Swift Sailors Deliver Project Handclasp Aid In Jamaica
Sailors on board high speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) made two Project Handclasp aid deliveries in Port Antonio, Jamaica, May 12.
FARC And Drug Traffickers Use Brazilian Territory (Colombian Minister)
Drug-trafficking networks and the FARC guerrilla group’s logistical operations use Brazilian border territory for their activities, the Colombian defense minister, Gabriel Silva, said Wednesday, while nonetheless emphasizing the collaboration between Brazil and Colombia.
EU And Caribbean Will Hold A Conference On Climate Change This Year
The European Union (EU) and the Caribbean countries will hold a conference on climate change in the second half of this year, after deciding to open “a specific dialogue” on this phenomenon at the EU-Cariforum summit, held Monday in Madrid.
Aid Group Seeks $2 Billion for Haitian Schools
An international development group is working to raise $2 billion in aid to help rebuild and reform Haiti's education system.
Nicaragua Has Seized 2.5 Tons Of Cocaine From Drug Traffickers So Far This Year
So far this year, Nicaragua has seized more than 2.5 tons of cocaine from international drug-trafficking gangs, military and and police spokespersons announced.
Platini, Cruyff, Van Basten, Maldini, The Kings Without A World Cup Crown
Frenchman Michel Platini, Dutchmen Johan Cruyff and Marco Van Basten, and Italian Paolo Maldini are four great figures of soccer history who retired without having experienced the feeling of hoisting the World Cup, the sport’s most prestigious trophy.
Navy Advisory Team Arrives In Chile
A specialized team of experts in naval salvage and industrial recovery arrived in Chile to provide reconstruction expertise May 11.
Drug Traffickers Move To Central America In Response To Pressure In Colombia And Mexico
Drug traffickers are seeking to set up laboratories in Central America and the Caribbean in response to pressure from the anti-drug authorities in Colombia and Mexico, according to an intelligence report published by the Bogotá press.
“Mamachas” From Peru And Bolivia Get Into The Ring To Promote Craft Fair
A group of ten Peruvian and Bolivian “mamachas” (peasant women) offered a boxing demonstration to promote a binational peasant fair of craft products and typical food from the Andean highlands being held in Lima, AFP confirmed.
FARC Leader Is Hiding in Colombia’s Troubled South
The southern Colombian department of El Cauca, where the FARC guerrilla group has increased its attacks - leading to twenty-three deaths and massive displacements among the indigenous population - is a rearguard area for the top-ranking guerrilla chief, Alfonso Cano, a government official affirmed.
The Nine Candidates To Host The 2018 And 2022 World Cups Present Their Bids
The nine candidates to organize the soccer World Cup in 2018 and 2022 officially submitted their bids Friday at the headquarters of the International Soccer Federation (FIFA) in Zurich.
U.S. Ambassador in Paraguay Asks for Punishment for “All Acts of Terrorism”
The U.S. ambassador in Paraguay, Liliana Ayalde, urged local authorities to punish “the acts of terrorism” of the Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP), a leftist radical organization that has claimed responsibility for a number of kidnappings and murders.