How Trump Helps Mexicans Get More Cash
Mexicans are getting more cash from friends and family in America -- in part because of Donald Trump. Cash transfers sent from the U. S. to Mexico -- remittances -- are up 25% so far this year...
Tag: Latin America
Eritrea; The African Cuba
Eritrea is the African Cuba with the similarities between the two small, revolutionary, socialist countries almost to many to list. To start with Cuba is the only country in Latin America to come to...
Haiti In National Mourning
Survivors of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti have picked their way through devastation to attend Sunday church services, some worshipping outside because buildings were destroyed. The Category four storm...
Pope Francis Names 17 New Cardinals of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Catholic Church, including 13 who are eligible to vote to elect his successor when he resigns or dies. The new cardinals are mainly from developing...
Hundreds Dead In Haiti Storm Disaster
The death toll in Haiti as a result of Hurricane Matthew - the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade - has soared to more than 300, officials say. Some 50 people were reported killed in the town...
Dangerous Storm Closes In On Haiti
One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years is closing in on Haiti, bringing winds, rains and storm surges. Hurricane Matthew, a Category Four storm, is forecast to hit the western...
Zika Vaccine Race Spurred By Crisis and Profit Potential
The race to find protection against the Zika virus is fueled by something often missing from tropical disease research: the potential for big profit. The prospect of a blockbuster vaccine against a...
Voters Reject Farc Peace Deal
Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24% voting against it. The deal was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and...
Lack of Knowledge About Investment Opportunities Holds Back Russian-African Engagement
For more than two decades, Russia has been struggling to regain its Soviet-era economic influence, but such efforts have hit stumbling blocks which policy experts and Russian authorities themselves...
Accra To Host Symposium On How To Use Research Evidence For Policy-Making
Thirty-five researchers and policymakers from 12 countries will gather in Accra from October 5 for a two-day symposium to discuss approaches to help shape policy making in their respective countries....
Bad Policies The Bane Of Unemployment In Ghana
Governments are instituted to enact policies to make life comfortable and easy for its citizenry. Successive governments especially in the Fourth Republic have failed to implement policies and...
USAID Or USCIA?
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) was created by Pax Americana to provide a cover for CIA agents under the pretext of helping the 3rd World. US Imperialism has to do some good or...
Controlling Africa With Western Democracy
The west uses “democracy”, as in elections, to control Africa. This has resulted in over half a century of murder and mayhem because all but one African country is a mixture of different...
Hundreds of Millions Face Health Risk As Water Pollution Rises Across Three Continents
· Pathogen and organic pollution rises in more than 50% of river stretches in Africa, Asia and Latin America · Asia hit hardest by rise in severe pathogen pollution with up to a half of all river...
Mind Your Own Business – Hanna Tetteh Tells Top UK Politician
The Outreach Director for the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Colin Bloom should mind his own business and focus on the challenges confronting the Conservative party and how to fix those...
How Is the Growing Middle Class Affecting the Emerging Markets?
The world’s middle class is growing. According to Pew Research Center, 63 million people entered Latin America’s middle class over the last decade; it is estimated that Nigeria’s middle class...
John Mahama Kicks Off The New Year With A Visit To Brazil For the Inauguration of Dilma Rousseff
President John Dramani Mahama is heading to Brazil on January 01, 2015 to join other world leaders in Brasilia for the inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as President of the South American...
PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria
PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria, providing online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or PCs in markets often blighted by financial fraud. Rupert...