Petrocaribe: 10 years strengthen food security in the Caribbean and Central America
World January 16, 2016 | 8:59 am
Santiago, Chile.– In the last ten years, Petrocaribe has become one of the basis of food security in the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, Pointed FAO today in occasion of the relea[...]
Former president Fernández to head OAS observer mission
World January 9, 2016 | 10:22 am
The Secretary General of theOrganization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro has designated LeonelFernández and Edgardo Ortuño as heads of the two Electoral Observer Missions that the O[...]
China declares no new coal mines for next three years – Greenpeace response
World January 5, 2016 | 9:11 am
Beijing, 5 January 2016 - China announced plans recently to halt new coal mine approvals for the next three years, and close 1,000 coal mines as part of its fight against air pollution. The announc[...]
Haiti: postponed runoff election to be held on Jan 17
World January 2, 2016 | 8:47 am
Port-au-Prince.– The run-off election to choose Haiti's new leader will be held on 17 January, president Michel Martelly announced Friday.
The run-off was due to take place last week, but [...]
CBP agents detain 13 undocumented Cubans in Mona Island
World December 30, 2015 | 8:54 am
San Juan, Puerto Rico.– U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued today a public warning upon the landing in Mona Island Monday of 13 undocumented immigrants from Cuba.
U.S. Coast G[...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces 2015’s top 10 seizures
World December 28, 2015 | 5:36 pm
Washington.– U.S. Customs and Border Protection has compiled its list of top 10 seizures of 2015. The list illustrates the important role CBP's officers and agents play in protecting the natio[...]Venezuela, Haiti ranked most corrupt nations in the Americas
World December 19, 2015 | 12:38 pm
New York.– News Americas Now compiled a list of the most corrupt countries in the Americas, both the Caribbean and Latin America, based on the public perception of corruption among public and pri[...]
Philippines’ Supreme Court bans development of genetically engineered products
World December 12, 2015 | 8:57 am
Manila.– The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ordered a permanent ban on field trials of genetically engineered (GE) eggplant and a temporary halt on approving applications for the "cont[...]
ECLAC side event at COP21 to advocate Caribbean debt relief
World December 9, 2015 | 10:42 am
Santiago, Chile.- The possibilities forintegrating the twin imperatives of pursuing climate resilience and debtreduction with a proposal for debt for climate adaptation swaps, will beconsidered at [...]
Former Dominican leader: Venezuela electoral system ´solid´
World December 7, 2015 | 9:08 am
Caracas.- A formerDominican Republic president who heads the Electoral Mission of the union of SouthAmerican countries (UNASUR) sent to Venezuela for Sunday's elections said that country'selectoral[...]
Philippines launches world’s first national human rights investigation into 50 big polluters
World December 5, 2015 | 10:49 am
Paris.– The Philippines Commission on Human Rights (CHR) announced that it will launch an investigation on December 10 (International Human rights Day), which could hold fossil fuel companies res[...]
In 3 steps, here is what Paris can do, and what we need to do afterwards
World November 28, 2015 | 12:33 pm
Paris.– The last few weeks have seen the best and the worst in terms of climate change. Victories which pundits told us for years were “impossible” have been coming at a breathtaking pace. Co[...]
SDHEPA Project campaign: Hospital for Haiti
World November 23, 2015 | 12:22 pm
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Syrians detained in St. Maarten had stopped in Dominican Republic: AP
World November 21, 2015 | 12:25 pm
Philipsburg, St. Maarten.– The three Syrians detained in St. Maarten for traveling with fake Greek passports had traveled from Europe and stopped in Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Haiti befor[...]
Greenpeace exposes recently burnt Indonesian forest replaced with palm oil
World November 5, 2015 | 12:28 pm
Jakarta.- New photosand video released today by Greenpeace Southeast Asia show freshly planted palmoil saplings on deforested peatland where several fires have recently brokenout at the edges of an[...]
US agents detain Dominican, Haitian, Cuban nationals
World October 31, 2015 | 10:43 am
New York.– The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said several Caribbean nationals were among 46 individuals arrested following a major immigration sweep in New Jersey[...]
Greenpeace calls on Indonesia’s plantation industry to adopt Fire Action Plan
World October 29, 2015 | 9:45 am
Jakarta, 29 October2015 - Greenpeace has launched a challenge to the plantation industry torespond to the devastating scale of the forest fires crisis, set out in a newGreenpeace Southeast Asia ana[...]
Super-storm Patricia weakens as it drenches Mexico
World October 24, 2015 | 11:24 am
Mexico DF.– The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Patricia has now degraded to tropical depression status over northern Mexico. As expected, once it hit landfall the super-storm rapid[...]
Greenpeace applauds Apple’s renewable energy commitment in China, urges competitors to follow
World October 22, 2015 | 9:59 am
Beijing.- In response to Apple’s announcement that it will work with its partners in China to push to use renewable energy for the manufacturing of Apple products, Greenpeace USA Senior IT Sector[...]
Chemical in sunscreen attacks coral reefs
World October 20, 2015 | 9:23 am
Santo Domingo /PRNewswire/.-- A new study published today in a toxicology journal has found that achemical widely used in personal care products such as sunscreen, poses anecological threat to cora[...]
