Colombia’s Santos re-elected, tells rebels it’s time for peace

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By Helen Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) - President Juan Manuel Santos vowed to bring peace to Colombia after winning re-election on Sunday, telling Marxist rebels...

Colombia’s Santos wins re-election, to push on with peace talks

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By Helen Murphy and Peter Murphy BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won a second term on Sunday with an election victory...

With China as guest, G77 summit seeks new development commitments

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (AFP) - Leaders of developing nations plus China meet Saturday to draft a global anti-poverty agenda at a...

With China as guest, G77 summit seeks new development commitments

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Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) (AFP) - Leaders of developing nations plus China meet Saturday to draft a global anti-poverty agenda at a...

West African leaders not taking drug problem seriously enough: Annan

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By David Lewis DAKAR (Reuters) - Governments in West Africa are not taking the challenge posed by drug trafficking seriously enough and inaction has...

Moke’n Caribbean Style

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News Americas Now, New York, NY, Friday, June 13, 2014 – It’s been some time, but the wait is over: the popular Moke is...

Jamaica Launches Diaspora Mapping Project

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It is expected that by June 2015, the Jamaican government will have a database of Jamaicans in the Diaspora, following the completion of the...

Landslide win for opposition in Antigua & Barbuda elections

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By Marcia Braveboy News Americas Now, ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Gaston Browne is the new prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda. The 47-year-old Antigua and...

T&T prison inmates having a ball on Facebook

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By Marcia Braveboy Some Trinidad and Tobago prison inmates are having a ball on Facebook from behind the prison walls. News Americas Now has accessed some...

Decriminalize drugs in West Africa to avoid failures of past: report

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By David Lewis DAKAR (Reuters) - Governments in West Africa should decriminalize drug use and treat the issue as a health problem, because a...