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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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