Uruguay highlights admission in Association of Caribbean States
From Presna Latina Montevideo, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay highlighted today that Uruguay”s admission as observer of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) will help strengthen the historical ties of friendship and cooperation with…
No equal rights for ‘outsiders’
Members of the public participating in the 3rd Meeting of the Negotiating Committee on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean in Montevideo, Uruguay received a blow during…
Advancing environmental governance in Latin America and the Caribbean
In less than 24 hours negotiators from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will gather in Montevideo, Uruguay for the 3rd Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice…
Growing trend of marriage equality in West
From The Royal Gazette Where in the world can a same-sex couple get married? Not in Bermuda — yet. But elsewhere in plenty of places in the West, same-sex marriage is already on the statute books and many other countries…
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Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014: report
From Caribbean Digital Network | July 17, 2015 (AFP) – All the major greenhouse gases that fuel global warming hit record highs last year, while the planet’s surface temperature reached its hottest point in 135 years, international researchers said Thursday….
Stronger minimum wage elusive in Caribbean – ECLAC forum told
From Guyana Times Work is the master key for advancing towards greater equality in Latin American and Caribbean countries, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Antonio Prado said last week at an…
Jamaica mulls legal pot (no, it’s not already legal)
By Aileen Torres-Bennett, Special for USA TODAY KINGSTON, Jamaica — This tourist mecca may soon be known as the Colorado of the Caribbean. Given the ready availability of “ganja” as the locals call it, many outsiders assume marijuana is already…
Flouting the rules of law and morality’
By Juan Vasquez from Miami Herald GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — Before this onetime coaling station for the U.S. Navy ships in the Caribbean was transformed into a site holding captives in the war on terror that U.S. officials…
