Moise wins Haiti presidential vote in first round: early results

November 29, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15508" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jovenel Moise (L), presidential candidate of the PHTK political party, speaks following preliminary results in the first round of Haiti's presidential election on November 28, 2016 in the commune of Petion Ville, in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince[/caption] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Businessman...

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New HIV vaccine trial to start in South Africa

November 28, 2016 in Regional

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa Wednesday, could be "the final nail in the coffin" for the disease if it is successful, scientists say. The study, called HVTN 702, aims to enroll...

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Out You Go! US Ramping Up Deportation Of Haitians

November 25, 2016 in Regional

WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday November 24, 2016 – The United States government has restarted deporting Haitian immigrants and says it will pick up the pace in weeks to come. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement yesterday that more than 200 Haitian nationals had...

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Regional reps stress importance of strengthening Caribbean democracies

November 25, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15471" align="alignright" width="300"] ECLAC's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena[/caption] SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) – The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the Caribbean says representatives from 22 countries have begun a new round of negotiations here aimed at strengthening regional democracies. ECLAC said the prospective agreement will...

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Caribbean, Latin American media invited to set up branches in China

November 24, 2016 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15461" align="alignright" width="300"] SANTIAGO, Chile — China’s President Xi Jinping arrives at the La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday. Jinping is in Chile after attending the APEC summit in Peru.[/caption] SANTIAGO, Chile — Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended an invitation to Caribbean...

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