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…
November 12, 2013
Woman’s body found near shallow grave of T&T man
The police have found a body in an area where the remains of a Trinidadian man, reported missing three weeks ago, was found. The police say are awaiting confirmation as to whether or not the body found is that of his female companion. They said…
November 10, 2013
5 Haiti migrants apparently die off remote island
The US Coast Guard says five Haitian migrants have apparently perished in rough waters off a rugged Puerto Rican island. The Guard says smugglers apparently forced 18 migrants to jump off a boat into churning seas near Mona Island before jetting…