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Will the Caribbean rethink its EU relationship?

Published on Feb 26 2013 // Bolivia, Caribbean, Top Stories
By David Jessop News Americas, LONDON, England, Tues. Feb. 26, 2013: Last week, St. Lucia’s Prime Minister, Dr. Kenny Anthony, issued a warning about Europe’s future relationship with the Caribbean. Speaking in his capacity as outgoing Chair of CARICOM, he suggested the possibility of a reassessment...
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Bolivian Lawmaker Accused Of Non-consensual Sex

Published on Jan 24 2013 // Bolivia, Featured, News, South America, Top Stories
Bolivian Lawmaker Accused Of Non-consensual Sex Domingo Alcibia.News Americas, LE PAZ, Bolivia, Fri. Jan. 25, 2013: A Bolivian provincial lawmaker has been nabbed by police after a video surfaced showing him allegedly engaging in non-consensual sex in the legislative chamber. Domingo Alcibia, a member of President Evo Morales’ governing MAS bloc,...
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Over 55,000 Criminal Deportees Sent Back To Caribbean, Latin America In 2012

Over 55,000 Criminal Deportees Sent Back To Caribbean, Latin America In 2012 By NAN Staff Writer News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 2013: A total of 55,742 criminal immigrants were sent packing from the U.S. and back to their homelands in the Caribbean and Latin America in 2012, New Americas has found. Data NAN obtained and analyzed from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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Caribbean, Latin American Beauties Among Miss Universe Contenders

Caribbean, Latin American Beauties Among Miss Universe Contenders #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } News...
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Plane Goes Missing In Bolivia

Published on Sep 07 2011 // Bolivia, Breaking News, News, Top Stories
News Americas, LA PAZ, Bolivia, Thurs. Sept. 8, 2011: The search is on for a plane that went down in the jungles of Bolivia with nine people on board. Authorities say two Colombians and seven Bolivians were aboard a twin-engine Aerocon Fairchild SA227-DC Metro plane operated by a small commercial airline...
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Five Military Officers Convicted In Bolivia

Published on Aug 31 2011 // Bolivia, Breaking News, Featured, News, Top Stories
Five Military Officers Convicted In Bolivia News Americas, LA PAZ, Bolivia, Weds. Aug. 31, 2011: Five top military officers from Bolivia have been jailed for between 10 and 15 years in prison. Bolivia’s Supreme Court convicted four former generals and an admiral over the killings of at least 64 people during protests in 2003. The former...
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Bolivian Indians Protest Highway

Bolivian Indians Protest Highway News Americas, La Paz, Bolivia, Tues. Aug. 16, 2011: Bolivian Indians are marching to La Paz to protest a government plan to build a 300 km highway through the Amazon rain forest. The Indians, indigenous to the Amazon plains, are protesting the plan, saying the road would be built through the Isiboro...
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Bolivia Slammed By Snow Storm

Bolivia Slammed By Snow Storm News Americas, Sucre, Bolivia, Tues. July 12, 2011: It may be summer of the U.S. but Bolivians are dealing with their worst snow storm in 20 years. The Bolivian government has appealed for help after the snow left thousands stranded. The snow took farmers and tourists by surprise in the usually dry...
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Bolivia Apologizes For Invite To Iran Minister

Published on Jun 01 2011 // Argentina, Bolivia, News, Top Stories
News Americas, Sucre, Bolivia, Thurs. June 2, 2011: Bolivia has expressed deep apologies to Argentina for inviting Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi to the South American nation. Vahidi is wanted by Argentina for allegedly masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires that killed...
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Violence Against Women Remains A Problem

Violence Against Women Remains A Problem News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. May 24, 2011: Sexual and domestic violence against women and girls remains a widespread problem in the Latin America and Caribbean region. That’s the word from international rights group, Amnesty International USA, in its latest report card on human rights worldwide. AI...