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[...]
Drug kingpin of Dominican origin pleads guilty
World April 11, 2015 | 9:56 am
Santo Domingo.– The kingpin of a drug trafficking organization that brought more than US$2 million of cocaine and heroin to northeastern and central Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to seven felonies [...]
Fidel Castro appears in public after a 14 month absence
World April 4, 2015 | 12:52 pm
Havana.– Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro made his first public appearance in 14 months, Cuba's state-run newspaper Granma reported today and confirmed that the former president had this week met [...]
Dominicans, Haitians among boatpeople in custody in Miami
World April 2, 2015 | 7:53 am
Miami.– The U.S. Border Patrol said 16 people are in custody who they think were smuggled into the country and dropped off on Peanut Island around midnight.
According to Border Patrol offic[...]
