Dominican faces murder charge in Times Square rampage
World May 19, 2017 | 3:15 pm
New York.- Of Dominican parents, Richard Rojas, 26, who yesterday plowed into 23 pedestrians in Times Square, killing one tourist, discharged in 2012 by the US Department of Defense (DOD) for violen[...]Higher education expanding in Latin America and the Caribbean, but falling short of potential
World May 17, 2017 | 6:17 pm
Mexico City, May 17, 2017 - The number of students in higher education programs has nearly doubled in the past decade across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). But with only half of them graduatin[...]Ten Dominicans among biggest US bust of gang members
World May 12, 2017 | 11:54 am
Washington.- The US government announced Thursday that nearly 1,400 gang members have been detained over a six-week period in the largest operation ever conducted by the Department of Homeland Securit[...]Environment, UN start National Consultation on Oceans
World May 9, 2017 | 6:59 pm
Santo Domingo.- The Environment Ministry and the UN Program for Development (UNDP) started the National Consultation on Oceans, to improve the preservation of the waters and their biodiversity. Thi[...]Dominican eye doctor guilty of US$105M Medicare fraud: palmbeachpost.com
World April 29, 2017 | 12:45 pm
Santo Domingo.- A US federal jury in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Friday convicted Salomon Melgen on charges of operating what prosecutors called a massive scheme that robbed Medicare out of as much[...]Palm oil giant IOI moves to eliminate deforestation and human rights abuses from supply chain
World April 28, 2017 | 1:57 pm
Jakarta, 28 April 2017 - The IOI Group, one of the world’s largest palm oil traders, today made a significant commitment to address deforestation and exploitation throughout its supply chain. Gree[...]US stops boat with US$17M of cocaine in Puerto Rico; 2 aliens arrested, including ‘Dominican’
World April 13, 2017 | 4:32 pm
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) seized 1320 pounds (600 kilos) of cocaine Wednesday after intercepting a vessel near the southern coas[...]U.S. strikes Syrian airfield in first direct assault on Bashar al-Assad’s government: reports
World April 7, 2017 | 2:32 am
Santo Domingo.- U.S. strikes Syrian military airfield in first direct assault on Bashar al-Assad’s government, Washington Post reports. Reuters reports that U.S President Donald Trump on Thursday[...]Activists stop construction at Southeast Asia’s biggest planned coal plant
World March 30, 2017 | 2:04 pm
Jakarta, 30 March 2017 - Activists today brought construction to a standstill for 13 hours at what will be the largest coal power plant in Southeast Asia. The activists are demanding the Indonesi[...]Global protests push Samsung to finally recycle Galaxy Note 7 – Greenpeace
World March 28, 2017 | 1:33 pm
Seoul, March 27. - Samsung today officially published its plan to deal with the 4.3 million Galaxy Note 7 devices produced and recalled worldwide following battery faults. This major win comes after n[...]China forecasts 4th year of stable or declining CO2 emissions, as world awaits Trump climate action: Greenpeace
World February 28, 2017 | 12:58 pm
Beijing, 28 February 2017 – China is forecasting a significant drop in CO2 emissions of approximately 1%, according to Greenpeace East Asia’s analysis of China’s National Energy Administratio[...]
New HSBC ‘no deforestation’ policy first step towards sustainable palm oil finance
World February 22, 2017 | 10:17 am
London, 20 February 2017 – HSBC todaypublished a new ‘No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation’ policy coveringits financing of palm oil companies. The move by HSBC – Europe’s largest b[...]
Espaillat warns Republicans of Trump’s ‘new America’
World February 15, 2017 | 3:18 pm
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. CongressmanAdriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement regarding lastnight’s DREAMER arrest and ongoing targeted raids conducted by the U.S.Immigra[...]
ECLAC promotes integrated national development planning to support the implementation of the SDGs in the Caribbean
World February 13, 2017 | 11:30 am
Port of Spain.- The Economic Commission for Latin America andthe Caribbean (ECLAC) is promoting integrated development planning as a keyelement of national strategy towards achievement of the Sust[...]
Espaillat statement on Trump’s Executive Order reinstating global gag rule
World January 24, 2017 | 9:15 am
Washington, D.C. – Congressman AdrianoEspaillat (NY13) issued the following statement today in response to PresidentTrump’s executive order to reinstate the Global Gag Rule:
“Just two d[...]
China raises hopes for continued climate change action at Davos – Greenpeace
World January 17, 2017 | 9:23 am
Davos, 17 January 2017, - Chinese President XiJinping today addressed the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Underthe theme "responsive and responsible leadership", Xi offered [...]
Cancelling new coal plants in SE Asia, Korea, Japan would save 50,000 lives a year
World January 14, 2017 | 10:01 am
Hong Kong, 13 January 2017 - Approximately50,000 lives a year could saved by 2030 if no new coal-fired power plants arebuilt in Southeast Asia, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to agroundbr[...]
Espaillat tapped for US House Foreign Affairs Committee
World January 11, 2017 | 4:04 pm
Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman AdrianoEspaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following his appointment toserve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs:
“I am honored t[...]
First national human rights investigation into climate change impacts proceeds despite opposition from fossil fuel companies
World December 8, 2016 | 9:12 am
Manila, 8 December 2016 – The Commission onHuman Rights of the Philippines (CHR) today initiated the next steps in theworld’s first-ever national investigation into human rights harms resulting[...]
Governments failing to enact even modest biodiversity targets, warns Greenpeace at biodiversity summit
World December 5, 2016 | 10:42 am
Cancun- The 13th Conference of the Parties of theConvention on Biological Diversity, meeting in Cancun from 4-17 December, willreview progress made towards the implementation of previous key commit[...]
IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2016 – Greenpeace response
World November 18, 2016 | 10:22 am
Hong Kong, 15 November 2016 - TheInternational Energy Agency’s (IEA) report World Energy Outlook 2016 outlinesthe world’s future energy mix, but refuses to take full account of thebreakthrough [...]
PFC pollution near chemical companies puts residents’ health at risk
World November 15, 2016 | 9:59 am
Vicenza, Italy, 14 Nov.- Greenpeace launcheda report today, identifying four pollution hotspots around the globe wherechemical companies producing per - and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) havecon[...]
Donald Trump pulls stunning upset to the White House
World November 9, 2016 | 7:13 am
Santo Domingo.- Republican nominee DonaldTrump was elected president of the United States Tuesday, in a stunning upsetthat defied nearly every prediction.
Trump surged over Hillary Clinton’[...]
