June 20, 2012
Interior Minister Responds to Attack on Press Freedom in Haiti
The Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul, reiterated the government's firm commitment to investigate and prosecute anyone involved in the attack of Journalist Phebe Wendy. SOS Journalists, a Haitian press freedom organization announced in…
June 20, 2012
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador embassy
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum at Ecuador's London embassy, the country's foreign minister has said. "Ecuador is studying and analysing the request," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino told reporters in Quito. Last week…
June 20, 2012
St Kitts-Nevis waives taxes on alternative energy equipment
The Federal Cabinet in St Kitts and Nevis has approved the waiving of taxes on a range of alternative energy generating equipment and energy efficiency equipment. Minister of Information, Senator Nigel Carty, said Cabinet has accepted the…
June 20, 2012
Haitians abroad get more rights with new constitution
A new constitution has been published in Haiti, giving some 2 million citizens living abroad the right to own land and run for public office. President Michel Martelly said the new text would allow Haitians to hold dual nationality. "This matter…
June 20, 2012
Cuba welcomes UN resolution on Puerto Rico independence
Cuba welcomed the adoption on Monday by the UN Decolonization Committee of a resolution recognizing the inalienable right of Puerto Rico to self-determination and Independence. The document was presented by Cuba and co-sponsored by Bolivia,…
June 18, 2012
Partnership falling apart, says PNM
The People’s Partnership coalition Government is falling apart.That was the opinion of the Opposition PNM yesterday, following the MSJ’s move out of the Partnership.PNM leader Keith Rowley and deputy leader Marlene McDonald did not answer calls…
June 18, 2012
B’dos police find marijuana in oranges from Jamaica
The police in Barbados have discovered marijuana hidden in oranges imported from Jamaica at four supermarkets. The police say the drugs have a street of 800,000 Barbados dollars or 400,000 US dollars. The CMC says the Barbados police have been…
June 18, 2012
Prince Charles in climate change warning
The Prince of Wales has warned of the "catastrophic" consequences of inaction on issues such as climate change, at a UN sustainability conference in Brazil. Prince Charles said he had "watched in despair" at the slow pace of progress on the…
June 18, 2012
Allen Stanford jailed for 110 years for $7bn Ponzi
Disgraced tycoon Allen Stanford has been sentenced to 110 years in jail for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of more than $7bn (£4.5bn). The scheme was described as one of the largest in US history. In court, Stanford denied any…
June 8, 2012
Bahamas PM calls crisis meeting on crime
The murder of a mother and son late Tuesday night triggered Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie to convene a crisis meeting on crime early on Wednesday, at which he ordered the leaders of law enforcement agencies to proceed with a sense of…