PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitian garment workers protested in Port-au-Prince on Thursday to demand higher wages following weeks of similar demonstrations over pay and working conditions at firms that export to U.S. clothing retailers. For decades, Haiti has promoted itself as a center...
While the government has announced plans to ease the vaccination requirements for nationals wanting to return to Antigua and Barbuda, no date has yet been set for the official implementation of the policy change. During the post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday, Minister of Information Melford Nicholas...
PETROPOLIS, Brazil -- The death toll from floods and landslides that swept down on the mountain city of Petropolis rose to at least 117 on Thursday and local officials said it could still rise sharply, with 116 more still unaccounted for. The Rio de Janeiro state...
Bermuda's Curtis Dickinson, a former banker-turned-politician whose shock resignation as Finance Minister just days before he was due to deliver his national budget in Parliament has caused upheaval in the ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP), says he intends to concentrate on his job as a...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping Monday expressed concern at the situation in Ukraine where Russian troops are posed to invade the European country. “The Caribbean Community is deeply concerned by the on-going developments along the Ukraine border and calls on all parties involved to act...