United States

Thursday, April 9th 2015 - 07:01 UTC
U.S. should back the Falkland Islanders’ Right of Self-Determination at the Summit of the Americas

By Luke Coffey and Nile Gardiner, Ph. D. (*)

The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold the seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, on April 10–11, 2015. In the past, Canada has been alone in supporting the Falkland Islanders’ right of self-determination in the OAS.
Wednesday, April 8th 2015 - 17:40 UTC
Obama/Castro in Panama: 'grip and grin” photo or historic head-to-head sit down?

President Barack Obama will attend a Summit of the Americas in Panama this week, a gathering that could see the first substantive meeting between US and Cuban leaders in half a century.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 08:04 UTC
US warning to vacation and business travellers about the advance of Chikungunya

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is warning vacation and business travelers to the Caribbean about the importance of protecting themselves from mosquitoes that may transmit Chikungunya virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 07:56 UTC
Multi-year drought forces California to impose mandatory water restrictions

California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating multiyear drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions this week, directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25%.
Monday, March 30th 2015 - 10:32 UTC
US economic growth cools in the fourth quarter and profits take a hit from strong dollar

US economic growth cooled in the fourth quarter as previously reported and after-tax corporate profits took a hit from a strong dollar, which could undermine future business spending. GDP expanded at a 2.2% annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday in its third estimate of GDP. That was unrevised from the forecast the government published last month.
Monday, March 30th 2015 - 06:20 UTC
Cruise lines are preparing for the Cuban rush of US tourists

Although U.S. tourists are still technically banned from visiting the Caribbean country, one of the world's last remaining authoritarian regimes, the process of normalizing relations between the U.S. and Cuba has the cruise industry ready to pounce, according to Maritime Link.
Wednesday, March 25th 2015 - 07:35 UTC
Obama and Rousseff look to improved relations with a visit to the White House

The Obama administration has again invited Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff for a state visit to Washington, a diplomatic breakthrough that both sides hope will lead over time to greater trade between the two biggest economies in the Americas.
Tuesday, March 24th 2015 - 04:23 UTC
It's official: Uruguay will not receive any more Guantanamo inmates

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa said on Monday that Montevideo absolutely will not accept any more inmates from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo, in contrast to the previous government of Jose Mujica, who took in - as refugees - six Middle Eastern men who had been held at the facility.
Friday, March 20th 2015 - 08:23 UTC
Venezuela condemns US 'tyrannical” attempts in New York Times full page ad

Venezuela has placed a full page ad in The New York Times decrying what it charges are “tyrannical” attempts by the US government to undermine its socialist system. The ad declaring that “Venezuela is not a threat” comes amid mounting tensions between the two countries after President Nicolás Maduro this month accused Washington of plotting to oust him and ordered the US Embassy in Caracas to slash staffing levels.
Friday, March 20th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
US website to honor Nisman has among its sponsors the head of a hedge fund in litigation with Argentina

A Washington-based think-tank launched a website and award to honor the memory of late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman yet its founders raised a few eyebrows as they include someone who has an ongoing court case and regularly spoken ill of Argentina.