April 24, 2013
UN lowers 2013 Latin America growth forecast
The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to grow by 3.5 per cent this year, less than previously forecast, because of uncertainty about the future of the world economy and slower growth in developed nations, the United Nations said…
April 24, 2013
Cuban opposition group Ladies in White collect prize
Members of the Cuban opposition group Ladies in White have collected the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in Brussels. They were awarded the prize by the European Parliament in 2005, but Cuba barred them from leaving the communist-run island…
April 24, 2013
Trinidad’s Jack Warner resigns amid fraud inquiry
A former top figure in international football, Jack Warner, has resigned as Trinidad and Tobago's minister of security amid an inquiry into fraud. Investigators at the Caribbean, North and Central American international football body, Concacaf,…
April 24, 2013
Guardsman Limited security guards suspects in multimillion dollar cocaine find
Guardsman Limited has taken action against one of its contractors who is among persons being held in connection with the weekend’s massive cocaine bust in Jamaica. The suspects were arrested on the weeekend after the police seized 66 kilograms of…
April 23, 2013
Millionaire president-elect ‘to put Paraguay first’
Paraguay's President-elect Horacio Cartes, a wealthy businessman, has said he would "never put personal interests before the country's". Mr Cartes, one of Paraguay's richest men, told reporters there wouldn't be conflict of interest as he governed…
April 21, 2013
Venezuela election official plays down vote audit
The electoral commission in Venezuela has said an audit of last Sunday's disputed presidential vote will not affect Nicolas Maduro's victory. Mr Maduro's main challenger, Henrique Capriles, agreed to the electronic audit after withdrawing his demand…
April 21, 2013
Argentines hold mass rallies against government
Tens of thousands of people in Argentina are taking part in protests against the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Huge crowds marched through the capital Buenos Aires chanting slogans, banging pots and pans and waving……
April 21, 2013
Haiti PM has high hopes for Canada aid
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has expressed optimism that the Canadian Government will review its decision halt new aid projects in his country. Lamothe comments came after he held talks with Canada’s International Co-operation Minister…
April 21, 2013
Guatemala judge suspends trial of former military ruler
A judge in Guatemala has suspended the trial of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt. He was being tried for a counter-insurgency plan that killed more than 1,700 members of the Ixil indigenous group in 1982. Judge Carol Patricia Flores said she…
April 21, 2013
ROOSEVELT SKERRIT CONGRATULATES NICHLOS MADURO
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has offered his personal as well as official congratulations to Venezuela’s newly elected President, Nicolas Maduro on his recent victory at the polls, calling it “well deserved”. “In many respects, this has…