Fruit Fly Results In Ban On Dominican Republic Fruits
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Mar. 20, 2015: The pesky Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) has resulted in a federal quarantine order issued on the...
Caribbean Nationals Being Recruited By ISIS
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar. 20, 2015: About 100 recruits have traveled from the Caribbean to Syria to fight alongside Islamic extremists.
That’s according to...
OAS Gets New Secretary General and ASG
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Mar. 20, 2015: The Organization of American States has a new secretary general and a new assistant secretary general.
Former...
Obama’s America – Episode 216 – Will President Obama Investigate...
By Arthur Piccolo
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Mar. 20, 2015: The question is very serious. Even if the likely reply is not.
President Obama...
Colombian rebels threaten to end unilateral truce
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's Marxist-led FARC guerrillas on Thursday threatened to end a unilateral truce that has been in place since...
Caribbean Nations Make US Money Laundering List
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. March 19, 2015: Seven Caribbean countries have landed themselves on the U.S’ “Major Money Laundering List” for 2015.
A...
Putin to meet top aide to Chinese president in Moscow
By Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday with a close aide to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Kremlin...
Amazon rainforest soaking up less carbon as trees die young: study
By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - The Amazon rainforest's ability to soak up greenhouse gases from the air has fallen sharply, possibly because climate...
Isolated tribe ventures out of threatened Peru forests
Dressed in loincloths and speaking an unknown language, the Mashco-Piro, one of the last isolated peoples on Earth, are increasingly venturing out of their...
President Obama Scheduled For Jamaica Visit
News Americas, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. Mar. 18, 2015: U.S. President, Barack Obama, is slated to visit Jamaica next month, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller...