James DeGale has won he Gold for Brtain's Boxing Team in Middleweight, but not after some controversy after he claimed boxing rival Cuban Emilio Correa bit him. DeGale accused the Cubans of "disrespect". ...
Here we go again! And people in New Orleans are REALLY getting nervous!Thursday: Fay turns and is still dumping floods of rain. Already 18 inches in some areas and up to 30 inches, more heavy rains...
"Does anyone believe what Hugo Chavez really says or what he "plans"? ""CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- Suspected drug flights from Venezuela to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola rose 44% over the first three months of...
While Colombia tells the world its participation in global cocaine production has been reduced in 54%, President Uribe also asked US government to extend trafficking sentences. " Uribe to ask US for...
Today, Haitian deputies proposed 61 year old economist Michele Pierre Louis as Prime Minister. She is the chief of FOKAL, Haiti's Educational and Cultural Foundation. Pierre Louis was born at Jeremie, Southern Haiti,...
Haitian leftist Fanmi Lavalas party is showing strength as a political force by celebrating its leader birthday. Although not present in Haiti, a former Roman Catholic priest Jean Bertrand Aristide continues to show now and then that he is still...
"As part of our commitment to highlight social entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cheetah Index brings you this interview with Tobias Sturmer-Artistic Director of Empowerment Works Music.Before going into the interview here is an excerpt from Empowerment Works that describes...
President Leonel Fernandez has been re-elected in the Dominican Republic as his main opponent concedes defeat."Miguel Vargas Maldonado conceded after early results confirmed exit poll predictions giving the president...
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Following a violent run-up to the election, the president of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, has claimed victory and re-election for a third term in office."The campaign chief of Leonel Fernandez, the...
Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday 16 March 2008. Today, Colombian singer Juanes will be staging a concert for peace in Cucuta at the bridge which is on the common border shared by Colombia and...
The New York Times article features a terrific photo of this historic "embrace" - with promises never to attack a "brother country" again.–"By SIMON ROMERO and JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.Published: March 8, 2008–The leaders of four Latin American nations embroiled in a...
Caracas, Venezuela, 6 March, 2008. President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, arrived in Caracas last night. Her visit to Venezuela was planned a fornight ago but coincided with the unexpected...
Update: According to one source the death toll is now 40 with all but 3 of the dead being from the Dominican Republic.The death toll in the Caribbean from Tropical Storm Olga has risen to
38, The World Food...
The wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic, a research team claims.
The underwater archaeology team, from Indiana University, says they have found the remains of Quedagh...