| Scientists to map Chile earthquake site to capture fresh data A team of scientists are all set to undertake an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean earthquake, which is one of largest quakes in recorded... | |
| Caribbean Broadcasters And Producers Cannot Be Enemies If The Industry Is To Thrive, Says Media Strategist BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- For the Caribbean’s audio visual industry to thrive and connect with the widest audience, the region’s broadcasters and independent producers cannot be enemies and... |
| Argentina Presents Oas With Documentation On British Activities In The Islas Malvinas/falkland Islands WASHINGTON, USA -- The Permanent Representative of Argentina to the Organization of American States (OAS), Rodolfo Hugo Gil, Friday presented the Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel... |
| Guyana Parliament Establishes Special Committee To Monitor Security Sector GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The parliament of Guyana on Thursday established a special oversight committee to monitor the operations of the country’s security forces and the entire sector, with the... |
| Health And Wellness Tourism A Partnership With Private Sector, Says Barbados Minister By Joy-Ann Gill BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados' health and wellness tourism should be private-sector led, with Government providing the legal and regulatory framework for expansion and... |
| Barbados National Strategic Plan For Sports Nearing Completion By Sharon AustinBRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados' National Strategic Plan for Sports is close to completion. This disclosure has come from Minister of Sports, Stephen Lashley, who pointed out... |
| Pentagon Says Venezuela A 'destabilizing Force' By Anthony Boadle WASHINGTON, USA (Reuters) -- The chief of the US military's Southern Command said on Thursday that Venezuela's socialist government is a "destabilizing force" in Latin... |
| Free The Children, Board Of Trade To Raise Funds For Haiti Earthquake-wrecked Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world, needs a seemingly insurmountable $11.5 billion to reconstruct itself and build homes for an estimated 1.3 million people, ... |
| Can Constitutional Amendment Save California Schools? As California public schools faced a flood of pink slips to some 22,000 teachers and other staff last Monday, one legislative plan to fund public education and save those jobs was drawing support... |
| Is The Future Of Immigration Reform Now? Some of the nation's leading immigrant rights activists describe how they confront the rhetoric that immigration reform is really about amnesty . New America Media spoke with Angela Kelley of the... |
| Carrier May Shift One Or More Lines To Mexico Changes could be coming for the Carrier plant in Tyler, but what they are and how many jobs would be affected is unknown, an industry representative said... |
| Ap Top New Mexico Headlines At 8:40 P.m. Pdt Mayor, governor keep familiar faces on revised McPier board: Mayor Richard Daley expected to appoint John S. Gates Jr., 2 financial execs to new... |
| Army, Drug Gangs Battle In Mexico Amid Blockades (AP) MONTERREY, Mexico - A shootout in the northern city of Monterrey killed two suspected drug cartel gunmen and wounded a soldier Friday. Suspected gang members also blocked roads in the... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">latin American Markets: Rate Worries Hurt Brazil Stocks; Chile Stocks Fall</font> Meanwhile, Chilean stocks fell, led by electricity producers in the wake of a large power outage in the Andean nation on Sunday. The Bovespa index fell 0.4% at 69,032.75, its third consecutive... |
| Scientology-sponsored "lifeboat For Haiti" Bringing Supplies For Next Phase Of Haiti Disaster Relief PRWEB ) March 20, 2010 -- A Scientology-sponsored ship is loading up with supplies for Haiti, including wood-burning stoves from the charity founded by the Lola Poisson-Joseph, wife of the Haitian... |
| Little Peru' Upset By Alpaca Killing MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – The theft and beating death of a young alpaca has upset an Ohio alpaca-raising community so large some members call the state Little Peru.A national registry... |
| China's Alibaba.com Officially Enters Brazil SAO PAULO -- Alibaba.com, China's biggest business-to-business web group, on Thursday officially started operations in Brazil, which it said showed huge potential for... |
| Venezuela Increases Proven Oil Reserves To 211.17 Billion Barrels CARACAS -- Venezuela announced Thursday that its proven reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels of oil at the end of 2009, a 39.9 billion barrel increase, or 23 percent. The new reserves came mainly... |
| Jf Hillebrand Provides Support For Chilean Earthquake Relief Effort LONDON, ENGLAND, March 20, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Following the devastating earthquake that struck Chile 6th March, JF Hillebrand has donated 50 bulk flexitanks to the earthquake relief effort.... |
| One In Four Inmates Is Latino LOS ANGELES -- Latino youth are overrepresented in the detention system across the country according to a study published by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) reports Spanish-language daily La... |
| Monarch Butterflies Suffer Population Loss Storms in Mexico devastate an already low population of the migrating butterfly. An advocacy group encourages landowners to plant milkweed to help the survivors... |
| Spartans Survive New Mexico State Spokane, WA (Sports Network) - Kalin Lucas overcame a late injury to post a career-best 25 points, and Raymar Morgan hit two clutch free throws in the final seconds, as fifth-seeded Michigan State... |
| Heavy Rains Swamp Homeless Camps In Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamped homeless camps Friday, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water, overflowing latrines and... |
| [03/19] Army, Drug Gangs Battle In Mexico Amid Blockades MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - A shootout in the northern city of Monterrey killed two suspected drug cartel gunmen and wounded a soldier Friday. Suspected gang members also blocked roads in the city for... |
| Former Washington Player Scott Didrickson Will Be Rooting For New Mexico In Saturday Matchup SAN JOSE, Calif. — Former Huskies captain Scott Didrickson, who played for Washington from 1991 to 1995, is the radio color analyst for New Mexico men's basketball games. "I will definitely... |
| Lawyer For U.s. Missionaries In Haiti Is Arrested A fugitive who once acted as the lawyer for a group of U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children was arrested on human-trafficking charges, authorities said... |
| George Dohrmann: Michigan St. Survives New Mexico State SPOKANE, WASH -- New Mexico State tried to beat Michigan State on Friday. Not defeat them. Not upset the fifth-seeded Spartans. But hold and check and, at times, bludgeon their way to victory. It... |
| 'lawyer' For Us Missionaries In Haiti Is Arrested Filed at 5:21 p.m. ET SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- A fugitive who once acted as the lawyer for a group of U.S. Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children was... |
| Letter To Lula Da Silva: “cuba No Longer A Symbol, No Longer A Taboo” Brazil and the community of Latin American countries are the only ones with the ability to influence the Cuban government’s position on human rights and media freedom, says a letter addressed... |
| Crosspoint Pastor, Wife Bring Hope To Haiti’s Helpless Two of those led to Haiti were CrossPoint Community Church pastor Bruce Word and his wife Debbie.The couple flew into Port-au-Prince on Feb. 25, and for 10 days, they did all they could to help the... |
| 15,000 Employees Dismissed Due To Earthquake In Chile Around 15,000 Chilean employees were dismissed due to the Feb. 27 earthquake in the country, with 9,000 of them without compensation, a leader of the workers' union said on Friday.The most affected... |
| Chilean Gov't Unveils Post-quake Reconstruction Measures The Chilean government announced its first post-quake reconstruction measures Friday to put the country back on track after the devastating Feb. 27 earthquake and the following tsunami.The measures... |
| Nicaraguan Abortion Law Under Fire The Central American nation of Nicaragua is one of a handful of countries with a complete ban on abortion. Under the law, any medical procedure is banned if it jeopardises the life of the fetus,... |
| Army And Drug Gangs Battle In Mexico A shootout in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has killed two suspected drug cartel gunmen and wounded a soldier. Suspected gang members also blocked roads in the city for the second day, in a... |
| Donors Plan To Put Up $3.8 Billion For Haiti Rebuilding SANTO DOMINGO: International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its January 12 earthquake, according to officials and experts preparing a high-level... |
| Life For Relief & Sheikh Thani Charity To Send $1.5 Million In Medical & Humanitarian Aid For Haiti Quake Victims SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In its third relief campaign to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, the American-based relief organization, Life for Relief and... |
| Junior Star Darington Hobson Is Key To New Mexico's Success Darington Hobson suffered a sprained wrist in New Mexico's first-round victory over Montana, but said he'll be ready to go against Huskies on... |
| Lane Violation Helps Michigan State Top New Mexico St. Raymar Morgan 's late help - and a huge assist from the officials - Michigan State is moving on in yet another NCAA tournament. Barely. Lucas scored a career-high 25 points and Morgan emerged... |
| Mental Care In Haiti Goes From Bad To Horrid PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Inside this city’s earthquake-cracked psychiatric hospital, a schizophrenic man lay naked on a concrete floor, caked in dust. Other patients, padlocked in tiny... |
| Gunmen Block Roads In Mexico's Drug-plagued North Gunmen pulled truck and bus drivers out of their vehicles in the wealthy business city and used them to set up blockades on major four-lane highways, sometimes slashing tires to make it harder to tow... |
| Ncaa: Michigan State Beats New Mexico State 70-67 Troy Gillenwater came in to hit a 3-pointer from the wing, getting New Mexico State within 68-67, and he was called for holding on the inbounds play with 18.6 seconds left. Raymar Morgan, a... |
