Mafia sinking claws into rich north, observatory warns
One of Italy's most powerful mafia syndicates is expanding beyond its southern heartland and taking root in the wealthy north of the country, the...
Haitian President Reiterates October Election Date At OAS
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. June 26, 2014: Haitian President Michel Martelly has confirmed his country’s commitment to holding elections on October 26, 2014,...
New US Embassy For The Dominican Republic
News Americas Now, New York, New York, June 26, 2014: A new embassy opened this week in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, The embassy is...
Congressman Rangel Wins Primary Election Bid
News Americas, HARLEM, NY, Tues. June 24, 2014: Eighty-four-year-old Congressman Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem on Tuesday night, beat back a fierce challenge from state...
UNESCO team to examine possible Columbus ship wreck
News Americas Now, New York, NY, Wednesday, June 25, 2014: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is sending to team to Haiti...
Chile’s Bachelet promises to return land to indigenous people
President Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday announced a plan to buy and return disputed ancestral lands to Chile's indigenous communities as part of a strategy...
First Caribbean Restaurant Week Kicks Off In Brooklyn
News Americas, BROOKLYN, NY, Fri. June 20, 2014: The first ever Caribbean Restaurant Week in the New York Tri-State Area, kicked off on Friday June...
US Veep Launches Caribbean Energy Security Initiative
News Americas Now, New York, NY, June 24, 2014- United States Vice President Joe Biden recently announced the launch of the Caribbean Energy Security...
Resetting a much changed relationship Between the UK and the Caribbean
By David Jessop
News Americas Now, London, England, Monday, June 23, 2014. Every two years the British and the Caribbean governments meet with the objective...
Pope excommunicates mafia, urges expulsion from clan heartland
Pope Francis launched a scathing attack on organised crime during a trip to the heartland of a feared syndicate on Sunday, declaring all mafia...