January 20, 2014
OAS contributes to Dominica, St Vincent & St Lucia
The Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States, through the Inter-American Emergency Aid Fund (FONDEM), yesterday made a contribution to Dominica and two other Caribbean islands to help in rehabilitation works following Christmas Eve’s inclement…
January 20, 2014
Ganja stakeholders to step up campaign in Jamaica
Cannabis stakeholders yesterday expressed the need for a more aggressive campaign to push Parliament to move further and faster towards legalising the growing, distribution and use of ganja (cannabis, marijuana) in Jamaica. Ganja Law Reform…
January 13, 2014
Mexico vigilantes clash with Knights Templar cartel in Michoacan
A group of vigilantes in Mexico has seized the small town of Nueva Italia after clashing with alleged members of the Knights Templar drug cartel. More than 100 men entered the town in western Michoacan state on Sunday morning and disarmed local…
January 13, 2014
Haiti marks devastating earthquake anniversary
The people of Haiti have been remembering the victims of a devastating earthquake that struck the country four years ago, killing more than 250,000 people. Across the country people have attended special religious ceremonies. President Michel…
January 13, 2014
US Supreme Court to hear Argentina case
The US Supreme Court has agreed to rule on whether Argentina's assets are protected from hedge funds seeking to be paid back. The long-running legal saga started after Argentina's record debt default more than 11 years ago. The country objected to…
January 13, 2014
Venezuelan minister targets corrupt police
Venezuela's interior minister has given out his personal mobile phone number on live television, and urged police officers to call him directly to report cases of corruption within the force. Miguel Rodriguez said rooting out corruption was the…
January 13, 2014
US is ‘very open’ to new relationship with Cuba
A senior American official has said the United States is "very open" to building a new relationship with Cuba. However, Edward Alex Lee of the US state department stressed that any improvement should go hand-in-hand with more political freedom on…
January 8, 2014
Chinese, Russian Vessels Break Free from Antarctic Ice
Reports from Antarctica say a Chinese icebreaker and a Russian research vessel broke free from thick ice on Tuesday, with both vessels moving toward open waters. China's official Xinhua news agency, reporting from on board the Xue Long, said the…
January 8, 2014
EMA fines Petrotrin $20M in Trinidad
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has fined State-run Petrotrin $20 million for breaching the terms of its certificates of environment clearance (CEC) by its allegedly poor response to the December 17 oil-spill at La Brea that ruined…
January 8, 2014
Ex-Miss Venezuela Murdered in Robbery
A former Miss Venezuela-turned-soap opera star and her ex-husband have been found shot to death in the South American country in an apparent robbery attack. Authorities say the bodies of 29-year-old Monica Spear and her 39-year-old former husband…