Year: 2014
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High-powered call for women’s full participation in shaping global future
International Women’s Day celebration galvanizes top-level political and grassroots support for change (New York) At a high-powered UN event today to commemorate International Women’s Day, top international leaders called for full realization of women’s rights in the 21st century. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “To every girl born today, and to every woman and girl on the planet, our message…
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Crimea votes to join Russia, Obama orders sanctions
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine/ BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Crimea’s parliament voted yesterday to join Russia, and its Moscow-backed government set a referendum in 10 days, in a dramatic escalation of the crisis over the Ukrainian region that drew a sharp riposte from U.S. President Barack Obama. Obama ordered sanctions on those responsible for Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine, including bans on travel to…
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Two dead in Venezuela violence as protests drag on
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A Venezuelan soldier and a motorcyclist died in a confused melee sparked by the opposition’s barricading of a Caracas street, officials said yesterday, boosting the death toll from nearly a month of violence to 20. Demonstrators have for weeks staged rallies and set up barricades to demand the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, leading to clashes with…
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Cuba agrees to open talks with EU on new political accord
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba accepted a proposal by the European Union to open negotiations on a new political accord, saying yesterday it was willing to discuss human rights as part of discussions that would end what it considers a one-sided relationship with Europe. On Feb. 10, the EU agreed to begin negotiations with Cuba to increase trade, investment and dialogue…
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Venezuela still simmers
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Contrary to what we posited in our editorial last Friday, that authoritarian regimes generally view making concessions, including being brought to the dialogue table, as a sign of weakness, the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, affirmed that same day that the Peace Conference launched by President Nicolás Maduro was not “a sign…
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ST. VINCENT-POLITICS-Foreign Minister renounces American citizenship
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Commerce and Information Technology, Camillo Gonsalves, has defended his right to be appointed as a legislator in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), insisting that he has always been a national of the country. The minister, the eldest son of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, was born in Philadelphia in 1972.…
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ST. LUCIA-CRIME-Overall reduction in crime rate for 2013
CASTRIES, Saint. Lucia, CMC-Saint Lucia has registered a statistical improvement in the fight against crime in 2013. The statistics revealed a decrease in the number of homicide, burglaries, stealing and sexual offences, however there was an in reports of firearm offences, illegal drug offences and aggravated burglary. There were 36 homicides in 2013, down from 44 in 2012 which included…
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CARIBBEAN-DRUGS-Two men arrested for attempting to smuggle 38 bales of cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, CMC – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says two men were arrested as they attempted to smuggle 38 bales of cocaine, totaling 2,432 pounds, with an approximate street value of US $27.5 million The interception and arrests took place on Monday evening at sea, south of the city of Ponce in the…
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UPDATE-TRINIDAD-MIGRATION- Fleeing members of Canadian Orthodox Jewish sect could be sent home
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Immigration authorities in Trinidad and Tobago say they have been advised to pursue the decision of having members of an othordox Hasdic Jewish group, Lev Tahor, returned to Canada instead of allowing them to fly on to Guatemala. A statement issued by the Ministry of National Security Thursday, said that the group which includes…
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