News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 596
Venezuela and Dominican Republic Come Calling at CARICOM
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 08 (IPS) - The Dominican Republic first expressed interest in joining the 15-member Caribbean integration grouping CARICOM in 1989. Now, 14 years later, the Spanish-speaking country with a population of nearly 10 million may finally get its wish.
Europe’s Youth Count Ten Times Less than Its Banks
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 08 (IPS) - At the last summit of European heads of state held in Brussels at the end of June, the main theme was youth unemployment, which has now reached 23 percent of European youth (although it stands at 41 percent in Spain).
The Classrooms Are Full – but the Students Can’t Read
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jul 07 (IPS) - Many Pacific Island nations are celebrating the success of rising school enrolment rates, with 14 members of the 16-member Pacific Island Forum on target to meet Millennium Development Goal 2: achieving universal primary education by 2015.
Brazil's Left Is Eager to Lead the "Swarm"
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 06 (IPS) - The street marches in Brazil, initially non-party-political, have begun to take on the hues of leftwing political and social groupings, which are now trying to set the course of the movement that emerged from online social networks.
Girls Fight Back Against Child Marriage
- Inter Press Service
RANGPUR, Bangladesh, Jul 05 (IPS) - Shirin Aktar was just 13 years old when her parents decided it was time for her to get married.
Cyclone-Resistant Construction Materials, Cuban Style
- Inter Press Service
CIEGO DE ÁVILA, Cuba, Jul 05 (IPS) - Houses with sturdy masonry walls and reinforced concrete roofs, looking like they could survive any tropical storm or hurricane, are sprouting up on the outskirts of this city in central Cuba, thanks to the development of local production of construction materials.
Living Laboratory for Coping with Drought in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIACHÃO DO JACUIPE, Brazil, Jul 04 (IPS) - The first surprise on arriving at Abel Manto's farm is how green it is, in contrast with the dry brown surroundings. His beans and fruit trees seem oblivious to the persistent drought in the semi-arid hinterland of northeast Brazil, the worst in 50 years.
Oiling the Palms of Cameroon’s Farmers
- Inter Press Service
LITTORAL REGION, Cameroon, Jul 04 (IPS) - In Maleke village, western Cameroon, an oil palm tree is considered to be "black gold". At least, that is what Joseph Tesse, the local processor of oil palm, tells IPS.
Getting Tough on Corruption in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jul 03 (IPS) - As two separate trials of foreign businessmen continued amid extreme discretion, the Cuban government passed new anti-corruption measures, apparently indicating the Raúl Castro government's desire to avoid loose ends with this thorny problem.
Green Economy Not Taking Off in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jul 03 (IPS) - A year after endorsing the principles of the green economy at the Río +20 summit, Latin America is making little progress towards sustainable development models, according to experts.
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