Maduro looks to China to bolster Venezuela’s collapsing economy

Maduro looks to China to bolster Venezuela’s collapsing economy

This handout picture taken and released by the Venezuelan Presidency on September 14, 2018 show Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) shaking hands with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on September 14, 2018.   BEIJING, China (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was expected to arrive in Beijing to strike deals with his crisis-hit country’s biggest […]

Caribbean urged to sign landmark environment treaty

Caribbean urged to sign landmark environment treaty

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — United Nations human rights experts are urging Caribbean countries to sign and ratify as quickly as possible, the Escazú agreement, described as a ground-breaking environment treaty for the region. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said that the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and […]