Published on Mar 31 2011
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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 1, 2011: The number of green card or legal permanent residents from Latin America and the Caribbean has showed a slight decline over 2009 totals.
That’s according to latest statistics released by the Department of Homeland Security and analyzed by News Americas....
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 1, 2011: Mexican and Dominican immigrants are most affected by the sky high housing prices in the Big Apple.
That’s according to a new report from the Community Service Society of New York. The report titled, “Housing the City of Immigrants” says more than...
News Americas, ORLANDO, FL, Fri. April 1, 2011: Former OLINT head and Jamaica national, David A. Smith faces a June sentencing date.
Smith, who in a plea deal with prosecutors, this week admitted in Federal District Court in Orlando to four counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money...
News Americas, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Fri. April 1, 2011: Guyana’s main opposition party, the People National Congress Reform, is calling for a comprehensive, independent, judicial inquiry into all aspects of narcotics-trafficking in the South American country.
The PNCR’s call comes on the heels of...
News Americas, DALLAS, Texas, Fri. April 1, 2011: Several former investors in R. Allen Stanford’s bank are now suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The investors, in a lawsuit, blames the SEC and Spencer Barasch, a partner at the Dallas law firm Andrew Kurth, who worked for the SEC for...
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 1, 2011: A Nicaraguan national and former minister of government, is now the new Libyan ambassador at the U.N.
As the U.S. and NATO forces continued an assault on Libya, the Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi regime named Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, 78, as their new representative.
D’Escoto...
News Americas, New York, NY, Fri. April 1, 2011: Five-time Jamaican Olympian, Donald Quarrie, is set to be honored in New York later this month.
Non-profit group, Team Jamaica Bickle, will honor Quarrie at their annual Pre-Penn Relay Carnival Reception, on Tuesday April 12 2011 at Sullivan Hall in New...
News Americas, NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Fri. April 1, 2011: Ecuador has re-opened a consulate in the Big Easy.
The consulate in New Orleans aims to serve the some 10,000 Ecuadoreans who now call Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi home.
The consul general of the new consulate is attorney Luis Quinones,...
News Americas, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Mon. April 4, 2011: In a historic move last night, sexy Bajan singer Rihanna teamed up with country music star Jennifer Nettles for a live performance at the 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards.
Rihanna, looking stunning in a white knee length body hugging dress...
News Americas, LONDON, England, Fri. April 1, 2011: Reggae royalty, Ziggy Marley, is set to headline Ireland’s premier surf and music festival Sea Sessions.
The son of the late Robert Nesta Marley, will play at the event, set for Bundoran from Friday June 24th to Sunday June 26th.
Sea Sessions...
