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March 6, 2011

Caribbean leaders welcome move to settle border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela

Caribbean leaders have endorsed and welcomed the appointment of University of the West Indies (UWI) professor, Dr Norman Girvan, as personal representative of the secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel…

March 6, 2011

Guyana opposition presidential candidate agrees to coalition

Retired Brigadier David Granger, who was last weekend elected as the presidential candidate for Guyana’s main opposition People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), said he remains committed to his party's position to an opposition coalition to…

March 6, 2011

Cuba puts American on trial

The trial of an American telecommunications contractor started in Cuba on Friday. The contractor, Alan Gross, faces a possible 20-year sentence for what the Cuban government calls an "act against the integrity and independence" of the country.…

March 6, 2011

Jamaica’s 44 magistrates on strike for better remuneration and working conditions

Jamaica's 44 resident magistrates stayed off of the job on Thursday in a rare protest against working conditions, including security, and remuneration. The strike kept clerks of court across the island busy rescheduling cases and extending bail…

March 3, 2011

Oil prices in Asia stick near their recent high levels

Oil prices are hovering near recent highs after an air strike in Libya and fresh clashes…

March 3, 2011

Japanese and Korean firms look to Brazil for rare earth

A consortium of Japanese and South Korean firms are to take a share of a Brazilian rare earth miner. The group includes Japan's Nippon Steel and South Korea's Posco and National Pension Service (NPS). They will pay $1.95bn (£1.19bn) for a 15% stake…

March 3, 2011

Congress delays US government shutdown over budget cuts

The US Congress has passed a bill extending funding for the federal government by two weeks, staving off a possible government shutdown. It comes as politicians continue to tussle over Republican plans to cut federal domestic spending by a…

March 3, 2011

Brazil raises interest rates to 11.75%

Brazil's central bank has raised its key interest rate to 11.75% in a bid to hold down inflation in one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The rise, from 11.25%, is the second half-point increase since the start of the year. It is also the…

March 3, 2011

Serena Williams seeks summer return after emergency op

Wimbledon women's champion Serena Williams has…

March 3, 2011

Cricket World Cup: Brilliant Ireland shock England

Kevin O'Brien blazed the fastest century in Cricket World Cup history as Ireland pulled…