April 8, 2012
Colombia Farc rebel leader says group is not weakened
One of the leaders of Colombia's biggest rebel movement, the Farc, says it remains ready for battle. The leader, known as Ivan Marquez, denied claims by the Colombian military that the guerrillas had been weakened. In a video message, he defended…
April 8, 2012
Communist Cuba marks Good Friday with public holiday
Communist Cuba is marking Easter with a public holiday on Good Friday, for the first time in decades. This follows Pope Benedict's visit to the country last week, where he requested the move. Religious holidays in Cuba were cancelled after the 1959…
April 8, 2012
Haiti: 20 Dead in Accident on Morne Tapion
At least 20 people have died in Haiti after a large lorry overturned on a highway south of the capital, Port-au-Prince, officials said. Some 40 others have been hospitalised with injuries, doctors said. A local radio station said the nearby town…
April 8, 2012
Venezuelan Leader Prays for Life Before Cancer Treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he's heading back to Cuba late Saturday for a third round of radiation therapy as part of his cancer treatment. Little is known about the 57-year-old socialist leader’s condition, including what type of…
April 4, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago launches 50th anniversary celebrations
Trinidad and Tobago Monday night launched activities to mark 50 years of…
April 4, 2012
Judge’s appeal causes further delay in Cuban light bulb trial
THE Cuban Light Bulb case today suffered further delay in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court after it was disclosed that Presiding Magistrate Judith Pusey is appealing the recent judicial review which ruled that the Director of Public…
April 4, 2012
Guatemala drugs: Zetas cartel suspect Overdick arrested
Guatemalan police have captured one of the country's most-wanted drug traffickers, the authorities say. Horst Walther Overdick - known as "the Tiger" - was arrested at a property he owns outside Guatemala City. He is accused of being a crucial ally…
April 4, 2012
Gonsalves: No sympathy for REDjet
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says he has no sympathy for the financial problems facing the Barbados-based low cost carrier, REDjet, adding that he was never informed as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) lead prime minister on air transport…
April 4, 2012
Bermudian sworn in as new Chief Justice
Bermudian Ian Kawaley was sworn in Tuesday as the island’s new Chief Justice, replacing Englishman Richard Ground who took up the post in 2004 after having also served in the Turks and Caicos Islands, another British Overseas Territory. Ground…
April 1, 2012
Panama teen was adrift at sea for 26 days; mother calls return ‘a miracle’
It was a Friday evening in February when Adrian Vasquez, an 18-year-old from the town of Rio Hato, Panama, accepted an invitation from two friends to accompany them on what was proposed as an overnight fishing expedition. Their plan, according to…