March 22, 2013
Venezuela cutting off contact with U.S. diplomat
Venezuela is cutting off contact with a top U.S. diplomat, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Wednesday that his country's representatives would no longer be talking about improving U.S.-Venezuela…
March 22, 2013
Brazil doctors’ council backs abortion reform
As the Senate in Brazil debates reform of abortion laws, the body that regulates medical practice has for the first time backed the legalisation of abortion on request. The Federal Council of Medicine called for the legalisation of terminations…
March 20, 2013
Dominican men remanded in St. Lucia
Two Dominican men, who were accosted in St. Lucia on Friday with over 1,400 pounds or marijuana, were remanded into custody on Monday, March 18th and are scheduled to re-appear in court on April 30th. Alex James, 39 and Rawlins Rolle, 33 appeared…
March 18, 2013
Death toll from fireworks explosion in Mexico rises to 16
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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…