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Venezuela's Chavez calls Obama 'ignoramus'
Last Updated on Monday, 23 March 2009 15:59 Written by CaribbeanNetNews.com Monday, 23 March 2009 04:27
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters): Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday his US counterpart Barack Obama was at best an "ignoramus" for saying the socialist leader exported terrorism and obstructed progress in Latin America.
"He goes and accuses me of exporting terrorism: the least I can say is that he's a poor ignoramus; he should read and study a little to understand reality," said Chavez, who heads a group of left-wing Latin American leaders opposed to the US influence in the region.
"When I saw Obama saying what he said, I put the decision back in the drawer; let's wait and see," Chavez said on his weekly television show, adding he had wanted to send a new ambassador to improve relations with the United States after the departure of George W. Bush as president.
Caribbean ministers approve final draft of regional local government policy
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 March 2009 17:26 Written by caribbeannetnews.com Friday, 05 December 2008 00:00
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS): Caribbean Local Government Ministers have approved the final draft of the Regional Policy and Co-operation Framework on Local Governance, which will serve as a guide towards enhancing Local Government in the region.
The sanctioning of the policy came after two days of meetings in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from December 1 to 2.
The policy, which will serve as a reference tool for countries that are developing, reforming, introducing or reintroducing Local Government, will be submitted to the CARICOM Heads of Government for consideration at their next summit.
Read more: Caribbean ministers approve final draft of regional local government policy
Jamaican fights to stay with his kids in a country he calls home
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 March 2009 17:58 Written by Karen Yi Thursday, 04 December 2008 00:00
NEW YORK, USA: For 30 years he has called America his home. The place where his four children were born and raised. The land where his family and friends reside. The country that still embraces his dreams of a better future. And now, for Jamaican immigrant Roxroy Salmon, the idea of “home” could change. Salmon faces deportation, as immigration officials and community advocates debate whether he belongs here, or back in Jamaica.
Read more: Jamaican fights to stay with his kids in a country he calls home
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