NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 30, 2014) – With the New River quarry back in the hands of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) and managed by the Nevis Housing and Lands Development Corporation (NHLDC), it is helping to reduce the cost of government projects on Nevis. Minister...
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) - Liberia may be seeing a decline in the spread of Ebola, with falls in the number of burials and new admissions as well as a plateau in laboratory-confirmed cases, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. "Do we feel confident that the...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanks (AFP) - A major mudslide at a tea plantation in Sri Lanka killed about 100 people on Wednesday, with the victims buried alive, the country's disaster management minister said. "I went to the spot. What I gathered is that about 100 people have...
(AP) — Here's a look at the status of marijuana laws in some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. ARGENTINA: Personal possession of marijuana was decriminalised under a 2009 Supreme Court ruling that jail time for small amounts of drugs violates Argentina's constitution. Although the...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Carnival 2015 is on. Both Minister of Arts and Multiculturalism Dr Lincoln Douglas and National Security Minister Gary Griffith said on Wednesday there were no plans to cancel or postpone carnival celebrations 2015 despite the threat of Ebola. Both men also...