| Caribbean nations seek close ties in agriculture sector Agriculture ministers of the Caribbean nations are meeting here Thursday to strengthen ties in the farming sector, Prensa Latina... | |
| Bolivia to invest nearly $125 mn in power projects Bolivian President Evo Morales's administration plans to invest $124.7 million this year in projects that will expand electricity generation and supply the domestic market, a minister... |
| Brazilian firm to invest $400 mn in Colombia Brazilian state-controlled energy company Petrobras plans to invest close to $400 million in Colombia over the next three years, Colombian business daily Portafolio reported... |
| Body of Argentine actors' missing son found at morgue The body of Lucas Rebolini, who had been reported missing by his parents, Argentine actors Antonio Grimau and Leonor Manso, was discovered at the Buenos Aires morgue, prosecutors... |
| Usgs Seismologist Warns Of More Chile Aftershocks SANTIAGO, Chile A U.S. seismologist says Chileans will continue to feel aftershocks from last month's megaquake for a year or longer. Walter Mooney of the U.S. Geological Survey predicts... |
| Obama Administration Says Near Deal On Haiti Debt WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that Haiti owes to the Inter-American Development Bank.Treasury Department officials... |
| Guatemala: Ok For Ex-president's Extradition To Us Just One Step GUATEMALA CITY, Mar 18, 2010 (IPS) - Civil society groups in Guatemala say a court decision authorising former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo's extradition to the United States is just a first... |
| Bbc Caribbean News In Brief The treatment of gays in the Caribbean could prove a stumbling block when negotiations for a successor to the Cotonou Trade and Development Agreement continue in Brussels on Friday with the European... |
| Caribbean Nations Seek Close Ties In Agriculture Sector , March 19 (IANS) Agriculture ministers of the Caribbean nations are meeting here Thursday to strengthen ties in the farming sector, Prensa Latina reported. Strategies to develop cooperation in... |
| Pro-government Demonstrators Swarm Human Rights March In Cuba Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators in Havana, Cuba, chanted "this street belongs to Fidel" as they surrounded a slow-moving march of human rights protesters... |
| U.s. Authorities Launch Inquiry In Mexico Killings Washington (CNN) -- More than 200 federal, state and local law enforcement personnel have been assigned to an operation intended to find who was responsible for Saturday's fatal shootings of three... |
| Boycott Looms For Guyana's 1st Elections Since '94 Filed at 4:56 p.m. ET GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- Opposition leaders in this South American country threatened Thursday to boycott the first municipal elections in 16 years over a plan to give a... |
| Ladies In White March On Cuba Crackdown Anniversary Members of the dissident organization for Cuban women relatives of political prisoners, Ladies in White, march in Havana, on March 15, 2010 to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the arrest of 75... |
| Chile’s Quake Death Toll, 700 And Economic Damage: 18% Of Gdp The Chilean government has updated the death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake, saying 700 people lost their lives during or following the quake. Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said just over 500... |
| World Bank, Imf And Idb Resume Links With Honduras Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) member countries this week agreed to resume lending to Honduras, the latest development institution to recognize the new government of President Porfirio... |
| Donors Plan To Put Up $3.8 Billion For Haiti Rebuilding SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion (2.5 billion pounds) over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its January 12 earthquake, according to officials and... |
| Crosspoint Pastor, Wife Bring Hope To Haiti’s Helpless Two of those led to Haiti were CrossPoint Community Church pastor Bruce Word and his wife Debbie.The couple flew into Port-au-Prince on Feb. 25, and for 10 days, they did all they could to help the... |
| Venezuela Ups Proven Oil Reserves By 23 Percent Venezuela announced Thursday its proven oil reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels at the end of 2009, a 23 percent increase thanks mostly to heavy crude oil finds that are difficult to extract. ... |
| Guatemala Ex-president Portillo To Face Charges In U.s. promised a crusade against one of the Central American country's biggest scourges: corruption. "Corruption and impunity are part of the perverse way our political, economic and social systems... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">argentina 'optimistic' Debt Proposal Will Be Approved Quickly</font> said Thursday he is "optimistic" the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will soon approve Argentina's plans to swap billions of dollars in... |
| Donors Plan To Put Up $3.8 Bln For Haiti Rebuilding International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its Jan. 12 earthquake, according to officials and experts preparing a high-level donors conference.... |
| Boycott Looms For Guyana's First Elections Since '94 (Getty Images/file) GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Opposition leaders in this South American country threatened Thursday to boycott the first municipal elections in 16 years over a plan to give a... |
| Roseburg Mill Hiring After Chile Quake Economic aftershocks from February's devastating earthquake in Chile are now rippling across Douglas County following the destruction of many Chilean sawmills and plywood plants.Roseburg Forest... |
| Raids Aim To Find Killers Of 3 In Mexico MEXICO CITY — Some 200 American law enforcement agents cracked down Thursday morning on a notorious gang in El Paso, Tex., in an attempt to determine whether its heavily armed members were... |
| Gulf United Energy Acquires Working Interest In Block Xxiv Peru And Peru Tea Gulf United Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:GLFE) is pleased to report that it has entered into a participation agreement (the "Participation Agreement") with Upland Oil and Gas, LLC Sucursal del Peru... |
| A Symbol Of The Slave Trade Joins Us And Cuba (AP Photo/Nazia Parvez, File)FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2007, file photo, the Freedom Schooner Amistad, a near-replica of the ship that sparked a 19th century slave revolt, flies Sierra Leonean and... |
| Batista’s Osx Raises $1.6 Billion In Brazil Initial Share Sale March 18 (Bloomberg) -- OSX Brasil SA, the shipbuilder owned by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, is raising as much as 2.8 billion reais ($1.6 billion) in an initial public offering after cutting... |
| Mexican President Calderon’s Visit To White House THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 18, 2010 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Calderon of Mexico to the White House The United States and Mexico are linked... |
| U.s. Launches Inquiry In Mexico Killings Washington (CNN) -- More than 200 federal, state and local law enforcement personnel have been assigned to an operation intended to find who was responsible for Saturday's fatal shootings of three... |
| Cuba 1968 Hijacker Pleads Guilty A fugitive who escaped justice for 40 years after hijacking a US flight and diverted it to Cuba has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and aircraft piracy.Luis Armando Pena Soltren, 67, boarded the Puerto... |
| Opposition In Guyana Threatens To Boycott First Municipal Elections Since 1994 Guyana (AP) — Opposition leaders in this South American country threatened Thursday to boycott the first municipal elections in 16 years over a plan to give a government-dominated commission... |
| Mexican President Calderon To Visit Obama In May Mexico City - Mexican President Felipe Calderon will travel to the United States in May for his first visit to the White House since President Barack Obama took... |
| Build-a-bear Workshop Raises $170,000 For Haiti said Thursday it is donating more than $170,000, which was raised with the help of customers, to provide support for children and families affected by the earthquake in Haiti. The retailer and its... |
| * Hernandez Hits The Winner As Mexico Defeat North Korea AP, TORREON, MEXICO Friday, Mar 19, 2010, Page 19 Javier Hernandez scored the winning goal in the 69th minute to lift Mexico to a 2-1 victory over North Korea in an international friendly match... |
| Ex-guatemala President To Be Tried In U.s. Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo waits for a hearing to begin in Guatemala City March 17, 2010. The United States has requested Portillo's extradition to face money-laundering... |
