister Dr Peter Phill...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesDancehall artiste, Sizzla, whose real name is Miguel Collins, was fined $1,000 for the use of expletives when he appeared at the petty session of the Falmouth Resident Magistrate's Court.The case resulted from the artiste's delivery of a...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The Reporter NewspaperBy Alexis R. Milan Staff Reporter Only weeks after surviving an attempt on his life, Jaime Chavarria, 26, was gunned down in Belize City this week. According to police, Chavarria, a Belizean construction worker of 163 West Canal Street, ...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesNASSAU, Bahamas -- Despite a conflicting message and confused timelines while critical decisions at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) languish, and despite Prime Minister Perry Christie’s assurance that he would “move...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesKey to the success of Argyle International Airport (AIA) is the issue of St Vincent and the Grenadines' (SVG) mainland hotel capacity, also known as "if you build it, where will they stay?" According to the 2015 official SVG to...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) -- Caribbean governments must devote at least one percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) to science and technology for the region to make significant progress in this area. This was one of the reco...
- Wednesday, April 1, 2015 from The most recent articlesThe merged entity, accordance with its commitments, must be technically ready for Local Number Portability “(LNP”) in the fixed network by September 30, 2015 and Mobile Number Portability (“MNP”) in the...
