Jan. 14, 2012 (TSR) - As many as 300,000 or more died. Many others were injured. Impoverished Haitians enduring crushing hardships lost everything, including loved ones. Two years later, relief efforts belie unaddressed human needs. A January 11 AFP article headlined, “Haiti quake victims stuck in a time warp,” saying: Port-au-Prince suburb Petionville symbolizes conditions. Around [...]
Kingston, Jan. 10, 2012 (TSR) - Jamaica’s new prime minister has been sworn in – and immediately vowed to ditch the Queen as her country’s official Head of State. Portia Simpson Miller said she would sever colonial-era links by abandoning the British monarch and adopting a republican form of government. The Privy Council in London will [...]
In October 2008, when the 15 member countries of CARIFORUM (CF) individually signed a full Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the collective European Union (EU) of 27 countries, much was made of the promise of increased benefits to Caribbean countries. Two and half years later, the promise remains unfulfilled. At the time of signing, observers [...]
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — South America’s largest nation and home to a large Arab Diaspora, Brazil is seeking observer membership in the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). Sergio Luiz Canaes, the Ambassador of Brazil to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Yemen, made an official request on behalf of the Foreign Minister [...]
HAVANA, Cuba. November 19, 2010 (AFP): Cuban leader Fidel Castro has suggested he may resign as Communist Party chief, his last leadership post, as he praised his brother Raul’s management of the country. “I got sick and did what I had to do — delegate my powers. I cannot do something that I am not capable of [...]
The deadly Cholera outbreak in Haiti has spread to the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, with scores of cases confirmed and numerous suspected deaths reported. The waterborne disease, which thrives in unsanitary conditions, has already killed more than 580 people who had been forced to live in overcrowded camps throughout the country following a devastating January earthquake.
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