Japan’s Amari: Sees distance to Japan-U.S. agreement on TPP

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Economics Minister Akira Amari said on Tuesday that he sees significant distance towards a broad agreement on trade with the...

Argentina moves to eliminate taxes paid by biodiesel producers

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Monday asked Congress to eliminate some of the taxes paid by biodiesel manufacturers in a bid to support an...

Caribbean Leaders Must Create Right Mix To Attract Investors Says Antigua-Born...

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. April 21, 2014: “Caribbean leaders should encourage, embrace and affirm the flow of capital that is positive, sustainable and healthy for the region."...

Protesters fight police, burn Maduro puppets in Venezuela

By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Masked youths battled police, protesters burned and hung from lamp-posts effigies of President Nicolas Maduro and marchers demanded...

Pope makes Easter plea for Ukraine peace after gunbattle

Pope Francis urged the international community to "prevent violence" in Ukraine in his Easter Sunday message after pro-Russian insurgents in the east of the...

Obama-Abe summit to aid trade talks, not seal deal: U.S. official

By Krista Hughes and Kaori Kaneko WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Next week's meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is...

World leaders, writers pay tribute to Garcia Marquez

Presidents, writers and celebrities paid tribute Friday to Nobel-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the late giant of Latin American literature whose work inspired...

U.S. Ackee Ban Remains In Effect

By NAN STAFF WRITER News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. April 18, 2014:  While many Jamaican nationals may look forward with longing to ackee and saltfish...

Long-Time NYC Caribbean American Political Leader Passes

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 18, 2014: Former Caribbean-American New York State Senator and Harlem politician, Basil Patterson, passed away Wednesday night...

Open Letter #74 To President Obama – Immigration Reform Now!

News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. April 18, 2014: Dear Mr. President,                          I just returned from Valencia, Spain last week and was stunned at two...