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Havana, Dec 11 (EFE).- Fear of contagion keeps medical personnel battling Ebola in West Africa from taking unnecessary risks, one of the Cuban doctors working in Sierra Leone said in an interview appearing Thursday in Communist Party daily Granma.“Fear is our ally because it is always with us: if we stop being afraid, confidence appears and with that, the risk ...

San Juan, Dec 11 (EFE).- The government of Jamaica announced on Thursday the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations to implement the Airport Communication Project, or AIRCOP, at the country’s two main airports to curb drug smuggling.The project is an initiative of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, known as UNODC, the World Customs Organization ...

Castries, Dec 11 (EFE).- Three people died Thursday as the result of a fire in the engine room of a cruise ship docked here in the capital of St. Lucia. Killed were two contractors and a member of the crew of the Insignia, a port authority spokesman in Castries told the media. Investigators suspect they may have died from smoke inhalation, ...

Guyanese  Dr.Patrick Gomes was Wednesday appointed Secretary General of the 79-nation African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group, the Foreign Ministry here announced. “The ACP is at a critical juncture and experience and wise leadership coupled with patience are critical if we are to overcome the challenges. Ambassador Gomes possesses these attributes and together with the support of all of us, ...

Malala and Satyarthi call for education while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize Oslo, Dec 10 (EFE).- Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, aged 17, and the president of the Global March Against Child Labor, Kailash Satyarthi of India, defended the right of all children to have access to education while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday in the Norwegian capital.“Why is ...

Geneva, Dec 10 (EFE).- The World Health Organization, WHO, released a report Wednesday stating that 475,000 people were murdered in the entire world in 2012, and identifying homicide as the third leading cause of death for males aged 15-44.The report, with the title “Global status report on violence prevention 2014,” was issued on Wednesday jointly by the WHO and the ...

San Salvador, Dec 10 (EFE).- Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren traveled to Cuba for “his periodic medical checkup” after suffering health problems on Monday in Mexico, the Salvadoran government said Wednesday.“Sanchez Ceren, after suffering a slight decompensation in his health, which we will report in good time, on the recommendation of his medical team traveled to Havana, Cuba, with the ...

Rio de Janeiro, Dec 10 (EFE).- Brazilian police on Wednesday busted a violent gang comprising at least five police officers that controlled three Rio de Janeiro shantytowns.Authorities said 15 suspected gang members were arrested in the first few hours of the operation, among them Rio de Janeiro state police Pvt. Carlos Roberto Bernardo.The gang, according to authorities, employed torture, homicide, ...

Caracas, Dec 10 (EFE).- Venezuelan Penitentiary Services Minister Iris Varela confirmed Wednesday the deaths of 48 inmates in a prison in the western part of the country after they consumed a cocktail of medications during a riot or strike on Nov. 26.“I don’t like to speak about that figure. I prefer to say that more than 100 people who ingested ...

Santiago, Dec 10 (EFE).- Latin America is on course to reduce hunger by half ahead of the target date established in the Millennium Development Goals, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Wednesday.The FAO’s 2014 report on food and nutritional security in Latin America and the Caribbean, released in Santiago, says the region has reduced the proportion of the population ...