July 5, 2015
Haitians forced from Dominican Republic
Beltha Desir wanders aimlessly around the front of the school where she has taken refuge, holding tight to her 10-month-old child, the only family member with whom she was deported. Desir, a Haitian woman, had lived for 10 years in the Dominican…
July 5, 2015
Efforts being made to ease tension between Guyana and Venezuela
The United Nations is prepared to intervene in the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela as Caribbean countries seek an amicable solution to the issue on Friday. Guyana’s President David Granger, who has called on CARICOM leaders to “strongly”…
July 5, 2015
Caribbean Nationals among 69 convicted criminal immigrants arrested in US
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) agency says a number of Caribbean nationals have been arrested among 69 convicted criminals during a three-day “targeted enforcement effort” in New Jersey. ICE said officers from its…
July 5, 2015
Greek Vote on Austerity Measures Is a Tossup
It remains unclear whether Greeks will vote for more economic austerity to get crucial European bailout funds or reject EU demands and risk being thrown out of the eurozone. Surveys going into Sunday's referendum showed the vote was too close to…
July 5, 2015
Clinton Accuses China of Stealing US Government Information
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday accused China of stealing commercial secrets and "trying to hack into everything that doesn't move in America." Speaking at a campaign event in the northeastern state of New Hampshire,…
June 30, 2015
Taylor Swift Buys Fans Tickets to Her Dublin Concert
Taylor Swift once again made her fans' dream come true. The "Shake It Off" singer offered two disappointed fans from South Africa free tickets to her Dublin concert after they missed her Hyde Park show at British Summer Time in London on Sunday…
June 30, 2015
Apple aims for bigger bite of music market
If record companies had their way, the internet would never have been invented. For much of the second half of the 20th Century, music fans who wanted to listen to the latest release from their favourite artist had to make a trip to their local…
June 30, 2015
Puerto Rico governor says US territory ‘can’t pay $72bn debt’
Puerto Rico's governor has said the US territory cannot pay its $72bn (£45bn) debt and is close to defaulting ahead of emergency talks with legislators. In a TV address on Monday, Alejandro Garcia Padilla said he would seek a moratorium on…
June 30, 2015
Greece debt crisis: ‘Last-minute talks after new offer’
Last-minute talks are taking place in Athens over whether to accept an offer by creditors allowing Greece to repay part of its debt, Greek media say. Greece is hours away from a deadline to repay a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) loan to the International Monetary…
June 30, 2015
Greek PM Hints He Won’t Pursue Further Austerity
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he will respect the outcome of an upcoming referendum on his country's economic future if voters back a new round of European austerity measures that he opposes. But Tsipras said his far-left government will…