Topic: Caribbean
US halts deportations to Haiti, illegal immigrants will remain in detention centersHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano temporarily halted deportations Wednesday of some Haitians illegally in the U.S. in response to the Caribbean nation's devastating earthquake.Those with deportation orders will be allowed to ...
Clinton cutting short Asia-Pacific trip over HaitiSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is cutting short an extended trip to the Asia-Pacific to deal with the earthquake crisis in Haiti.Clinton told reporters in Hawaii on Wednesday that she would return to ...
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said she would look to shorten a trip through the Western Pacific after a " horrific" earthquake in Haiti spurred a major U.S. assistance drive.Clinton said she would continue with plans to ...
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2010. On Jan. 5, 1925, Nellie T. Ross became governor of Wyoming; she was the first female governor in U.S. history. (She succeeded Frank E. Lucas, who had served as acting governor following ...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that congressional efforts to end the US ban on travel to Cuba would take a back seat to overhauling US health care and fostering job creation. "I've always been a supporter of lifting the travel ...
The article reviews several books including " Excerpt from Article: It officially came into existence in 2007 when George W. Bush, president of the United States, signed a proclamation declaring it so. "Caribbean-American Heritage Month is an opportunity to show our appreciation ...
The article reports on the invitation of U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to three elected Caribbean leaders to give updates on the region's economic concerns. Three recently elected Caribbean leaders gave an update on the Caribbean's ...
The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has disclosed that the U.S. will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to El Salvadorians living in the country. His disclosure comes amidst calls from South Florida congressional lawmakers to grant TPS to Haitians ...
The article reports on the hope of the Caribbean trade bloc that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama attends a hemispheric summit of leaders of the Americas to be held in Trinidad on April 2009 to discuss terrorism, regional security and a trade policy ...
Dr. Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century and founder of the Haiti Support Project (HSP), announced that Jean V. Geneus, minister for Haitians Living Abroad for the Government of Haiti, will be the SPECIAL GUEST at ...
