Wesolowski dies before facing child abuse trial
World August 28, 2015 | 7:26 am
According to international media reports, Jozef Wesolowski, a former Polish archbishop and the Vatican's former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, died Friday, before his trial on child sex offe[...]
Scientists alarmed by ‘seismic blasting’ by oil industry in the Arctic Ocean
World August 24, 2015 | 12:18 pm
Greenland Sea.-- Firing seismic airguns to find new oil reserves in the Arctic Ocean is ‘alarming’ and could seriously injure whales and other marine life, according to a new scientific review.[...]
Sendai nuclear plant is unprotected against large volcano outbreak: Greenpeace
World August 21, 2015 | 10:37 am
Tokyo,– The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned that Mount Sakurajima, one of the most active volcanoes in Japan and situated near the recently restarted Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, is showing[...]
Dominican Republic: Start of deportations
World August 15, 2015 | 12:40 am
Washington.– The United States is aware of the decision by the Dominican Republic to begin deporting persons who are deemed illegally present in the country. We recognize the prerogative of the D[...]
Research from Harvard reveals health impacts of Indonesia’s coal plants
World August 13, 2015 | 10:12 am
Jakarta.- Existing coal plants in Indonesia cause anestimated 7,100 premature deaths every year according to research by HarvardUniversity and Greenpeace Southeast Asia – the first of its kind t[...]
Greenpeace warns Sendai nuclear restart will not end nuclear crisis facing Abe government
World August 11, 2015 | 10:20 am
Tokyo. — The restartof the Sendai nuclear reactor today will not reverse the terminal decline ofJapan's nuclear industry, given all nine Japanese nuclear utilities are facedwith insurmountable sa[...]
Hiroshima anniversary a reminder that peace is the best self defence – Greenpeace
World August 6, 2015 | 9:50 am
Tokyo, 6 August,2015 – Greenpeace Japan commemorates the dropping of the nuclear bomb onHiroshima 70 years ago today, and warns against the current government’sdismantling of Japan’s so-calle[...]
Russia lays claim to North Pole, Greenpeace reacts
World August 4, 2015 | 11:30 am
Moscow.— Reacting tonews that Russia has submitted a claim to the seabed around the North Pole,Greenpeace Russia Arctic campaigner Vladimir Chuprov said: "The melting ofthe Arctic ice is unc[...]
Solutions to Greek crisis: Greenpeace Greece launches crowdfunding campaign
World July 28, 2015 | 10:05 am
Rhodes, Greece.– 21 Greenpeace activists from Greece, Italy and Spain today spread a 600 square meter arrow banner reading ‘Oil is fueling Greek debt’, pointing at a Greek oil-fired power pla[...]
Building geographical indications for the Caribbean’s origin-linked products
World July 22, 2015 | 4:23 pm
Bridgetown, Barbados.- The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) opened the two-day sub-regional workshop on branding and the use of geographical indications in the development of[...]
Greenpeace investigation exposes failure of Fukushima decontamination program
World July 21, 2015 | 9:44 am
Tokyo.– Radioactive contamination in the forests and landof Iitate district in Fukushima prefecture is so widespread and at such a highlevel that it will be impossible for people to safely return[...]
US Homeland Security to expand pre-clearance program at airports
World May 30, 2015 | 10:26 am
Miami.– The US Department of Homeland Security said it is considering extending its airport preclearance program to ten more foreign airports. The preclearance facility saves time and allows the [...]
National Whistleblower Center statement on FIFA bribery scandal
World May 29, 2015 | 11:57 am
Washington, D.C.- Stephen M. Kohn, the Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, issued the following statement today regarding the role of whistleblowers in the FIFA bribery scanda[...]
Greenpeace report urges improved transparency from Amazon
World May 12, 2015 | 9:26 am
San Francisco, 12 May 2015 - Major internet companies including Apple, Facebook and Google continue to lead efforts to build an internet that is renewably powered, but an uncooperative fossil fuel [...]
Florida doctor linked to Senator Menendez to remain jailed: AP
World May 9, 2015 | 11:29 am
West Palm Beach, Fla.– A Florida doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was ordered Friday to remain jailed while he awaits trial in a separate case alleging he ove[...]
Four Dominicans arrested in Boston for drug trafficking
World May 4, 2015 | 10:53 am
Boston, US.– Five Boston men, four of them of Dominican origin, are facing charges after US police allegedly found evidence of illegal narcotics sales at their Dorchester apartment on Thursday, [...]
Former president Lula da Silva questioned for alleged influence peddling
World May 4, 2015 | 8:51 am
Brasilia.– Prosecutors in Brazil have opened a preliminary investigation into former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for illicit influence peddling in the Dominican Republic and Cuba, among[...]
Massive quake kills 876 in Nepal: police
World April 25, 2015 | 9:36 am
Kathmandu.– The death toll from the 7.9-magnitude eathquake which devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to 876, according to police.
The massive quake, which was the worst tremor [...]
Actress Emma Thompson joins fight for the Arctic
World April 24, 2015 | 9:58 am
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.- As the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting begins in Iqaluit today, British actor Emma Thompson has published an open letter to Admiral Papp urging him to place the protec[...]
British Council announces Shakespeare Lives
World April 23, 2015 | 8:52 am
The British Council today announced Shakespeare Lives, an unprecedented global programme of events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s life on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his de[...]
