November 18, 2013
Legal action against UK, France and Netherlands
Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has told Britain’s Observer newspaper he instructed law firm Leigh Day to bring a case against the UK, France and the Netherlands for reparations for slavery. With the backing of the 15 Caricom heads of…
November 18, 2013
Digicel extends aid to typhoon victims
Habitat for Humanity T&T has announced an extension of Digicel Trinidad Ltd UWI-SPEC text-to-donate programme to send humanitarian assistance to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Subscribers to the Digicel network can continue…
November 18, 2013
Portland fishermen land rare 900-pound sunfish in Jamaica
After battling a huge fish for more than one and a half hours, two Portland fishermen landed the catch of their life and brought ashore a monster-sized sunfish, which is probably unknown to Jamaica’s waters. The sunfish, which is being seen by some…
November 18, 2013
Brazil says Amazon deforestation rose 28% in a year
Brazil says the rate of deforestation in the Amazon increased by 28% between August 2012 and last July, after years of decline. The government is working to reverse this "crime", Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said. Activists have blamed…
November 18, 2013
Brazil banker Henrique Pizzolato flees to escape jail
An ex-director of the Brazilian state-run bank Banco do Brasil who has been convicted in a major corruption trial has fled the country to avoid jail. Henrique Pizzolato, who also has an Italian passport, said in a letter he had fled to seek a fair…
November 12, 2013
World Bank warns A&B of effects of climate change
A new World Bank report is warning Antigua & Barbuda and other Caribbean countries to plan for “catastrophic” climate change consequences. The study said the poorest will be the worst affected. The research said if the sea continues to rise at…
November 12, 2013
Caribbean countries to benefit from new health initiative with Canada
Caribbean countries, limited in the care they offer for specialized nature of childhood cancer, have welcomed an initiative involving the University of the West Indies (UWI), The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada, and the Centre for Global Child…
November 12, 2013
Colombia unveils Farc plot to kill ex-president Uribe
The Colombian government says it has unveiled a plot by the country's largest rebel group, the Farc, to kill the former president, Alvaro Uribe. Defence Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said the assassination was due to be carried out by a rebel column…
November 12, 2013
Venezuelan President Maduro ‘to expand price controls’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he plans to extend price controls to all consumer goods, if he is given powers to govern by decree. In a televised address, Mr Maduro said that he wanted to set legal limits on businesses' profit margins. His…
November 12, 2013
Cuban leaders eye new port as economic lifeline
Life still moves slowly in this small, dusty town, where kids play freely in narrow streets nearly devoid of traffic and many people carry parasols to ward off the pounding tropical sun. But that's all about to change. The town best known as the…