Congress to Let U.S. Trade Benefits for Ecuador Expire
Ecuador, which renounced longtime U.S. trade benefits last month, is on the verge of getting its wish when the program expires next week, congressional...
21 Dead In One Day In This Caribbean Country
By NAN Staff Writer
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. May 14, 2021: COVID-19 claimed the lives of a whopping 21 people in one Caribbean country’s...
Putin Congratulates Vote Winner in Oil Ally Venezuela
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Nicolas Maduro on Monday on winning Venezuela's presidential election, saying he expected good relations to continue with a country...
CARIBBEAN NEWS ROUNDUP – AUG. 8, 2019
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7, 2019: Here are the top news making headlines from the Caribbean and its Diaspora and Latin America...
Brazil Party Challenges Ruling on Gay Marriage
A conservative party is challenging a judicial ruling that requires all of Brazil's notary publics to register same-sex civil unions as marriages if couples...
Cuba has released some of 53 ‘political’ prisoners, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cuba has freed some of 53 people the United States regards as political prisoners, as agreed under last month's U.S.-Cuban rapprochement,...
New Trial Date Set For Guyana-Born Airline Entrepreneur
News Americas, TAMPA, FL, Fri. April 12, 2013: The Guyana-born owner of the now defunct airline, EZJet, has had his trial date further extended.
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Vote count begins in Colombia presidential ballot
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Early returns in Colombia's presidential election Sunday showed President Juan Manuel Santos and conservative rival Oscar Ivan Zuluaga in a...
U.S. Considering Refugee Status for Hondurans
The plan aims to stem the surge at the border, allowing hundreds of minors and young adults to enter the United States without making...
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: 3 Senators Suspended in Expenses...
The three, Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau, were appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.