- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from MercoPressAs was anticipated and in line with the current anti-inflation policy, Brazil's central bank on Wednesday evening announced the increase of the basic Selic interest rate another 50 points to 13.25% from 12.75%. The decision from the nine...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneOutput by Mexican state-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos’ exploration and production unit was unaffected by the alleged fraud committed by oil-services company Oceanografia, Pemex executives told members of a special Senate committee ...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneElectricity holding company Enersis, the Latin American arm of Italian utility Enel, will assess a proposal to spin off its Chilean power generation and distribution activities from the rest of its operations in the region.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Bank of Mexico posted an operating surplus of 31.45 billion pesos (about $2.05 billion) for fiscal year 2014, and the government plans to invest these funds in infrastructure projects, the Finance and Public Credit Secretariat said.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & CaribbeanOfficials in the Brazilian city of Curitiba say more than 200 people have been injured in clashes between protesting teachers and police.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
Recognizing her sterling contribution to St. Joseph High School over the years, students, teachers and parents gathered at the school’s auditorium yesterday, to show appreciation and bid farewell to retired Headmistress, Ms. Gail Primo. ... - Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneGreek Finance Minister Yanis Varufakis was assaulted on Tuesday night by a group of anarchists while dining with his wife and a friend in a restaurant in the Athens district of Exarchia.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSaudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who ascended the throne in January, relieved Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud from his position as crown prince “upon his request,” replacing him with his nephew Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the Saudi Pr...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from BBC News - Latin America & CaribbeanA Brazilian man with psychiatric conditions executed in Indonesia with seven other prisoners did not understand what was happening to him, says his priest.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe English Football Association, or FA, is negotiating an agreement with the Dubai-based airline Emirates to sponsor the FA Cup during the next three years for 30 million pounds sterling (around $42 million).
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSouth Korean intelligence agencies said Wednesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has executed 19 people, 15 senior officials and four famous musicians, since the beginning of the year.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Kaieteur News » NewsThere is an old saying that de best defence is to attack. Luncheon know that good because yesterday he cuss down some of de private media. Everything he cuss de media about dem boys hold up a paper which he sign that contradict he own to...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe St. Kitts and Nevis government said Wednesday it will apply more scrutiny to applicants for the citizenship-by-investment program after the U.S., British and Canadian governments raised concerns.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneBayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola will be without Dutch star Arjen Robben for the remainder of the season, while doubts are raised about Polish player Robert Lewandowski’s availability for the UEFA Champions League clash against Barcelona.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneGuyanese President Donald Ramotar on Wednesday fired Health Minister Bheri Ramsaran, who was recorded last week as he insulted and threatened a women’s rights activist.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneJames Rodriguez led Real Madrid to a 3-0 victory on Wednesday over Almeria that leaves the Blancos within striking distance of first-place Barcelona in the battle for the La Liga crown.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe basket of crude oil used as a benchmark indicator by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries dropped to reach $60.41 a barrel, the OPEC Secretariat announced on Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneJust nine of the 66 gubernatorial candidates vying for office in Mexico’s midterm elections have released full personal financial disclosure forms, while 11 other candidates filed statements without providing official figures and 24 agre...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneScores of bodies have been cremated every day since Sunday at Pashupatinath’s iconic Hindu cremation site in Kathmandu, as families wait their turn to see off near and dear ones who died in the earthquake that devastated Nepal on Saturda...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneJapanese company Hitachi’s new business strategy positions the company as a specialist in data handling, offering comprehensive information management on proprietary software.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneReal Madrid claimed on Wednesday that allegations of violating transfer rules and regulations of players who are minors launched by FIFA and resulting in a punitive sanction are “absolutely false.”
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
With Elections Day just around the corner, Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon has raised concerns over the preparedness of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) in the lead up to the May 11 activity. During his weekly post-Cabinet ... - Thursday, April 30, 2015 from MercoPressThe Argentine-Israel Association, AMIA, expressed on Wednesday great dismay given the “strong threats” in the letter sent by Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman announcing he was quitting as member of the century old organization.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneA Nepalese man was rescued after being trapped for 82 hours amongst the wreckage of a building in Kathmandu that collapsed during Saturday’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Kaieteur News » NewsInvestigators are trying to establish if it was a heated dispute for the control of marijuana sales in the Berbice River or a plain robbery that led to the murder of a Jamaican man in the Kimbia area a few days ago. Police investigators ...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe earthquake that ravaged Nepal on Saturday has robbed Kathmandu valley of not only thousands of human lives, but also a part of its cultural heritage, damaging practically all the UNESCO world heritage sites, some of which were in the...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneBrazil’s transportation minister acknowledged Wednesday that a massive corruption scandal centered on state-controlled oil company Petrobras and involving the country’s biggest engineering and construction firms has begun taking a toll o...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Borderland BeatTranslated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from Proceso article [ Subject Matter: Cartel del Golfo, Plaza Boss, Quintana Roo Recommendation:Some prior knowledge of CDG may be useful ] Reporter:Sergio Caballero Cancun...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces, who six months ago went to defend the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Kobani against jihadist attacks, left the city on Wednesday to return to Iraq.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneU.S. acrobat Nick Wallenda added another sports achievement to his resume on Wednesday by walking over the top of a gigantic Ferris wheel 122 meters (400 feet) high in Orlando, Florida – while it was turning.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneNewly-elected Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree on Wednesday appointing Karim Massimov as prime minister of the Central Asian nation, a position Masimov has held since April 2014.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Jamaican government has published the names of the five companies and consortiums who will be invited to submit bids on a 30-year concession to operate Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
– no evidence company signed investment agreement Bai Shan Lin was reportedly approved US$70M to invest in a wood processing plant just off the Linden area. Instead it diverted the money to logging, gold and housing activities. Bai... - Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneOaxaca Aerospace said it unveiled the first prototype of a modern aircraft developed in Mexico with proprietary technology and designed primarily for use by the security forces.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneCorruption is bad, and one with impunity is twice as bad as argued local NGO Transparencia Venezuela when launching its Misión Impunidad (mission impunity) anti-impunity program late this month. And it is three times as bad when it affec...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
“Equal air time for all parties”, where the loud chants being heard from members of political parties, activists and concerned citizens protesting in front of the state owned National Communications Network (NCN) yesterday as expression ... - Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe main cartoonist for the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo,” whose Paris office was fatally attacked by terrorists last January, said that he didn’t want to do drawings of the Prophet Muhammad anymore.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Carnival Cruise Line ship Liberty will resume weekly port calls in St. Kitts on May 1 after skipping the island for weeks due to rough weather and technical problems, the St. Kitts and Nevis government said Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneConcerned by the disrepute caused by scandals in Chile, which until recently had been synonymous with transparency and integrity, President Michelle Bachelet has announced a raft of rigid new anti-corruption measures for politics and tra...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from MercoPressThe number of adventurous tourists visiting Antarctica dipped in the 2014-15 austral season but is expected to bounce back this year, according to visitor totals released by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAA...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneMexican writer, translator and editor Hector Carreto has reimagined the lives of Clark Kent and Superman in 67 poems that focus on the duality of identity, the National Culture and Arts Council, or Conaculta, said.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.20 percent in the first quarter, well below the 1 percent expected by analysts, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneParis Saint-Germain announced on Wednesday that it has decided to invoke the option to buy Ivoirian defender Serge Aurier, who signed a permanent contract with the club until June 2019.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck agreements with the center-right Kulanu party and the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism, or UTJ, on Tuesday, pushing him closer to the goal to form a new government in the coming days.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Stabroek News » Regional NewsLONDON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mosquitoes are rapidly developing resistance to insecticides used in bednets that millions of people rely on to protect them from malaria, experts say. Scientists are racing to develop new ins...
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe index of pending sales of existing homes in the United States rose 1.1 percent in March, the third consecutive monthly increase, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneThe Georgian government was forced to call it quits on Wednesday after Sports Minister Levan Kapiani resigned, a decision he justified in light of discontent expressed toward his work by several parliamentarians and athletes.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneA statement posted on Joni Mitchell’s official website has quashed reports the legendary Canadian singer is in a coma following hospitalization last month, instead saying that “a full recovery is expected.”
- Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Kaieteur News » News
Chinese have already made moves to get into the fishing industry, but while fishermen expressed concerns over that worrying attempt, local businessman, Jacob Rambarran has explicitly stated that Guyana would be in serious trouble if the ... - Thursday, April 30, 2015 from Latin American Herald TribuneSeven soldiers and six civilians were arrested on charges of selling stolen military weapons to the FARC guerrilla group, the Colombian Attorney General’s Office said Wednesday.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica – Developers can now construct buildings up to four storeys in Negril, Westmoreland. This is an increase from the previously allowable height of three floors.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The New Today Newspaper GrenadaWhen faced with issues affecting us as a people and a nation what do we do?. How do we address these concerns?. How do we break the glass sealing of gender inequality and stereotyping? Some may describe it as being “controversial&#...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesBASSETERRE, St Kitts -- The government of St Kitts and Nevis has accepted the recommendations of an international risk management firm to implement reforms in its citizenship by investment (CBI) programme, bolstering security aspects and...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from The most recent articlesOUTGOING PRINCIPAL of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus Sir Hilary Beckles says it would have been “irresponsible” and “unprofessional” of him not to have given Government the grim...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 So the editorial writers of the Daily Express have now fallen into the trap of the PNM spin on Emailgate. In the spin of the PNM, and now adopted by the editorial writer of the Daily Express, no...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesSo many times we have people complaining about the now, while often times dismissing the future with regard to the cause and effect years later. What typically happens is that, many times, fantasizing about the future based on our curren...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big Stories
A group of concerned citizens have donated new equipment to the police force geared at helping to curb the recent spate of traffic accidents and road fatalities. - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesST THOMAS, USVI -- US Virgin Islands Senator Novelle Francis on Wednesday commented on what he called “a fresh start” in the relationship between federal and local law enforcement agencies. A career law enforcement profession...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Tico TimesThe agreement, which was signed in 2012 by the governments of Nicaragua and Russia, would allow Moscow to set up land stations in the country for its satellites known as Glonas.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesThe members of the group Students Engaging the CSME are constrained to pronounce on ongoing efforts to strengthen and deepen the regional integration process. Efforts to unite the region are as old as our unique people, the history of wh...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from thedominican.netResidents of Dominica have been voicing their outrage over a court’s ruling to sentence a 36-year-old man to eight years in prison for having sex with two girls ages six and seven years old.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The New Today Newspaper GrenadaSome times I really have to wonder when I visit certain grocery shops and supermarkets and see the price that poor people have to pay for meats especially chicken. I am also talking about minimum wage persons who are making 5 dollars an ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesST JOHN’S, Antigua -- With eight races planned for Antigua Sailing Week, the competition passed the halfway mark on Tuesday. Overall class leaders have emerged as contenders for one of the most prestigious prizes in sailing, the Lo...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesCASTRIES, St Lucia -- Following the presentation to parliament of the 2015/16 estimates of revenue and expenditure by Saint Lucia’s prime minister and minister for finance, Dr Kenny Anthony, opposition members declined to open the ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperPublished: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 We should be glad that we actually have an invoice for the AG’s office to investigate the million-dollar payment as they say they will be doing. Having paper companies with false addresses is no...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Tico Times
Costa Rica maintained its spot as the 12th "happiest" country in the world, according to the 2015 World Happiness Report. Above average happiness is a trend across Latin America — despite the region's high levels of violence and poverty. - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »The Dominica Atlanta Community Association (DACA), formerly known as the Dominica Atlanta Cultural Association is a non-profit 501-C organization registered in the state of Georgia; United States of America. The organization was establis...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesHE IS widely regarded as a tough, street-smart crime fighter, but in his new role as head of the West Kingston police, Senior Superintendent Cornwall 'Bigga' Ford has signalled that he intends to use a raft of social initiatives to inspi...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica —The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says another member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from The most recent articlesA WOMAN who was eager to head back home to Rochester, New York, after visiting her daughter in California in the United States, mysteriously ended up arriving at Grantley Adams International Airport on...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from The most recent articlesTHIS WEEKEND will almost certainly be historic. That’s because either a West Indian or Englishman could have the honour of scoring the 100th Test hundred at Kensington Oval. In 50 matches at the Oval...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Channel5Belize.com
The murder count went up by three in the past twenty four hours. In San Pedro a taxi man was killed in his van, while in the city another cabbie [...] - Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from Jamaica Gleaner :: Lead StoriesSome major industry players have come out in staunch support of Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier's decision to impose a cess on imported refined sugar, dismissing as frivolous and without merit the stance taken by other private secto...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesKINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The ministry of transport, works and housing in Jamaica has reported that five firms have been pre-qualified to participate in the bidding process to operate, finance, develop and maintain the Norman Manley Int...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The most recent articlesFORMER MINISTER of Information Glyne Murray has expressed concern about the representation of Barbadian Culture during the Crop Over Festival. Murray said costumes had become a parade of bikinis, beads...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The most recent articlesMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) – Nigerian troops rescued nearly 300 girls and women during an offensive Tuesday against Boko Haram militants in the northeastern Sambisa Forest, the military said, but they did...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Tico Times
The book itself describes all kinds of situations and morals, but one of its most striking aspects is the range of people represented. - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The New Today Newspaper GrenadaMy heart aches and a drowsy numbness pain my sense. I use this poetic phrase to enhance the above caption. Since the year began the senior citizens in the Happy Hill Community have been plagued every weekend by the “Sugar Palace ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesA meeting took place last week when all the Arnos Vale Airport shop owners in the ticketing hall and departure lounge were invited to the new terminal at Argyle. The meeting ended in uproar and disappointment when they were told the term...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverMONTEGO BAY, St James – Gloria Henry, assistant vice-president of operations and customer relations of the Montego Bay Free Zone was unanimously elected as president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) at th...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- On Wednesday, the ministry of national security and Damen Shipyards signed shipbuilding contracts and an overall agreement for the construction of naval vessels for the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force’s...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Dominica News Online » Dominica News Online »The Government of Dominica is taking measures to ensure that in the event of flooding, lives and property are protected in the community of Siboulie, Pointe Mitchel. In December 2013, lives were in jeopardy and homes destroyed when heavy...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infossAfter the jurisdiction of Port-au-Prince, Petit-Goâve and of the Croix-des-Bouquets, the Ministry of Justice continues its awareness campaign across the country, on the immediate appearance in correctional, a provision of the Law of May...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of National Security, Peter Bunting, tabled the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Evidence Act, 2015, in the House of Representatives today.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Prensa Latina: Noticias Principales29 de abril de 2015, 10:04 Kinshasa, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is today in condition to study collaboration projects with Cuba, especially in professional training, Deputy Prime Minister of this Africa...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from The most recent articlesROAD RACE CYCLING has one star, Darren Matthews. The 24-year-old rider proved beyond doubt that he has no equal on the streets of Barbados when he rode away in emphatic fashion with the National Road...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesEmployees at the department responsible for health and safety in the workplace yesterday boycotted the annual seminar on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace, to protest their own “unhealthy” working conditions.
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Haitilibre.com / Flash infosThursday in New York, the team of the CFI will participate in Nexus 2015, a high-level event for executives whose work is oriented towards investment, public procurement, information technology and professional Business Process Outsourci...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesGEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Action to ensure that the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) is placed on a more efficient footing to benefit Caribbean Community nationals; the importance of standards and consumer protection; and the role of the private ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Antigua Observer Newspaper » The Big StoriesThe Internet gaming operator who, in February, fled the US to Antigua has started raising funds to cover legal fees. He was charged in his absence in Nevada, and an arrest warrant was issued against him in the Las Vegas Justice Court on ...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesNEW YORK, USA -- On Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term issuer credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Bermuda to 'A+' from 'AA-'. At the same time, Standard & Poor's lowered its short-term ratin...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesSo it is confirmed that I am pregnant; I walked out the lab with test result in hand. I again sat in my car, which had become my refuge, and stared into space. I looked down at my phone and wondered who I should call with this confirmati...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The most recent articlesLOS ANGELES (AP) – Conflicting information about Joni Mitchell's health was released Tuesday, with a longtime friend stating in a court filing that the singer was unconscious and unable to care for herself...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The most recent articlesLAS VEGAS (AP) — Tickets are at such a premium to see Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao’s long-awaited matchup that all of those seated at ringside will be the recognizable, the rich – and the very...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Jamaica ObserverDear Editor:
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from The most recent articlesYESTERDAY’S SHOOTING of four people in Christ Church has brought the biggest problem currently facing the Royal Barbados Police Force to the fore once again. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police,...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from Caribbean News Now! Daily HeadlinesNEW YORK, USA -- Workers in the US Virgin Islands earned an average (mean) hourly wage of $16.81 in May 2014, about 26 percent below the nationwide average of $22.71, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday. Chief regiona...
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from The Trinidad Guardian NewspaperRaymond Ramcharitar Published: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 The movie Hector and the Search for Happiness was most interesting in the big question it raised, and the spectacularly horrible way it answered that question. Hector (Simon ...
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from The most recent articlesAMIDST TIGHT SECURITY and well away from the eyes of most Barbadians, the Bridgetown Port is spending a whopping $100 million to increase berthing space for the world’s biggest vessels while upgrading...
