- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees appealed to the nations of the Americas to develop innovative asylum policies and export those advances to the rest of the world.
Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSan Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard has been voted the NBA defensive player of the year, edging out the Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green, the league announced Thursday.- Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona described himself on Thursday as a “fan of Francis” in a press conference following a meeting with the Pope, while he expressed his gratitude for the “affection” he received during the visit...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
Raj Singh U-19 Inter-County Cricket … By Sean Devers With the news that the Raj Singh Insurance 50-over Under-19 Inter-County 50-over cricket match between the National U-17s and Berbice at Everest was washed out without a ball bei... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AmericasChile's Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday, spewing a giant funnel of ash into the sky.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Argentinean counterpart Cristina Fernandez convened on Thursday to sign ten cooperation agreements, including a plan of strategic partnership, during their official meeting in the Kremlin.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribunePresident Barack Obama on Thursday assumed “full responsibility” for a pair of U.S. drone strikes along the Afghan-Pakistani border that resulted in the deaths of two men held hostage by al-Qaeda.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneMore than 40 people, mostly foreigners, were injured when a fire broke out in a student residence hall located southeast of Moscow, the Health Ministry reported.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
Mark Wiltshire and David Hunte will be hosting a dominoes competition on Sunday at Middle Street, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara starting at 14:00hrs. Entrance fee is $10,000 and the first place team will take home a trophy and $120,000,... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneA Beijing court has sentenced a man to 14 months in prison for throwing paint at a famous portrait of Communist leader Mao Zedong.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AmericasOfficials said the second eruption was stronger than the first, and they fear there might be a third eruption.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneMore than 1,500 people participated on Thursday in the 22nd edition of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, a gathering presided over by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who will be seeking re-election once again on Sunday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
The curtains came down on a successful Farfan & Mendes Men’s first Division League for 2014 with champions GCC strolling away with the title after playing unbeaten throughout the competition. On Wednesday evening on a smooth Bourda g... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneKim Ki-jong, the man who stabbed the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, defended his action in court on Thursday, claiming it postponed for a day joint military exercises between U.S. and South Korean military forces.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORYTWO men escaped with nearly $10M in cash, jewellery and smart-phones after a brazen afternoon robbery yesterday at the People’s Pawnshop, located at Gordon’s Mall, Lot 16 New Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice.The business premises which ope...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe FIFA Club World Cup will return to Japan in December 2015 and 2016, three years after it last hosted the competition, FIFA announced on Thursday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneActor Sandra Bullock, 50, has been named the world’s most beautiful woman for 2015 by People magazine.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from UT San Diego stories: Mexico & Latin AmericaMexico's congress approved on Thursday a reform that lets some foreign agents carry arms inside the country, a significant change in a nation that has historically said the practice would violate its sovereignty.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORYCONCERNS have been raised by the Organisation of American States (OAS) observer mission to Guyana at the escalation of “provocative language” being used in the run-up to the May 11 General and Regional Elections.Consequently, the group, ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
- Ram, Dr. Thomas, Greenidge The recent promise by President Donald Ramotar to the business community to grant more Commercial Bank Licenses once he is re-elected has been deemed as “absolute madness”. Chartered Accountant, Chris Ram, re... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
The Albion Cricket Ground, venue of the first ever one day international cricket match in the Caribbean would come alive tomorrow when the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club hosts the final of the 11th edition of the Busta Champion of ... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AmericasThe tiny Atlantic settlement of Tristan da Cunha is holding an architecture competition to improve infrastructure and make the island self-sustainable.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from UT San Diego stories: Mexico & Latin AmericaA handful of people who ignored an evacuation order shoveled ash off roofs, but otherwise Ensenada appeared a ghost town after almost all of its 1,500 residents fled to safer ground following twin blasts from the Calbuco volcano.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur NewsThe Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Carib Beer first-division T20 tournament commences today with two matches from 13:30hrs. Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will host Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) with Cyril Garnath and Ashook Brijcoo...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
2nd edition of ‘The Guyana Cricketer’ to be launched The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) will honour former Guyana and West Indies batsman Alvin Kallicharran on Wednesday night at the Savannah Suite, Pegasus Hotel. Alvin Kallicharran has been... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from UT San Diego stories: Mexico & Latin AmericaThe Supreme Court of Honduras has struck down an article in the constitution limiting presidents to a single term — the issue at the heart of the conflict that led to the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya six years ago when he sought to ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Candidates from as many as 125 political parties in Haiti yesterday rushed to meet a deadline to register to run in the country’s long-overdue elections later this year. The impoverished Caribbean island...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe family of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old black man fatally shot last August by a white police officer, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday against the city of Ferguson, Missouri.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneJapanese authorities are exploring the possibility that radioactive cesium found in a drone that landed on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence could be from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, investigators said.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneFormer Beatle Paul McCartney tops the list of the 40 richest musicians in Britain and Ireland with a fortune he shares with his wife of around l billion euros ($1.07 billion).
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneBritish media outlets commemorated on Thursday the one-year anniversary of a newborn baby afflicted with a rare, fatal disease who went on to become the youngest organ donor in the United Kingdom.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneMembers of the Bahamian Parliament have given 260 laptops to local schools to help students learn and use new technologies, media outlets said Thursday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur NewsFisherfolk operating at the Meadow Bank Wharf have issued a strong appeal for security to be beefed up to stem the wanton robberies that take place there on a daily basis. The appeal comes in the wake of the shooting of 37-year-old fishe...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from MercoPressChile's Calbuco volcano erupted for the first time in over 42 years on Wednesday, creating a remarkable scene of smoke plumes and ash shooting into the sky. A second eruption Wednesday night blasted red-hot rocks skyward and produced an ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
Persistent rain prevented any play of the third and final round game between Berbice and the Select Under-17 team in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Raj Singh Insurance Brokers Inter-County Under-19 50-over tournament which was scheduled ... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
National Club Champions, Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters clearly distinguished itself from Melanie Patriots Wednesday night with a massive 103-70 win in the inaugural Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘King of the ... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneAt least 2,079 people were killed in Syria during seven months of international coalition airstrikes, led by the United States, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Thursday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
The Indian Government has donated $10M to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to help with its voter education programme. GECOM yesterday said that it has received a contribution from the High Commission of India in recognition of th... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
Herstelling Raiders made it two out of two when they knocked off Craig 3-0 as play in the Lens Craft Optical sponsored East Bank Football Association Under-13 league continued on Saturday last at the Grove Playfield. Grove rebounded from... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneNicolás Maduro, in light of the upcoming parliamentary elections this year and in observance of Labor Day on May 1, stepped up his attacks on the private business sector.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition… Attackers ensured that new champions will be crowned in this year’s Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition after defeating last year’s title holders... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneNicolás Maduro, a la luz de las próximas elecciones parlamentarias y la cercanía del Día del Trabajador, redobla la virulencia de sus ataques en contra el sector empresarial.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Kaieteur News
St George’s, Grenada, CMC – Joe Root hit his sixth Test century and first overseas as England survived a spirited West Indies display, to grab the advantage on the third day of the second Test here yesterday. The plucky right-hander, pla... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Guyana Chronicle » TOP STORY
AN elderly woman who was struck down by a sand truck Monday morning while attempting to cross the road at Providence, East Bank Demerara, has since died, the police say.The woman, who has been identified as 75-year-old Randai Soodath, of... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Borderland BeatNormal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe main opposition Anguilla United Front won six of the seven parliamentary seats that were up for grabs in the British Overseas Territory’s general elections, electoral officials confirmed.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneOceans are worth at least $24 trillion, but their economic value is threatened by pollution, climate change and overexploitation, according to a report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature, or WWF.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AmericasPope Francis will visit Cuba before his trip to the United States in September, the Vatican said Wednesday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe three candidates vying for Kazakhstan’s top post appealed to the nation’s love of family, environment and human values on Thursday as they begin to wrap up their respective campaigns ahead of polling in the Central Asian nation slate...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneUnited States National Security Advisor Susan Rice urged Greece to work “closely” with the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, to delineate Greece’s path to economic reform.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesBASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) -- WINN understands that supervisor of elections Wingrove George is currently on medical leave and is off island, as investigations into the operations of the Electoral Office in St Kitts and Nevis continue, i...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverCABINET has approved a recommendation for the retroactive implementation of the special selection housing beneficiaries in Phase Three of the Longville Park Housing Development in Clarendon.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean360The post Sabrina Francis thrills Grenada cricket fans with voice appeared first on Caribbean360 .
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Havana Times.orgCuba’s proud sugar industry, once the locomotive of the country’s economy, powerful enough to produce a popular saying (“no sugar, no country”), now struggles to come out of the coma it’s been in for the past decade.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean360The post US cancer institute signs agreement to import vaccine developed in Cuba appeared first on Caribbean360 .
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesTORONTO, Canada -- The Royal Bank of Canada said on Wednesday that a French judge has referred its Bahamas subsidiary to a French tribunal to face a charge of complicity in tax fraud, while dropping money-laundering allegations. RBC, Can...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- One of Puerto Rico’s oldest regattas, the Puerto Rico Heineken International Regatta (PRHIR) returns for the tenth time to The Yacht Club at Palmas del Mar, Humacao, on Memorial Day weekend, May 22 to 25. T...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverPREPARATIONS are currently underway by the Ministry of Youth and Culture for this year's observance of Workers' Week, which commences on Sunday, May 17, and culminates on Labour Day, Monday, May 25.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from TRINIDAD - Featured NewsThe “boss” himself, reigning National Road March Monarch and International Soca Monarch, Machel Montano takes the stage tonight at the Pigeon Point Heritage Park for the “World Music Night” of the Tobago Jazz experience (TJE).
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The New Today Newspaper GrenadaCreditors of Grenada with $262 million of defaulted bonds have agreed to a debt restructuring that will leave them half of the original face value. The Eastern Caribbean island with a population of 110,000 will give the bondholders $131 ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesPOINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe -- The fourth Congress of Caribbean Writers ended on Saturday, April 18, with the awarding of the Grand Prix Littéraire, by the Association of Caribbean Writers, in collaboration with the Regional Counci...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The New Today Newspaper GrenadaDr. Francis Alexis, Q.C. Chairman, Constitution Reform Advisory Committee National Stadium Queen’s Park St. George’s. Tuesday, 14 April 2015 Dear Dr. Alexis: Re: Notice of Withdrawal of Membership of NDC in Constitution Refor...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Havana Times.orgFernando Ravsberg's last article Cuban Civil Society and Debate (I) was the subject of much debate both on his personal website and in Havana Times. Today Fernando brings us a part 2, detailing some of the arguments made.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverMINISTER of Education Ronald Thwaites says the ministry will continue to introduce age-appropriate learning technology in schools islandwide, including smart boards, tablet computers, virtual education, among others.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesWASHINGTON, USA -- “Colourism is a form of racism,” asserted Joy-Dee Davis Lake, interim representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the Organization of American States (OAS), speaking on Wednesday at a special session of the OA...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverCASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The police are searching for a Jamaican man in connection with the latest homicide here - the sixth since the start of the month.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »Dominica’s geothermal energy thrust is getting positive reviews. The review came from Trinidad and Tobago’s (TnT) Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development, Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie. As a matter of fact, the Minister is call...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean360The post American busted for shooting his computer appeared first on Caribbean360 .
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesPUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic -- The Expedia group, one of the world's largest online travel companies, on Thursday reported a banner year for the Dominican Republic in 2014, with a 45 percent increase in travel demand year over year. F...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverTHE attorney representing disgraced former Lucea Mayor Shernet Haughton yesterday said he had no doubt that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) would not have been able to charge his client.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Tico TimesBefore you head to the International Arts Festival (FIA), be advised: Most of the events scheduled for Alajuelita and San Ignacio de Acosta have been cancelled.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesKINGSTON, Jamaica -- First Angels Jamaica, a new Jamaican angel investor network, supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the World Bank Group, was officially launched on Wednesday in Kingston. The network is geared t...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesSCARBOROUGH, Tobago -- There have been reports of the sighting of possible plane crash debris in waters off Tobago. According to reports, around 8:30 on Wednesday morning a group of fishermen saw something resembling that of a vessel flo...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »An Afro-Cuban/Brazillian Jazz band from a university in the United States for the first time will perform at this year’s Jazz ‘n Creole Festival slated for Sunday, May 24 at the Cabrits National Park. The band, Mas Que Nada, is...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infosMe André Michel, US visa canceled - The Dominican truckers protected - Laurent Lamothe in Nashville - Feast of Agriculture and Labour - 4th day of the diaspora : investment and business relationship...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesThe political parties contesting the May 7 general election in Britain have now published their manifestos and my friend and colleague, Professor Philip Murphy, found in them a ‘decidedly lukewarm attitude’ to the 53-member C...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverMOBILE provider Digicel Jamaica is today launching what it describes as a ground-breaking new offer known as Digicel Zero that will see customers getting all calls on its network free with the purchase of a three-day data plan.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Tico TimesA UCR study in the Pacific region found the animals most affected by speeding motorists were anteaters, raccoons, ocelots, mice, foxes and vultures. Similar investigations have found dead tapirs, sloths, ocelots, otters, snakes and frogs...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverChildren watch the Calbuco volcano erupt, from Puerto Varas, Chile, Wednesday. The volcano erupted billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the inhabi...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverPORTFOLIO minister for the postal service, Phillip Paulwell says no decision has been made to cut the number of post offices and agencies across the island, even though Postmaster General Michael Gentles has indicated the urgency of rati...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Havana Times.orgThe arrival of tourists to Cuba rose sharply by 15 percent in the first quarter of 2015, after the historic diplomatic rapprochement with the United States, reported dpa news on Thursday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The New Today Newspaper GrenadaDeputy Political Leader of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Joseph Andall believes that the price of school books that now has to be borne by parents could retard the level of education of their children. Since assu...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »Parliamentary representative for the Roseau North Constituency, Daniel “Danny” Lugay, who has been charged with inciting the murder of attorney Alick Lawrence arising from statements he made at a UWP political meeting in Soufriere in 201...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverAGRICULTURE, Labour and Social Security Minister Derrick Kellier says that approximately $100 million is to be spent on a certification programme for agro parks during the 2015/16 fiscal year.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The most recent articlesWHAT CAN FAB 5, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Marcia Griffiths, Dobby Dodson, Admiral Tibet and Leroy Gibbons deliver tomorrow night? Pure vintage vibes. The Jamaican contingent consisting of over 30 people,...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Seven Nepalese students, who were reported missing in Saint Lucia last weekend, were arrested by the Grenada police on Wednesday. The police reported that the students arrived in Grenada by boat from Saint L...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from TRINIDAD - Featured NewsFormer prime minister, Basdeo Panday declared on Tuesday that Owen Baptiste’s new book, Lies, Half-Truths and Innuendoes should be compulsory reading for the students at the university doing journalism. Panday said this during his featur...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The most recent articlesTHE 19-YEAR-OLD who was charged in the shooting death of David Miller has been remanded until May 22. Romario Oneil Boxill, of no-fix-place-of-abode, was charged with murder when he appeared at the...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infos« Our hope was to undertake a multifaceted investigation of the history of Haiti, anchored in its revolutionary foundation, and use it to better understand the integrated nature of the present conditions of the Nation, » wrote Thom Mayne...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – Mobile telephone provider Digicel Jamaica is today launching what it describes as a ground-breaking new offer known as Digicel Zero that will see customers getting all calls on its network free with the purchase...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The New Today Newspaper GrenadaAlthough it has withdrawn its membership from the Constitution Reform Advisory Committee (CRAC), the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is keen on keeping an eagle’s eye on the process. Late last month NDC which is one of...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Tico TimesUp until now Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina has repeatedly expressed doubts about allowing the crime-fighting commission to continue working in the country, saying it had completed its mission but hadn't achieved important accomp...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverA woman who pleaded guilty of conning three people out of $310,000 after offering to rent them an apartment, breathed a sigh of relief this week when her bail was extended.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesTHE VALLEY, Anguilla -- The opposition Anguilla United Front (AUF) led by veteran politician Victor Banks won an overwhelming majority at the polls on Wednesday after voters in Anguilla stood in lines for hours to cast their ballots in t...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverScience, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell (centre, foreground) and chairman of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica Christopher Cargill (left) are shown a digitally-generated image of a section of the Corporate Ar...
- The post Victor Banks leads AUF to comprehensive victory in Anguilla elections appeared first on Caribbean360 .
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »Countries across the globe, including Dominica, are observing ‘Girls in ICT Day’ on Thursday. That decision to observe the day was made by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the primary body for telecommunications in ICT o...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesNEW YORK, USA -- A passenger arriving from Guyana at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York tried to ‘sneak’ past US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, but was stopped in his tracks. On April 7, CB...
