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Former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan.

JAMAICA | Patterson pays tribute to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan

KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 9, 2018 - Foprmer Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, has added his voice to the many tributes accorded to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan who died recently.

September 9, 2018
Published in CARICOM

JAMAICA | Environmental Experts meet to discuss the state of Caribbean Environment

27 August 2018– Caribbean environmental experts will meet to share experiences and work collaboratively to produce environmental information that supports decision and policy-making at the Second Technical Meeting of the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC) Caribbean Working Group on Environmental Indicators scheduled to be held September 4-6, 2018 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, Jamaica.

August 29, 2018
Published in Environment

Former Brazilian President and current presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | Photo: Prensa Latina

UN Committee VP: Decision on Lula's Politcal Rights is "Legally Binding"

Sarah Cleveland, vice-president of the UN Human Rights Commission, has condemned statements made by Brazilian officials following the UN's determination that the state should “take all necessary measures” to allow Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to “exercise his political rights” as a candidate in the October presidential elections.

August 24, 2018
Published in Latin America

JAMAICA | Kofi Annan a humanitarian icon, most effective UN leader of modern time

KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 18 - The world has undoubtedly lost a great humanitarian icon in the person of Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations.

August 18, 2018
Published in Caribbean

The group was afforded roughly an hour with Pope Francis to make their case in favor of Lula's release and his presidential candidacy. | Photo: Twitter: @Luis_Delia

Former Brazilian Minister Amorim Meets With Pope to Dicuss Lula

Brazil's former Minister of Defense and Foreign Relations, Celso Amorim, met with Pope Francis in the Vatican early Thursday to discuss the imprisonment of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He was accompanied by Argentina's former Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers Alberto Fernandez and Chile's former Minister of State Carlos Ominami.

August 3, 2018
Published in Latin America

Cuba's Alternate Permanent Representative to the UN, Ana Silvia Rodriguez has expressed serious concern about the dangerous deterioration of the situation in the Middle East.

CUBA Reiterates Solidarity with Palestine's Cause

United Nations, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba''s Alternate Permanent Representative to the UN, Ana Silvia Rodriguez, reiterated today the solidarity of her country with Palestine and expressed serious concern about the dangerous deterioration of the situation in the Middle East.

July 24, 2018
Published in World News

BRAZIL | Lula Absolved of Obstruction of Justice Charges, but Kept in Prison

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been absolved of the charge of obstruction of justice by judge Ricardo Leito of the 10th Federal Court of Brasilia.

July 12, 2018
Published in Latin America

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | Photo: Reuters

BRAZIL | Lula Condemns Sale of Oil Reserves During World Cup

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who remains imprisoned at the federal police headquarters in Curitiba, penned a letter Friday criticizing the sale of a large section of Brazil's pre-salt oil reserves to foreign buyers.

June 29, 2018
Published in Latin America

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