Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (pictured), signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for fresh elections later this …
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For all its challenges, Haiti was free of cholera for about a century before a United Nations peacekeeping force arrived from Nepal in October 2010.
Although there had been an outbreak of cholera in Nepal …
Aliko Dangote
The Dangote Group has applied for a silica exploration license in Ethiopia. Silica is the major raw material for glass manufacturing. The industrial group applied for the mining license to establish a glass manufacturing …
U.S. President Barack Obama delivering the State of The Union Address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington., Feb 12, 2013. PHOTO/Charles Dharapak/AP
U.S. President Barack Obama will promote a plan to …
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP
Sprint super star Usain Bolt launched his season with a 150-meter win on a track set up at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Bolt fell short of the world-best mark of …
Serena Williams with the Sony Open trophy. PHOTO/EPA
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 and in turn won the Sony Open.
At 31, the No. 1-ranked Williams became the oldest female champion at Key Biscayne. …
U.S. President Barack Obama with Vice President Joseph Biden and relatives of gun violence victims. PHOTO/Mark Wilson/Getty Images
U.S. President Barack Obama urged lawmakers Thursday to remember the children gunned down in America and not “get …
The Caribbean’s regional credit rating agency CariCRIS has lowered the credit rating of Barbados by “one notch” to CariA+ (Foreign Currency Rating) and CariAA- (Local Currency Rating).
The indigenous Caribbean credit rating agency stated that its …
(Newswise) – The need for professional care of African-American children with autism can go unmet. Some of the disparity could stem from cultural differences in parental perceptions of behavior, says autism expert Margaret C. Souders, …
The Bahamas can exploit developed country “overreaction” to become a leading international jurisdiction for commercial data storage, a top industry specialist adding that its client base in this nation had doubled in the last two …
Grenada will hold a referendum in the next two years to decide on the island-nation’s relationship with the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Governor General Sir Carlyle Glean said Wednesday.
Addressing the ceremonial …
