- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) says it has recorded an 18.6% increase in profit for the first six months of the year ending March 31, 2015. The net profit of the bank has gone up to $901.9M against profit of $760.6M in the corresponding per... - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneBarcelona coach Luis Enrique announced the list of 18 players summoned for the Barça-Getafe clash to be played on Tuesday night at Camp Nou, while center defender Gerard Pique as well as the suspended Jordi Alba will miss the clash.
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Post office robbery accused Simeon Williams, of Lot 36 Savage Street, West La Penitence, Stravo Evans of 169 Middle Road La Penitence and Oliver Franklin of 102 Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, were further remanded yesterday. The ... - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that the Iranian navy seized a cargo vessel flying the flag of the Marshall Islands – a sovereign state associated with the United States – but said that there are no U.S. citizens on board.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Rio TimesBy Ruth Faulkner, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The FAETEC Faculty (Technical Support Foundation School) in Rio de Janeiro is offering free courses to help students become entrepreneurs, as well as enter the national and...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional News(Trinidad Express) The Government has entered into an agreement to purchase naval vessels for the Coast Guard, at a cost of around TT$1 billion, a deal that was brokered by fired national security minister Gary Griffith. Today, new Minis...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that its security forces were successful in preventing terrorist acts targeting several parts of the country, and arrested 93 people, including one woman, in the process.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff took part Tuesday in the inauguration of a Jeep factory in this northeastern city and guaranteed that her administration’s austerity policies will not slow the growth of the nation’s automotive sector, ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & CaribbeanColombian reporter sends himself death threats
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comOur healthy food blogger returns home to Peru to see first-hand just how far Peruvian cuisine has come.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & CaribbeanAustralia recalls its ambassador and Brazil expresses "deep dismay" after their citizens are executed in Indonesia for drug crimes.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Spanish Year of Language and Literature opened in Russia at the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum in Moscow on Monday, to promote Spanish language and culture in Russia.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald Tribune“No contact with Manila,” Ernesto “Che” Guevara wrote several times in his diary as he marched to his death in Bolivia and, behind the phrase, is Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s betrayal and abandonment of the legendary guerrilla fighter, Cu...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneRescue teams have recovered 13 bodies out of the 18 who died on Mount Everest in avalanches following the earthquake that shook Nepal on Saturday, an official said on Tuesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Mexico & the Americas - Los Angeles TimesMexico’s agreement last year to crack down on Central American migrants attempting to reach the United States has led to large deportations of unaccompanied minors back to Guatemala and neighboring countries and far fewer children reachi...
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A fundraiser for the children of assassinated political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing, is currently being facilitated by this publication. The fundraiser was spurred by several persons both here and in the Diaspora calling on this public... - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from MercoPressAn Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries on Tuesday, prompting Australia to recall its envoy to Jakarta and bringing an angry reaction from Brazil.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneHuman trafficking in Asia generates around $2 billion a year for criminal groups and is the cause of many deaths and abuses, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from MercoPressAfter meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, told his two million Twitter followers that the pontiff had spoken enthusiastically about his coming visit to the country and had even told hi...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribunePoor weather conditions in most of the areas affected by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal three days ago have hindered rescue operations outside Kathmandu, a government official said on Tuesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
There is evidence that months before becoming a naturalized Guyanese, Chu Hongbo, the principal in Bai Shan Lin Forest Development Inc., had a Guyanese holding almost 700,000 hectares of state lands for him. The forested lands were immed... - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Kaieteur News » NewsThe relatives have recovered the body of 28-year-old Ramona Thomas, in the Lower Pomeroon River. The woman reportedly fell overboard and died by drowing. She had been washing clothes when she suffered an epileptic attack. Her body was re...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
– They have no clue what to do- Ram The incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) released its Manifesto on Saturday last with no action plan on how it is going to return the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to financial st... - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe president of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser al-Khelaifi, underlined on Tuesday that Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani would not be leaving the club next season.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Peruthisweek.comAs a teenager Tafur left his hometown of Ancash in search of greater opportunity.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional News(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has been named the “happiest” Caribbean nation again. With its vibrant lifestyle, dynamic culture, booming business centre, strong government and, of course, largest Carnival celebration in the Cari...
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In the wake of revelations detailing what former President Bharrat Jagdeo really paid for his extensive tracts of land at Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara, A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) candidate, Khemr... - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneRussia successfully launched on Tuesday the Progress M-27M cargo spacecraft with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS), the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Borderland BeatLucio R for Borderland Beat When the infamous Iguala Mayor and his wife were arrested, a little detail of fact escaped most people outside of Mexico, we at BB did make mention that the case against Maria de los Angeles Pineda, wife of th...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSinger, songwriter and producer Mariah Carey said Tuesday that she is “thrilled and excited” over the launching of her new album and her upcoming show in Las Vegas.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneA direct correlation was found between teens who play soccer and their ability to maintain focus, the Catholic University of Valencia and the Granada Center for Brain, Mind and Behavior Research revealed in a recent study.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Rio TimesBy Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With increasing inflation and decreasing industrial production, Brazil’s government has yet another negative economic indicator to worry about: the labor market. According t...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from MercoPressVenezuela says it will cut the working day for public sector workers to five-and-a-half hours to conserve energy, down from eight to nine hours. The initiative is part of a nationwide electricity rationing plan.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe basket of crude oil used as a benchmark indicator by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries went up to $61.06 a barrel, marking the highest price since Dec. 10, 2014, the OPEC Secretariat announced on Tuesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribunePolice in Baltimore, in the United States, said that violent protests which led to several officers being injured and considerable material damage were instigated by local teenagers.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin AmericaInscribed on the mango was a message. A woman wanted help finding an apartment. Instead of having her arrested, President Nicolas Maduro rectified her housing problems.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Bahamian government has signed a new cooperation agreement with the United States that will see Nassau receive $2.74 million for efforts against drug and weapons smuggling and money laundering.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank a year ago causing 304 deaths, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in an appeals court on Tuesday, after judges revised up the 36-year jail term given in November.
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Tragedy struck the family of Chester Reddock, also known as ‘Bloop’, when the taxi driver lost control of his vehicle in the wee hours of yesterday morning, slammed into a parked truck and died instantly upon impact. He leaves to mourn h... - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneEn el sector salud es uno de los sectores donde la Misión Impunidad de Transparencia Venezuela está poniendo la lupa. Un sector donde la corrupción ha hecho estragos criminales y ha puesto al filo de la navaja la vida de los venezolanos.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneMaryland’s governor declared a state of emergency in Baltimore and activated the National Guard after 15 police officers were hurt in violence that followed the funeral of an African American man who died of injuries suffered in police c...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Kaieteur News » NewsSome people really bareface and presumptuous. Jagdeo was always a bareface and pompous Pee. Donald now get sucked in to this way of life that he don’t know he head from he foot, or he hass from he helbow. Dem mekking rings around him. He...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneIn the aftermath of the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that ravaged Nepal on Saturday, roughly 100 aftershocks have hit the region, wreaking more havoc in terms of damage and human life.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneChristie’s on Tuesday auctioned an oil by Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla – “Velas en el mar” – for $521,000, a work that was part of the collection of 19th-century European art that the auction house is offering this spring.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional NewsCARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government yesterday announced a nationwide electricity rationing plan to tackle a surge in demand caused by rising temperatures in recent weeks. The measures include cutting the workday f...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe seventh part of the “Fast and Furious” saga has become the highest grossing film ever at the Chinese box-office, having already taken approximately $333 million.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneU.S. technology giant Apple’s quarterly profits rose 33 percent on huge sales of iPhones and growth of operations in China.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin AmericaOne of President Obama's first promises in office was to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba. Congress, however, is trying to shut down the effort to empty the camp of all its inmates.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneAn Airbus 310 of the Spanish Armed Forces carrying a second group of Spaniards evacuated from Kathmandu following the devastating earthquake in Nepal on Saturday, landed in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Embassy of Spain in India said.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSpanish energy company Cepsa has inaugurated its first petro-chemical plant in Asia, and fourth outside Spain, in Shanghai.
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesHOLGUIN, Cuba (ACN) -- The second highest temperature in the history of weather records in Cuba and the highest in the province of Holguin was reported last Sunday by two weather stations in the area, which recorded 38.7 degrees Celsius ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Trafalgar Motors, the authorised dealer of Jaguar and Land Rover in T&T, offered prominent business people a close-up look at the iconic brands’ ultra-luxurious models during an exclusive cock...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesMembers of the diaspora and Jamaicans at home will gather at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James from June 13 to 18 to participate in the sixth staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference.Among the activities slated to ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesCARTAGO, Costa Rica -- Sae-A, Korea's largest global apparel manufacturing and export company, officially began bulk production at its state-of-the-art cotton spinning mill in Costa Rica following a successful two month pilot production ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
From our count, there have been forty murders since the start of the year with April being the deadliest month with sixteen murders. It’s nine more than the same period [...] - Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
There are rats at the Western Regional Hospital – a lot of rats – big rats, medium-sized rats and little baby rats – entire rat families. But it’s no laughing [...] - Monday, April 27, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesThe controllers of the nation’s business held their convention and a follow-up public meeting two weeks ago – and the NDC opposition party, with no seat in the Lower House, also held a rally on the day before. Nothing of any ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesDO NOT ALLOW the “culture of recklessness” being seen on Barbados’ roads to find its way into the workplace to jeopardise occupational safety, warns Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer. She said there...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Overall market activity resulted from trading in 11 securities of which four advanced, none declined and seven traded firm. Trading activity on the First Tier Market registered a volume of 488,399...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesThis is the late William Valentine "Billy" Herbert, Jr., LLB, PhD, the founder of one of St Kitts' major political parties, the Peoples' Action Movement, or PAM. In the 30 years since Dr Herbert's mysterious death, his role, as...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesIN TONIGHT’S NEWS: The Minister of Education tours Combermere after students’ health complaints. The Harbour Master launches an investigation into the capsizing of Boyceterous catamaran. The...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesQUICK ACTION by a Haynesville, St James couple averted major damage to their home tonight. According to occupant Rosalind Mccollin, “I was home and all I heard was ‘pax, pax’ and when I went upstairs,...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesHOUSTON, USA -- Members of Texas growing Caribbean-American, immigrant and Diaspora community are preparing to make the journey to celebrate, for the first time, Caribbean Heritage Month inside the State Capitol Rotunda in Austin on Mond...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesTHE MOTHER of an 11-year-old Ellerslie Secondary School student who was beaten by a group of seven female students wants measures put in place at the school to ensure the safety of children. Aisha...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesBISMARCK, North Dakota (AP):An elderly widow who authorities say was among dozens of victims of a Jamaican lottery scam told jurors in federal court she lost about US$300,000 and borrowed against her insurance policy with the hopes of co...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
Once known for its delicate shoreline, the village of Hopkins in the south is facing chronic coastal erosion. Residents woke up one morning to find that their beach had been [...] - Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesMINISTRY OF EDUCATION OFFICIALS are defending the way they handled the environmental problems that forced the closure of Combermere School, resulting in senior students being relocated to Erdiston Teachers’...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesRobert Lightbourne High has been making efforts to tackle the chronic problem of absenteeism that plagues theSt Thomas school.Speaking with The Gleaner, principal at Robert Lightbourne, Alfred Thomas, indicated that while the school stil...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
The Twenty-first National Coca-Cola Spelling Bee is underway and the Belize District Finals were held today at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium. Of the sixteen participants who competed, Shandel Parham [...] - Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 I had some structural work to do at my home recently. A guy came, he said he was a contractor. He asked me to borrow a measuring tape. First impressions are lasting. With the type of builders we h...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesLet's start with how much the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Gonsalves, doesn't know, or won't admit to knowing, and then move on to what he doesn't want to know. As the national security minister, the prime minister...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesThe Antigua & Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office said it will be introducing stricter regulations to protect the rights of musicians and others in the creative arts industry.
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
Late last week, Treasury Department Second Class Clerk David Enriquez was arrested and charged for three counts of theft. Authorities believe that he diverted half a million dollars into private [...] - Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesPOETIC LICENCE looks set to take today’s first jewel of the Barbados Triple Crown Grade I Walls Magnum Classic Barbados Guineas over 1 570 metres at the Garrison Savannah. She goes into the feature...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesHoly Family Primary and Infant School has seen significant improvement in its teaching and learning outcomes over the past three years.Principal Christopher Wright disclosed that in the last year, the school has experienced a 10 per cent...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from TRINIDAD - Featured NewsWhile there is a strong lobby to do more for nature and the environment, local stakeholder groups have gone beyond the call. Fishing and farming associations in Trinidad and Tobago are now promoting stakeholder-led education in an effort...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesWhile leaving the proverbial door open to continue dialogue with members of the manufacturing sector on the controversial proposed cess on imported refined sugar, Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier has made it clear that the Government...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe St Ann police have intensified efforts to capture 49-year-old Brian Forbes, a farmer of Drumilly district in St Ann, who is wanted for a double murder committed in the parish early Saturday morning.Demar Smith, also known as 'Chumpy'...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesBARBADOS HAS DECLARED it has a dispute with a key CARICOM agency and has threatened to withhold all future contributions until the matter is resolved. DAILY NATION investigations have revealed that...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from The Tico TimesExports of all goods from the country dropped from $2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2014 to $2.3 billion this year, according to the latest report. The exit of technology giant Intel still is the main factor negatively affecting expo...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesTHE WEST Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has remained tight-lipped on the future of West Indies Women’s head coach Sherwin Campbell. Campbell, a former West Indies opener and vice-captain, last weekend...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesROAD TOWN, BVI -- The final report on ‘Building on a thriving and sustainable Financial Services sector in the British Virgin Islands’ has been released. The three month effort was commissioned by the BVI government and facil...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperLisa Allen-Agostini Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 Since I was diagnosed with type two diabetes a few weeks ago my life has drastically changed. I wasn’t surprised at the diagnosis. I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian synd...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesI join with others in expressing utter disgust at Minister Ramsaran’s abuse of Sherlina Nageer. But I have to say that I am not the least surprised. For the last 23 years we -- all of us -- have allowed the PPP to criminalize other...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesWEST INDIES all-rounder Jason Holder is back on his feet again and promises to walk tall on Friday in time for the third and final Wisden cricket Test against England at Kensington Oval. The six-foot,...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperDavid E Bratt, MD Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 I was at the Maraval RC Church on Saturday for a christening. Afterwards, the christening party retired up to Paramin for the day. I’ve always wondered why people from Paramin s...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
According to a Police report issued, the money diverted by Enriquez was meant as subventions for the Toledo Community College – two hundred and twenty-five thousand plus dollars diverted in [...] - Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
The first of two murders in the City was a broad daylight shooting on Iguana Street which claimed the life of thirty-one year old Mark Medina and left a fifty-five [...] - Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesAntigua and Barbuda is asking regional heads for another five-year exemption to the Caricom Single Market & Economy (CSME) regime’s requirement to expand the areas of free movement, particularly for domestic workers.
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesA Supreme Court judge has reaffirmed the constitutional bar against Jamaican prosecutors appealing not-guilty verdicts in criminal cases in its formal rejection of the bid by Gordon 'Butch' Stewart's company, Gorstew, to get a judicial r...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe Board of the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF) is seeking to recover nearly US$50,000 from a consulting firm that was contracted in 2013 to prepare a risk management policy for the fund at a cost of US$84,000 plus general consumptio...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesCASTRIES, St Lucia -- As the demand for coconut products skyrockets, the coconut industry has significant potential to contribute to economic development and poverty reduction in Caribbean countries. The Caribbean Agricultural Research a...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesThe police say they have no evidence that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was recruiting a 16-year-old Jamaican male student who was recently denied entry to Suriname.The Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch(C-TOC) has...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesCASTRIES, St Lucia -- Tourism and civil aviation officials, airline representatives and regulators, as well as regional and international organisations, assembled in Antigua and Barbuda on April 22 to discuss and validate the findings em...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
And if three murders in one weekend weren’t bad enough, there was another early this morning…this time at the community of Mahogany Heights near Mile thirty on the George Price [...] - Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesNASSAU, Bahamas -- The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is in crisis mode and faces a worsening situation in the absence of urgent action on energy reform, BEC executive chairman Leslie Miller indicated on Monday. Miller’s lat...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesA NUMBER OF staff members of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) were unpleasantly surprised yesterday when they discovered their car tyres had been punctured. Some employees were brought to tears as...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The most recent articlesBARBADOS BASKETBALL just can’t catch a break. The luck of the draw clearly isn’t with either the men’s or women’s national team, as both will be up against it to qualify for the medal rounds after...
