April 15, 2011
Jamaica achieves significant economic and social gains
Jamaica has been able to make significant economic and social gains, despite the continued effects of a fledgling global economy, said Governor General Sir Patrick Allen. Some notable achievements have been the government’s ability to reduce…
April 15, 2011
Small aircraft crashes at St Lucia airport, flights cancelled
The George Charles Airport on the outskirts of Castries in St…
April 15, 2011
War of words continues in Anguilla
The Anguilla government has accused British Governor Alistair Harrison of using "residual powers", which he claims to have under the Constitution, in banning Home Affairs Minister Walcott Richardson from issuing visa waivers for persons wanting…
April 15, 2011
Cuba faces its worst drought for 50 years
Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies. The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal…
April 15, 2011
Colombia mudslide engulfs bus after heavy rain
A mudslide caused by heavy rain has engulfed a bus in Colombia, killing at least 14 people, officials. say. The bus was leaving the central city of the city of Manizales when it was hit by a collapsing hillside and swept into a ravine. Rescuers have…
April 15, 2011
Brazil’s airports ‘will not ready for World Cup 2014’
Most of Brazil's airports being improved for the World Cup in 2014 will not be ready in time, a report warns. Of 13 terminals being upgraded, 10 are unlikely to be completed by June 2014, the government-backed Institute for Applied Economic…
April 15, 2011
Allies Vow to Push Libya Campaign Until Gadhafi Goes
The leaders of Britain, France and the United States say the NATO coalition will continue its…
April 15, 2011
China’s Growth Slows, Inflation Rises
Chinese officials said Friday that the economy grew at a robust but slightly slower pace in the first quarter of 2011, while inflation rose, despite efforts to lower living costs. The National Bureau of Statistics said the gross domestic product…
April 15, 2011
UN to Announce Ruling in Croatian Generals’ Trial
The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague is to deliver verdicts in the trial of three Croatian generals on Friday. Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac have been accused of war crimes against ethnic Serbs during a military…
April 15, 2011
Hamas: Italian Activist Found Dead in Gaza
Hamas security officials say they have found the body of an Italian peace campaigner in an abandoned Gaza City house following his abduction by radical Palestinian militants. The officials said Friday that Hamas police stormed an apartment in…