March 8, 2014
Venezuela expels Panama ambassador over ‘conspiracy’
Venezuela has expelled Panama's ambassador and three other diplomats amid growing tensions over opposition protests. The officials were given 48 hours to leave the country. It comes a day after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke diplomatic…
March 8, 2014
Several Caribbean countries named in US money laundering report
The United States has named several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as major money laundering states whose financial institutions engage in currency transactions involving significant amounts of proceeds from international narcotics…
March 8, 2014
Rio rubbish collectors continue strike despite union deal
Rubbish is still piling up in Rio de Janeiro as the Brazilian city's street cleaners continue a strike, despite an announced agreement with the union. Hundreds of refuse workers protested at the mayor's office on Friday demanding better pay and…
March 8, 2014
Visa waiver for Jamaicans travelling to Bermuda
The Jamaica government Friday announced that nationals travelling to the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda for vacation or to conduct business would no longer require a visa. But Foreign Affairs Minister AJ Nicholson told the Senate that for…
March 8, 2014
US Economy Added 175,000 Jobs in February
U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in February, picking up the pace of hiring after two months of sluggish job growth. A senior economist at the country's biggest bank, James Glassman at JPMorgan Chase, tells VOA the advance in the labor market last…
March 8, 2014
Facebook’s WhatsApp purchase challenged
Facebook's purchase of mobile messaging service WhatsApp has been opposed by privacy groups. Mark Zuckerberg's firm is planning to buy the company for around £11bn. Opponents want US regulators to stop the deal until Facebook provides more…
March 8, 2014
Boeing checks 787 Dreamliners for wing cracks
Boeing is checking Dreamliner planes being produced in the US for potential "hairline cracks" in their wings. The move came after Japanese supplier Mitsubishi Heavy Industries warned Boeing that a change in its manufacturing process may cause…
March 8, 2014
Trini hotels score big with Carnival
Major hotels and guest houses in and around Port of Spain, Trinidad were booked solid for the Carnival season. The staff at the Hyatt Regency hotel, Capital Plaza, Carlton Savannah and several smaller guest houses said they had no room to spare.……
March 7, 2014
LIAT Airlines cutting unprofitable routes
The regional airline, LIAT, says it will take “decisive action” to deal with unprofitable routes as the Antigua-based airline seeks to make its operations financially variable. “We have been trying, before going the harsh route, to persuade people…
March 7, 2014
UN Says Almost All Muslims Have Fled C.A.R. Capital
The United Nation's humanitarian chief says almost the entire Muslim population of the capital of the Central African Republic has fled after a campaign of violence by largely Christian militias. U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos says…