March 18, 2013
Regional Donors and Organizations Discuss CCRIF’s New Excess Rainfall Product
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March 18, 2013
China to provide billions for Latin America and the Caribbean Co-financing Fund
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the People's Bank of China (PBC) approved the China Co-financing Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean to support public and private sector projects that promote sustainable economic growth in the…
March 18, 2013
Hugo Chavez coffin arrives at Caracas museum
The body of Hugo Chavez has been laid to rest at a military museum in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Thousands of people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the hearse as it carried his coffin from the military academy where it laid in state for…
March 18, 2013
Tourists shot in Bridgetown
Police reported the shooting of two British tourists in the City around 2 p.m. The names have not been released but police reports state a man, in his 70’s, was shot in his left side while a woman, in her 50’s, received a gunshot injury to her right…
February 26, 2013
Trinidad journalist fired for posting “racist” remarks on Facebook
Journalist Darryl Heeralal was dismissed Monday after he posted racist remarks on his Facebook page regarding protest action by residents of a poor neighbourhood following a vehicular accident that left four people dead, including a mother and her…
February 26, 2013
Haiti’s judicial system a concern for Amnesty International
As a judge summons former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier to appear in court on Thursday after defying previous orders, a special advisor with the international human rights group, Amnesty International, is expressing concern about…
February 26, 2013
Crime Stoppers International to focus on Trafficking in Human Beings at International Conference
The date has been set for the 34th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference to be held in Barbados. A number of enforcement aganecies such as such INTERPOL, UN Office of Drugs & Crime (UNODC), UNICEF and others will attend the September…
February 22, 2013
UN rejects Haiti cholera compensation claims
The United Nations has formally rejected compensation claims by victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed almost 8,000 people. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Haitian President Michel Martelly to inform him of the decision. The…
February 22, 2013
Hugo Chavez’s ‘breathing problems persist’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say. Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Mr Chavez was continuing to receive treatment at a…
February 22, 2013
Mexican police charged with rape of Italian
Two Mexican policemen have been charged with rape and abuse of authority after allegedly attacking an Italian woman in the resort of Playa del Carmen. A third man, reportedly their commander, is still being sought. It is alleged the woman was raped…