Gross thanks Obama after release, expresses support for Cuba policy shift
Alan Gross addressing the media shortly after returning to the US from five years imprisonment in Cuba.Washington, Dec 17 (EFE).- ...
Republicans slam Obama for Cuba decision
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Andrew BoehnerWashington, Dec 17 (EFE).- The leading Republican in the U.S. ...
Caricom welcomes “thawing” of US-Cuba relations
Statement by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocqueThe Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the thawing of relations ...
U.N.: Restoration of U.S.-Cuba diplomatic ties “very positive”
UN Secretary General Ban Ki MoonUnited Nations, Dec 17 (EFE).- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that the United States' ...
Caribbean News Desk for Weds Dec 17, 2014
Washington/Havana, Dec 17 (EFE).- A prisoner swap between Cuba and the United States, and the release of American contractor Alan Gross by ...
Caribbean Development Bank approves $120 mn in project lending
San Juan, Dec 15 (EFE).- The Caribbean Development Bank has approved more than $120 million in loans to fund dozens ...
Martelly has met with political leaders to end Haiti crisis
Haitian President Michel Martelly Port-au-Prince, Dec 16 (EFE).- Haitian President Michel Martelly has met legislative, judicial and political leaders to ...
Nearly 5,000 immigrants died in 2014 searching for a better life
Geneva, Dec 16 (EFE).- Nearly 5,000 migrants lost their lives this year in hope of finding a better deal for ...
LatAm is worst region for gun crime, U.N. says
Quito, Dec 16 (EFE).- The head of the Firearms Team of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, ...
CARICOM hosts regional monitoring and evaluation workshop on Strategic Plan
The Caricom HeadquartersA two-day Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop to provide training in the use of the CARICOM online Monitoring ...
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