HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 17, 2010 - (the Americas)

The Americas:  

BELIZE:   Ministry of Human Development expands roving caregivers program - http://bit.ly/aUtrgZ 

BELIZE:   Armed robbery at the Social Security Belize Branch - http://bit.ly/agBDkW 

BELIZE:    Fifth Annual Women’s Summit to be held tomorrow - http://bit.ly/b1aRqB 

FALKLAND ISLANDS:

Argentina threatens to ban trade operators in the Falkland Islands – http://bit.ly/9smOrW 

FALKLAND ISLANDS:    Past ghosts, present tensions (COLUMN) - http://bit.ly/aPg0Q7

FALKLAND ISLANDS:   The long road to clearing Falkland’s landmines - http://bit.ly/bFsfBR 

FRENCH GUIANA:

Gold, Guns and Garimpeiros: France Battles Wildcat Miners in French Guiana - http://bit.ly/ciXQ3x 

FRENCH GUIANA:

The `coldest stuff in space’ as seen from the Planck Mission, launched  May 2009 from Kourou, French Guiana (PICTURES) - http://bit.ly/aMVnTo 

FRENCH GUIANA:    Parallel Preparations Continue for upcoming Ariane 5 Flights - http://bit.ly/9HjTsI

GUYANA:

Guyana's president announces plan to provide further assistance to Haiti this week- http://bit.ly/9NwLgK

GUYANA:   Local call centre wins `race reviews' from Office Depot - http://bit.ly/9FFl6V 

GUYANA:  

It is the government's responsibility to subsidize tertiary education (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/cHiPDW

GUYANA:  Guyana's parties venture into the virtual world - http://bit.ly/cYItC8

GUYANA:    Youngest solo rower lands in Guyana - http://bit.ly/92K5O6 

GUYANA:   

Jamaican government to announce rice increase from Guyana due to `El Nino’ - http://bit.ly/9Dcyio

SURINAME:

CARICOM to launch Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) in Paramaribo tomorrow - http://bit.ly/cOUhFA

SURINAME:   Guyana and Suriname meet to grapple with cross-border crime - http://bit.ly/93oIoU

SURINAME:  

Suriname to answer Guyana's concerns on past invasion plan says Santokhi - http://bit.ly/bQoOuy

SURINAME:

Wrong about national security, wrong about national interest (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/bDLX9K

SURINAME:   Allowing Suriname to be admitted to CARICOM before settling frontier claims undermined Guyana's position (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/bwPgpv

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 17, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

North and South Oceans

ANTARCTICA:   S Korea picks site for its second research base in Antarctica - http://bit.ly/aZq4P6 

ANTARCTICA:   Underwater volcanoes help suck carbon from the air – (blog) http://bit.ly/aMp7a3 

ANTARCTICA:   Australia’s Antarctic gateway will host 2012 treaty meeting - http://bit.ly/bR4dJy 

ANTARCTICA:   Nature photographer plans free presentation in Vail – (art/culture) http://bit.ly/acMH0R 

ANTARCTICA:  

A Terrible Beauty: Edward Wilson in Antarctica 1902-1912 at Bantwood – (art/culture) http://bit.ly/b2QWTF 

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORIES:   Final destination Iran?  - http://bit.ly/cnz2yS 

GREENLAND:  Ram resources to buy tantalum/niobium project in Greenland - http://bit.ly/b12TEI 

GREENLAND:  Nature’s will must not be ignored – (opinion) http://bit.ly/dCcQfw 

GREENLAND:   Dutch artist puts giant sculpture on iceberg in Greenland – - http://bit.ly/9fHScN 

ICELAND:    Iceland cuts rate to 9% as capital controls aid krona - http://bit.ly/dbua9D 

ICELAND:    They also serve who wait for a prison seat - http://bit.ly/bo7ybM

ICELAND:    Iceland currency exchange lead to 28 legal cases -  http://bit.ly/cjpFiU

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 17, 2010 (the Caribbean)

The Caribbean:  

ANGUILLA:   Anguilla Social Security Board Recognized by ISSA for Good Practices- http://bit.ly/96K4bj 

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA:

IMF Mission and Antigua and Barbuda Reach Agreement in Principle on US$125 Million Loan- http://bit.ly/dC8D6t

ARUBA:   Aruban company interested in Guyana's fruits, vegetables - http://bit.ly/9aVnMM 

BAHAMAS:   The Bahamas expresses interest in World Youth- http://bit.ly/dmaaAy 

BAHAMAS:  

Bahamas to push for public-private partnership as Inter-American Committee against Terrorism Chair- http://bit.ly/92PEVh 

BAHAMAS:  Bahamas must 'pull its socks up' on education (OPINION) – http://bit.ly/cyDnr7 

BARBADOS: Mavado, Vybz Kartel Concert Still on in Barbados (OPINION) – http://bit.ly/c8f8wf 

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS:     Anegada Water Expansion Project in full swing - http://bit.ly/a1BziM 

DOMINICA:

Communique issued at the conclusion of the 21st Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM (Dominica) - http://bit.ly/abBDJH 

GRENADA:   

Grenada's acting PM welcomes debt reduction commitment by World Bank -http://bit.ly/cp7D4B

CAYMAN ISLANDS:    Report rules out direct taxation in the Cayman Islands - http://bit.ly/apfalW 

CAYMAN ISLANDS:  IMF finds undeclared wealth in the Cayman Islands - http://bit.ly/c2E2gK 

CAYMAN ISLANDS:  Medical visionary due in Cayman to finalize plans - http://bit.ly/btI6gQ 

GUADELOUPE:   Regional Council elections held in Guadeloupe - http://bit.ly/cgdmEt 

MARTINIQUE: 

Haitian state and local government to hold meetings in Martinique in preparation for donors meeting – http://bit.ly/aXE3m1 

MARTINIQUE:   Drought: O rage, despair water... (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/a8kBD5 

MONTSERRAT:   St Patrick’s Day parades around the world - http://bit.ly/a2D4Oa 

PUERTO RICO:     Controlled burning in the dry forest - http://bit.ly/bLmkFY 

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS:  

Water resources should be viewed like oil, natural gas and minerals, says St Kitts-Nevis PM - http://bit.ly/9D0Tyx 

SAINT LUCIA:

1st National Bank invests over $100,000 in first ever annual international literary festival - http://bit.ly/dgdpCw 

SAINT LUCIA:   St. Lucia to join Caribbean Court of Justice - http://bit.ly/9dBXVW 

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES:

New Zealand signs tax info agreements with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - http://bit.ly/cYvGvJ

TURKS AND CAICOS:

Former premier Galmo “Gilley” Williams says life in the Turks and Caicos Islands under Governor Gordon Wetherall is like “an Adolf Hitler era” (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/avGN9o

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 17, 2010 (Africa and the Middle East)

Africa and the Middle East:  

ALGERIA:    Sahelian Foreign Ministers Discuss al-Qaida Threat - http://bit.ly/9fpQlS 

ALGERIA:    Algeria plans barley exports- http://bit.ly/93z0wd 

ALGERIA:

International Agency for Development calls on world community to look into disappearances in Tindouf, Algeria - http://bit.ly/aJo0Ie 

ALGERIA:   Africa: Increased connectivity leads to rise in botnets - http://bit.ly/cfm9oe 

ANGOLA:    Angola saves over USD 500 million with fast goods clearance - http://bit.ly/9bNBVk 

ANGOLA:    Angola, Portugal analyse higher education, technology issues - http://bit.ly/bj9JlY 

ANGOLA:     Feature - Angola low on priests, high on poverty - http://bit.ly/cAlbjl 

ANGOLA:      Culture minister praises UNESCO workshop – http://bit.ly/aUbhy2 

BENIN:        Developing Weed Resistance in Corn Hybrids - http://bit.ly/9S2Fhd 

BENIN:       Cotton output forecast to double in 2010 - http://bit.ly/944S0j 

BENIN:      ECOWAS demands EU's commitment to development fund – http://bit.ly/9PE8HB 

BOTSWANA:   Court president warn youth on HIV/AIDS - http://bit.ly/aXz7hj 

BOTSWANA:    Teachers advocate for global warming education in schools - http://bit.ly/ditr5m 

BOTSWANA:   Botswana want flogging back-Minister says - http://bit.ly/c7rUMx 

BOTSWANA:   Puma Enters Botswana through the Wilderness - http://bit.ly/bvSgmo 

BOTSWANA:     National bio-diversity framework ready for submission to Cabinet - http://bit.ly/cpdSWf 

BURKINA FASO:   Pope Meets Bishops from Burkina Faso and Niger - http://bit.ly/clGkoN 

CAMEROON:    New Strategies to Sustain Mangrove Ecosystems - http://bit.ly/caHQ5q 

CAMEROON:    Cameroon hit hard by brain drain - http://bit.ly/a5IMJD 

CAPE VERDE:   Barefoot diva to appear on Kremlin's stage again - http://bit.ly/c7tv6k 

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:  Rebels Now Terrorize Central African Republic- http://bit.ly/bLmYQI

CHAD: 

Security Council extends UN force for two months, as talks with Chad continue- http://bit.ly/cFSdeK 

CHAD:     Food crisis affecting 2 million in Chad- http://bit.ly/dlhqyO 

COMOROS:    $540mn pledged for Comoros Islands- http://bit.ly/cvuDpK 

COMOROS:     Comorian justice minister arrives in Sana'a, Yemen - http://bit.ly/aD8FOR 

DJIBOUTI:        Djibouti receiving food aid - http://bit.ly/ajR2dp 

DJIBOUTI:        A critical situation - http://bit.ly/b7ztIQ 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA:  Tourist in Equatorial Guinea Finds White Worms in Her Eyes - http://bit.ly/deGYqz 

ERITREA:    National School Leaving Certificate Examination Underway- http://bit.ly/aSj5iI 

ERITREA:  UN Security Council Wants Probe into Aid Corruption in Somalia via Eritrea- http://bit.ly/bcZyJp 

GABON:    Gabon's Ali Bongo elected president of ruling party- http://bit.ly/coIGWC 

GABON:     President Bongo in Morocco - http://bit.ly/9DJjlQ 

GAMBIA:    Amnesty International asks Gambia to charge or free detainees- http://bit.ly/c24I3S 

GHANA:     Will Oil Revenues Wane Foreign Aid To Ghana? - http://bit.ly/ch6pUl 

GHANA:     On media irresponsibility (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/bDYENP 

GHANA:     

Ghana Ranked Top in Press Freedom in Africa by Reporters without Borders - http://bit.ly/9QPJ5K 

GUINEA:   No chance of coup, says Guinea leader- http://bit.ly/aptNfj 

GUINEA-BISSAU:

Brazil wants to encourage production of biofuels in West Africa, particularly Guinea Bissau - http://bit.ly/bJjguR 

LESOTHO:  

New campaign to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Lesotho (RELEASE) - http://bit.ly/bCBF5f 

LESOTHO:   Canadian doctors fear 'life and death' crisis at Lesotho AIDS clinic - http://bit.ly/9oopNn

LIBERIA:  

The Need for a National Educational Technology Plan in Liberia (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/aW3OMD

LIBERIA:

Liberian, Swedish, Malawian Red Cross Pledge to Develop Capacity of Girls- http://bit.ly/b77NS3

LIBERIA:   UN Deputy Envoy Decorates 558 Chinese Peacekeepers in Liberia- http://bit.ly/aYK4ys 

LIBYA:     Libya as an African Power (COLUMN) - http://bit.ly/d9g5Ci 

LIBYA:    For end to violence in Nigeria, Gaddafi proposes partition- http://bit.ly/dvx56U 

MADAGASCAR:  Death toll rises after tropical cyclone Hubert - http://bit.ly/bMdUIv 

MADAGASCAR:     A year of crisis- http://bit.ly/atJZn0 

MADAGASCAR:     UN scheme aims to give youth employment a boost- http://bit.ly/dpKv7i 

MALAWI:     U.K. Lawmakers Denounce Malawi Gay Trial - http://bit.ly/aoZIdr 

MALAWI:      Malawi warned- http://bit.ly/coQfY2 

MALAWI:      Malawian churches open debate on gays- http://bit.ly/aGR5SC 

MALAWI:     Malawi tobacco sales kick off on promising note - http://bit.ly/aP1Ab6 

MALI:       Mali leprosy rates decline - http://bit.ly/9oDRFK 

MAURITANIA:  Mauritanians shed tradition for healthier beauty ideal- http://bit.ly/9rn9ue 

MAYOTTE:   An international swindler arrested in Mayotte- http://bit.ly/d7ElgN 

MOZAMBIQUE:    Cholera kills 41 in Mozambique- http://bit.ly/9ZxBTm 

MOZAMBIQUE:

Mozambican television strengthens cooperation with Angola's TPA- http://bit.ly/dnaO8w 

NAMIBIA:    Lithuania and Namibia will Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation- http://bit.ly/9c6iQg 

NAMIBIA:     Government Aims to Go Nuclear in 20 Years- http://bit.ly/9NGF9Z 

NAMIBIA:      Church Discusses Domestic Violence- http://bit.ly/cBtyMy 

NIGER:   Experts explain why malnutrition is recurrent - http://bit.ly/didmG9 

NIGER:    Niger needs $123m in food aid - http://bit.ly/9ypS16 

NIGER:     Students to Undergo Body Search- http://bit.ly/bjPjS7

QATAR:   Dream comes true for Qatar’s first woman judge- http://bit.ly/cUF1Ko

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE:

Taiwan to help African allies, including Sao Tome and Principe to develop green energy for carbon rights- http://bit.ly/a7gSCd

SEYCHELLES:  Reconciling conservation and commerce in the name of sustainability- http://bit.ly/civviC 

SIERRA LEONE:

Exclusive: Football Made Me Somebody-Sierra Leone Goalkeeper Christian Caulker- http://bit.ly/ds4KbG 

SUDAN:    Uganda accuse Sudan of abhorring rebels - http://bit.ly/doopEP 

SUDAN:     Sudan denies Ugandan rebel leader relocated to Darfur - http://bit.ly/9oUYTF 

SWAZILAND:    Swaziland drafts bill to regulate broadcasting industry- http://bit.ly/bUgJY4 

SWAZILAND:     New Customs Terminal on Swazi Border with Mozambique - http://bit.ly/cya68E

TOGO:  The Togo Election (OPINION) - http://bit.ly/cnLBBa 

WESTERN SAHARA:   Sun power project "may eye Western Sahara location" - http://bit.ly/aGSNTU 

YEMEN:    ICRC's bureau to be opened in Aden- http://bit.ly/di5lLX 

YEMEN:     Yemen sends delegation to Somaliland to open diplomatic office-http://bit.ly/c0QaI2

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 16, 2010 (Europe/Eurasia)

Europe/Eurasia: 

ANDORRA:

When Did the First 'Modern' Human Beings Appear in the Iberian Peninsula? - http://bit.ly/cFkWAM

ARMENIA:   Armenia reports new case of African Swine Fever - http://bit.ly/9ZzLG7

ARMENIA:  300 schools to be connected to Internet in Armenia - http://bit.ly/dgipGo

ARMENIA:

The Customer is Always Wrong? Consumer rights violations remain commonplace in Armenia- http://bit.ly/bsgXe4

ARMENIA:  How trees are restoring hope to Armenia - http://bit.ly/9RPTEp

ARMENIA:

Armenia expects about $19 Million (US) from the Millennium Challenge Corporation - http://bit.ly/9AssYo

GIBRALTAR:

Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation hands reins to former SKY News presenter Allan King - http://bit.ly/cyK1fN

GIBRALTAR:   (OPINION) The future of relations with Spain, Britain - http://bit.ly/bOGks7

KYRGYZSTAN:

The Kyrgyz authorities continue information filtering: the circulation of the Forum newspaper is arrested and BBC radio broadcast is suspended- http://bit.ly/aBDlAl

KYRGYZSTAN:   Kyrgyz association of entrepreneurs established in Russia- http://bit.ly/aZ7KN4

KYRGYZSTAN:   Youth policy in Kyrgyzstan: stiff mission - http://bit.ly/aLm8J6

KYRGYZSTAN:   Kyrgyz Web Sites Blocked- http://bit.ly/apXHfL

LIECHTENSTEIN: 

Service agreement for "Special Olympics Liechtenstein Foundation - http://bit.ly/cHZZWE

LIECHTENSTEIN:  Higher Education Reform - Liechtenstein rises to the challenge - http://bit.ly/ckv80H

MOLDOVA:  Moldova likely to hold constitutional referendum on 6 or 13 June 2010- http://bit.ly/dDbNqi

MOLDOVA:  Moldova, Kuwait sign tax-related agreement - http://bit.ly/93h296

MOLDOVA:   UK to grant Moldova 4.5 million pounds to back social assistance sector - http://bit.ly/bTpklf

MONGOLIA:   (BLOG) Mongolia faces climate-driven humanitarian crisis- http://bit.ly/d3FXzd

MONGOLIA:    Mothers in Mongolia receive aid during 'dzud' weather pattern - http://bit.ly/bhFy9b

MONGOLIA:    Japan Steps up Its Dzud Assistance to Mongolia- http://bit.ly/9AP9Ed

MONGOLIA:    UN Allocates US$3.7 Million to Dzud Affected People- http://bit.ly/9MCVke

MONGOLIA:    Leeds students plan road trip to Mongolia in aged ambulance - http://bit.ly/amtCJN

MONTENEGRO:  

Deposed Thai leader Thaksin reported to be in Montenegro-(report) - http://bit.ly/9eXvQ6

THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO:

IMF: San Marino must strengthen measures against vulnerabilities - http://bit.ly/9qvnjS

TAJIKISTAN:   Missing Kyrgyz Rights Activist In Detention In Tajikistan - http://bit.ly/dcIFzz

TAJIKISTAN:

Tajikistan to get about 3m dollars from South Korea to build small power plants - http://bit.ly/9AWRAR

TAJIKISTAN:  Tajikistan: UN helping to boost resilience to natural disasters - http://bit.ly/9YZCKS

TURKMENISTAN:

U.S. State Department Report Takes Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan to Task - http://bit.ly/aQXBp6

TURKMENISTAN:  President of Turkmenistan orders construction of expressways- http://bit.ly/a2IZbB

TURKMENISTAN:  

President of Turkmenistan gives start to mass tree planting campaign - http://bit.ly/90HZYw

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 16, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

ANTARCTICA: Scientists “gaga” over life found 200m beneath Antarctica -  http://bit.ly/atpltY

ANTARCTICA: Killing whales ‘wrong way’ to learn more about them - http://bit.ly/b3mRVw

ANTARCTICA: Iceberg forensics: Predicting the planet’s future with Antarctic ice - http://bit.ly/dqByrm

ANTARCTICA: Antarctic broadband satellite team celebrates grant -  http://bit.ly/9msebg

ANTARCTICA: Does Antarctic shrimp mean extraterrestrial life? -  http://bit.ly/aIZ9l8

ICELAND: UK and NL waiting for Iceland’s next Icesave move - http://bit.ly/aQlXr1

ICELAND: Could geothermal energy save Iceland’s economy? - http://bit.ly/9odMIs

ICELAND: Bill banning striptease debated in Iceland’s parliament  - http://bit.ly/cUmyWp

ICELAND: Iceland faces decreasing population trends - http://bit.ly/bXoYrC

ICELAND: Iceland banks deliberately weakened krona before collapse -  http://bit.ly/d6nPX5

ICELAND: Wikileaks potential security threat to US Army - http://bit.ly/buP5hT

SVALBARD: CO2 levels rise despite recession  - http://bit.ly/9YHTZM

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 15, 2010 (the Americas)

The Americas:  

BELIZE:      Guatemala Reasserts Challenges to Belize’s Sovereignty - http://bit.ly/chzkg4

FALKLAND ISLANDS:  Pirate radio in the Falkland Islands - http://bit.ly/aK3Bh9

FALKLAND ISLANDS:   Falklands Achieve New Record for Most Southerly Marathon - http://bit.ly/clItUY

FALKLAND ISLANDS: 

(RELEASE) The Falkland Islands have been given a new online look! - http://bit.ly/akw7Ag

FRENCH GUIANA:   OHO-1 satellite to be launched by Arianespace from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana - http://bit.ly/cYUSah

GUYANA:    New code of conduct for Guyanese media - http://bit.ly/bRBQNT

GUYANA:    Drought in Guyana withers sugarcane fields - http://bit.ly/aDypzK

GUYANA:    Guyana revisited-http://bit.ly/9LwfO3

GUYANA:    (OPINION) Guyana has a growing drug-trafficking problem - http://bit.ly/9OTqGz

SURINAME:  

(REPORT)  Technical Developments But No Competition Mean Suriname Is Awash With Mobiles But Has Few Internet Connections - http://bit.ly/cETtim 

SURINAME:

(RELEASE)   Suriname to host OAS Caribbean Conference on Higher Education - http://bit.ly/9MSjFB

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 15/16, 2010 (Asia and the Pacific)

Asia and the Pacific:

AMERICAN SAMOA: Togiola wants new American Samoan citizenship - http://bit.ly/9ZTtCK

AMERICAN SAMOA: Government cutbacks in American Samoa - http://bit.ly/blA0wV 

AMERICAN SAMOA:

Former Samoa police commissioner selected for peace keeping mission - http://bit.ly/bouWxF 

BHUTAN:    Philippines- Farm department bans poultry from Bhutan- http://bit.ly/bBk6Vm 

BHUTAN:   Getting Bhutan schools W.I.R.ED- http://bit.ly/bfGKP5 

BHUTAN:    Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bhutan to see Tata Nano this year- http://bit.ly/b3cGSk 

BHUTAN:     Bhutan set for Saarc summit- http://bit.ly/aoDcaK 

BHUTAN:     Bangladesh to offer Bhutan duty-free access for 18 products http://bit.ly/a2eKKc 

BHUTAN:     Call for a rural development policy- http://bit.ly/cdkF27 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:   20pc Of Population Faces Diabetes Risk- http://bit.ly/a9ku16 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:  

Brunei Darussalam Community Welfare Council Held its First Congress - http://bit.ly/bSMeCx 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:  

Hong Kong Financial Secretary to visit Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia - http://bit.ly/cHG2sq 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:  Darwin on alert as flood of boat people heads to Australia - http://bit.ly/blAuoT 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:

Iraqi witness denies putting pressure on Indonesian fisherman - http://bit.ly/aC6IWk 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:   Sink boat policy - http://bit.ly/abbvx2 

COOK ISLANDS:      

No apologies from Cook Islands Government for slow progress on Aitutaki rebuild - http://bit.ly/crSiXO

COOK ISLANDS:     

NZ provides multi-million dollar reconstruction package for Cook Islands after Cyclone Pat - http://bit.ly/97uS4o 

EAST TIMOR:  East Timor government excludes foreigners from land owning rights - http://bit.ly/bZovNW 

EAST TIMOR:  East Timor economy grows 14 pct in 2009, government says - http://bit.ly/9lwJHn

EAST TIMOR:  Timor-Leste: UN peacekeeping mission mourns death of deputy leader - http://bit.ly/b4yMki 

FRENCH POLYNESIA:  France asked again to reconsider nuclear compensation laws - http://bit.ly/aewwLC 

GUAM:   For Taipei President Ma, Guam stopover won't include meet with Obama- http://bit.ly/9T4i7x 

GUAM:    (COLUMN) Guam: Progressive and proud of its heritage- http://bit.ly/bujGMb 

GUAM:   Conan O'Brien tweets "bad news" about Guam; “no show in Guam yet”- http://bit.ly/bccJzM 

KIRIBATI:      Pacific activists urge NZ leaders to act on climate change -http://bit.ly/cMRA8v

LAOS:  

Laos Gets Help from Nordic Development Fund to Boost Resilience to Climate Change - http://bit.ly/9lqRCn

LAOS:    Lao PM welcomes Vietnamese Minister of Justice - http://bit.ly/c2HMbR 

LAOS:    Thailand approves $19 million loan to Laos for road construction - http://bit.ly/bKPzAU 

LAOS:     Vietnam workers leave home for illegal work in Laos, Thailand - http://bit.ly/aqHvYy 

MACAU:   Roof-tops and bridges to get the ‘green treatment’- http://bit.ly/ce28T0 

MALDIVES:   

Maldives - President meets with officials from major human rights NGOs in Geneva- http://bit.ly/aXUgDl

MALDIVES:   Maldives Parliament to vote on repealing gender restrictions in politics - http://bit.ly/bjyIzs

MARSHALL ISLANDS:   Pacific's slow recovery from recession - http://bit.ly/bImpeL

MICRONESIA:    Fishing in troubled waters - http://bit.ly/dnK1fp

NEW CALEDONIA: Your tribe for the night – (travel) http://bit.ly/avKfCV

NORTH KOREA:   Report names 'enemies of the Internet' - http://bit.ly/90i0Yr

NORTH KOREA:   Private sector aid arrives in N. Korea- http://bit.ly/d7f2sg 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS:   

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in its first Earth Hour - http://bit.ly/aKLPJO

PALAU:    

Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) convened in the Republic of Palau on Sunday - http://bit.ly/d5cd60

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:

ICANN Formalizes Relationship with the Domain Manager for Papua New Guinea's .PG ccTLD - http://bit.ly/9Hryt0 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:   PNG official says oil money wasted while women suffer - http://bit.ly/9I8aqC 

SAMOA:    Samoa government proposes legislation to operate casinos- http://bit.ly/cRviK4 

SOLOMON ISLANDS:    Cyclone Ului Eases While Heading West- http://bit.ly/9CDRHo 

SOLOMON ISLANDS:  Solomon’s to benefit from Global Climate Change Alliance - http://bit.ly/cGoAdZ 

TONGA:   Strong Wind Warning for Tonga waters - http://bit.ly/bXxdAS 

TONGA:   Tonga seeks medical expertise from China - http://bit.ly/cWUvz1 

TONGA:    Tomas effect continues - http://bit.ly/csbGat

TONGA:     Australian government gives $7 million health care funding to Tonga - http://bit.ly/aELBSY 

TONGA:    Japan commits $11 million for Solar Home Systems to Tonga - http://bit.ly/clDIVL 

VANUATU:  

(COLUMN) Pacific business women need better access to information and knowledge- http://bit.ly/d8Vlk3

TUVALU ISLAND: Hurricane status update - http://bit.ly/cOqhdZ

WALLIS AND FUTUNA: Tomas batters Wallis and Futuna with 200km/h winds - http://bit.ly/b1cYhL

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 15, 2010 (The Caribbean)

The Caribbean:

ANGUILLA:   

Joint Statement by Chief Minister Hughes and HE the Governor of Anguilla- http://bit.ly/atezs7

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA:   

Trading words over the governance of Antigua and Barbuda-http://bit.ly/acJka6

ARUBA:   Expect Higher Gas Prices as Supply Declines Due To Refinery Closures-http://bit.ly/cJdrX0

BAHAMAS:  

Nordic tax fraud probe stretches to Bahamas- http://bit.ly/de1xdL

OECD Announces Bahamas' Removal from "Grey List" - The Bahamas expands its network for international exchange of tax information - http://bit.ly/9V2uwC

BARBADOS:   

Barbados shuts out dancehall musician - http://bit.ly/b2Ns4f

Greater info on the topography of Barbados needed to identify safe zones during a tsunami - http://bit.ly/cCHcNH

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS:   

$600K Contract Inked for National Health Insurance Scheme - http://bit.ly/afRkDW

CAYMAN ISLANDS:   

University shaping tomorrow's Caymanians- http://bit.ly/cMKWUa

SpongeBob comes to Cayman this summer - http://bit.ly/abOAGx

DOMINICA:  

World Bank assures support for CARICOM - http://bit.ly/9Jgujk

World Bank pledges debt relief support for CARICOM-http://bit.ly/bi4gKz

Region's youth worry about galloping crime-  http://bit.ly/cbUIjY 

GRENADA: 

Grenada government creates Office of the Diaspora Affairs – http://bit.ly/c0e0GH

Success in Grenada/Trinidad Maritime discussions - http://bit.ly/bEyzeR

UNESCO approves funds for Media Training in Grenada - http://bit.ly/awNSsN 

GUADELOUPE: 

Low turnout for first round of French regional elections, including Guadeloupe - http://bit.ly/ckdTYE

MARTINIQUE:

(OPINION) Harpooning Caribbean Tourism: Swallowing a Dead Rat - http://bit.ly/cTOrml

MONTSERRAT:

Montserrat makes top 10 list of places to celebrate St Patrick's Day - http://bit.ly/cOfqKf

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES:

World Wind Energy Report 2009 features Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean región - http://bit.ly/afI677

PUERTO RICO:   70 soldiers returning from Africa, after spending a year in Africa - http://bit.ly/bmv1L7

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS: 

Negative Growth! -- St. Kitts and Nevis second to last in CARICOM in 2009- http://bit.ly/9ReUI2 

Development Bank of St Kitts offering interest free loans to support food production - http://bit.ly/awByZT

St Kitts-Nevis moves towards universal healthcare - http://bit.ly/d48jAd

SKN signs TIEA with Australia - http://bit.ly/9B1nFH

VAT Coming by November to SKN - http://bit.ly/9GYwD6

SAINT LUCIA:

Taiwan helps Saint Lucia build a national tennis center - http://bit.ly/bWiIBz  

Azerbaijan establishes diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia- http://bit.ly/afkqFT

TURKS AND CAICOS:  

10% cut in salaries of civil servants in Turks & Caicos-http://bit.ly/9mrKMg

British: Go home! Massive protest rally in Turks and Caicos-http://bit.ly/bdFaQa

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 15, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

ANTARCTICA: Non lethal whale research team returns - http://bit.ly/aCnRbU

ANTARCTICA: Sea shepherd man handed over to Japanese prosecutors - http://bit.ly/d9XS54

ANTARCTICA: Sculpted icebergs in Antarctica - http://bit.ly/981xJ1

ANTARCTICA: Deep-sea volcanoes play key climate role: Scientists  - http://bit.ly/dxRsfg

ANTARCTICA: USF scientist leads Antarctic expedition to study effects of climate change on animals - http://bit.ly/9Cf1Ay

ANTARCTICA: Antarctic winds affect ocean layer - http://bit.ly/bIX9W1

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORIES: Final destination Iran? - http://bit.ly/cnz2yS

GREENLAND: New evidence confirms presence of oceans on the Earth 4 billion years ago - http://bit.ly/cJg1Xm

GREENLAND: Hair equals bone for ancient diet research - http://bit.ly/bfuM5D

GREENLAND: Why the traditional meat diet makes sense - http://bit.ly/9F2uaP

ICELAND: Maldives President meets with Iceland’s ministers - http://bit.ly/aDk2KG

ICELAND: The Iceland experience - http://bit.ly/bD696E

ICELAND: Icelanders vote ‘NO’ payback for bank failure - http://bit.ly/bI1Te1

ICELAND: Iceland sets new path toward press freedom - http://bit.ly/cQbuYbICELAND

ICELAND: Icelandic manuscript good source on climate - http://bit.ly/aOubpL

ICELAND: No clear end to this Greek tragedy – (column) http://bit.ly/9p9Eb2

HUMNEWS HEADLINES-March 13, 2010 (The Americas)

The Americas:  

BELIZE:   Xate harvesting in Belize enters a new era- http://bit.ly/dkCFdM

BELIZE:  Guatemala Reasserts Challenges to Belize’s Sovereignty- http://bit.ly/chzkg4

BELIZE: 

Commentary: Belize needs a long term plan to become competitive in international sports- http://bit.ly/dCRA8B

BELIZE:  

Belize looks at recommendations on the Inter-American Convention against corruption- http://bit.ly/9iNHk5

FALKLAND ISLANDS:    Volunteer Monitors Sought for Falklands- http://bit.ly/bccbQA

FALKLAND ISLANDS:   

Falklands’ economy poised to expand 5.3% following a contraction in 2009- http://bit.ly/bDDgLH

FRENCH GUIANA:     As deadlines near for US, EU bans on mercury…… http://bit.ly/d6bAHM

FRENCH GUIANA:       Arabsat 5A is delivered to French Guiana for its Ariane 5 flight - http://bit.ly/9JhQBl

GUYANA:             Guyana’s water company increases restrictions- http://bit.ly/a4dWfa

GUYANA:              Arubans see ‘gold mine’ in Guyana’s fruits and vegetables- http://bit.ly/d08ppP

GUYANA:       Media sign revised code of conduct for upcoming elections- http://bit.ly/dluSin

SURINAME:    Suriname to host Caribbean Conference on Higher Education- http://bit.ly/aOaJ2r

SURINAME:     Suriname Elections Bureau sworn in- http://bit.ly/dwimOe

SURINAME:   Health workers in Suriname end strike- http://bit.ly/aJY0GU

HUMNEWS HEADLINES-March 13, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

North and South Oceans:

ANTARCTICA: Longwood man Mike Dann to head Polar challenge - http://bit.ly/aPz87i

ANTARCTICA: Violent backlash on against climate scientists - http://bit.ly/biHUWe

GREENLAND: Dramatic decline of male births in indigenous communities tied to industrial pollution - http://bit.ly/dnoxgm

GREENLAND: The Old Norse Predicament - http://bit.ly/bWLTEd

GREENLAND: “Ice Arches” act as gatekeepers to melting Arctic ice - http://bit.ly/dBhPtQ

ICELAND: Webstore on Icelandic design opens in France - http://bit.ly/cj2D03

ICELAND: Iceland airline bullish about Winnipeg - http://bit.ly/9UcKSN

ICELAND: 2010: The year of global insurrection? - http://bit.ly/aXIc7V

ICELAND: First dog sled competition held in Iceland - http://bit.ly/acW6qw

ICELAND: Debt ridden and not a worry in the world - http://bit.ly/b1RFRf

SVALBARD: Is the future of food in frozen, seed-filled Tupperware containers? - http://bit.ly/buyiHo

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 13, 2010 (Asia and the Pacific)

Asia and the Pacific:

AMERICAN SAMOA: 

Former official of federally-funded organization in American Samoa pleads guilty to theft - http://bit.ly/d5Ls8b

BHUTAN:  Bhutan duo on mountain mission to lift women's football - http://bit.ly/b0iDRn 

BHUTAN:   Many fingers in one pie- http://bit.ly/cmunQT   

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:  Bruneian Organisations Unite Under One Body- http://bit.ly/9fYQdT  

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:  Brunei farmers can quadruple rice yield by double cropping - http://bit.ly/cprx4X 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:   Litterbugs slapped with fines - http://bit.ly/cDt2zT 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:    Navy intercepts another asylum boat - http://bit.ly/9Yf4CQ 

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:    UN changes may see detainees sent home http://bit.ly/aJm8av  

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:     Crew from asylum boats transferred to Darwin - http://bit.ly/9Z0EWS

CHRISTMAS ISLAND: Evidence on detention centre riot in doubt - http://bit.ly/bZ4aA1  

COOK ISLANDS:    Aitutaki reconstruction aid announced - http://bit.ly/an4sdY   

COOK ISLANDS:   

Thousands flock to Pasifika festival, Cook Islands village is one of the most popular attractions-http://bit.ly/dkmXfc

EAST TIMOR: 

Human Rights Watch Film Festival features East Timor in “The Balibo Conspiracy”; in London - http://bit.ly/99LUR4

EAST TIMOR:  East Timor denies supporting human rights tribunal- http://bit.ly/94qfyV

EAST TIMOR:   A haven gone, but Old John keeps the faith- http://bit.ly/br0mjf

EAST TIMOR:    East Timor development reveals multiple graves - http://bit.ly/8YDZhD 

FRENCH POLYNESIA:    

55,000 in poverty in French Polynesia, says study - http://bit.ly/bPeeSN 

FRENCH POLYNESIA:  

French Polynesia defection strengthens ruling majority - http://bit.ly/b4krQ5 

GUAM:   Guam Airport Gets $7.7 Million in Federal Grants - http://bit.ly/d3cwdC  

LAOS:   Thieves loot Lao city's Buddha statue heritage- http://bit.ly/cUuasV  

LAOS:    When the Mekong runs dry- http://bit.ly/cRWTtf

LAOS:     First TBM launched in Laos- http://bit.ly/aRPa2w 

LAOS:     Laos and US discuss comprehensive accord- http://bit.ly/aZGRcN  

LAOS:  (INTERVIEW)  China No. 2 fuel ethanol maker eyes overseas plant in Laos - http://bit.ly/ahh4Nx 

MACAU:    US reports ‘sex trade’, trafficking in Macau- http://bit.ly/95rOAh 

MALDIVES:  Maldives - President Nasheed meets President and PM of Iceland- http://bit.ly/cqrWTM

MALDIVES:    Vice President meets with WHO Director General- http://bit.ly/9qBIng

MALDIVES:     Maldives president: We must find out who hacked climate emails- http://bit.ly/bFVGv6 

MARSHALL ISLANDS:   Maritime Labour Convention: Marshall Islands authorizes GL- http://bit.ly/9qhV6W 

MARSHALL ISLANDS:  Piracy update – Marshall Islands Chemical tanker hijacked- http://bit.ly/cgZTS8   

MICRONESIA:   PNA seeks tuna certification - http://bit.ly/daP1A1   

MICRONESIA:    Coast Guard on alert for missing men in FSM- http://bit.ly/dd7Pzm  

NEW CALEDONIA:   New Caledonia weathers 2009 global economic downturn- http://bit.ly/bvvYKb

NEW CALEDONIA:   Strike by New Caledonia nickel miners- http://bit.ly/axAplj

NORFOLK ISLAND:  Australian Labour Party and its last frontier - http://bit.ly/cZ7jPw

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS:    

Bigger role for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in US military buildup? http://bit.ly/9EyoqU 

NORTH KOREA: 

North Korean Defector Receives International Women of Courage Award - http://bit.ly/ccz0f4

NORTH KOREA:   Mexico announces roster for North Korea soccer match - http://bit.ly/aRDvZl

PACIFIC ISLANDS:  

Banking on Genes: Pacific Island invest in test tube plants and crops - http://bit.ly/d5pPOA

PALAU:

Second round of (Scripps Howard spelling) bee over, spellers from spellers from Guam, Saipan, Rota, Tinian and Palau left- http://bit.ly/dCnPi8  

PALAU:    Lucrative Shark Trade under Scrutiny after Palau, Maldives take steps- http://bit.ly/dndXFC 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:

Yudhoyono holds bilateral talks with Papua New Guinea's Somare- http://bit.ly/cQNPoq

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:

Groups Threaten Lawsuit Over Export-Import Bank ExxonMobil PNG Project - http://bit.ly/bROZwz

PAPUA NEW GUINEA:    Indonesia, PNG Agree on Official Border Post- http://bit.ly/dp4qeS

SAMOA:

Samoa will host the 2010 ANZ Pacific Nations Cup, the International Rugby Board announced yesterday- http://bit.ly/cJAhy4 

SAMOA:

Samoa's AG happy with New Zealand Broadcasting Association decision- http://bit.ly/9S4R5d 

SAMOA:   Samoa government to crack down on dishing out of titles- http://bit.ly/aUxnDR

SOLOMON ISLANDS:   Cyclone bill estimated at least US $77million so far- http://bit.ly/cJ6fZV

SOLOMON ISLANDS:    Touo Bible Translation Project begins- http://bit.ly/aSDZui

SOLOMON ISLANDS:   Seda lashes out at Solomon Islands Music Federation- http://bit.ly/bs8yiU  

TONGA:     Harvard’s Tonga line- http://bit.ly/agvjCS   

TUVALU ISLAND:  Internet still spreading its web- http://bit.ly/bC0Pcz   

VANUATU:    Vanuatu will shine in 2010 says Asian Development Bank- http://bit.ly/d5I3tp

WALLIS AND FUTUNA:     Wild weather brews in Pacific- http://bit.ly/d25shh

WALLIS AND FUTUNA:     Two cyclones named in region- http://bit.ly/9KaLId

HUMNEWS HEADLINES - March 12, 2010 (North and South Oceans)

ANTARCTICA: Officials protest sinking of anti-whaling boat -  http://bit.ly/aGbh7F

ANTARCTICA: Japanese Coast Guard Arrests Anti-Whaling Skipper - http://nyti.ms/a0YyIG

ANTARCTICA: Shifting ice a problem for Antarctica penguins - http://bit.ly/9gRJO6

ANTARCTICA: Antarctica once had tropical climate, scientists say - http://bit.ly/braIL0

ANTARCTICA: Great explorer left footprint in Antarctica - http://bit.ly/cQ9C9M

ANTARCTICA: Explorer's adventures come through Austin: Ann Bancroft was the first women to reach the North Pole - http://bit.ly/9R9TzX

ANTRCTICA: After Gold Cars, a Green Sheikh Who Cares About Our Planet - http://bit.ly/dfat4h

ANTARCTICA: Your Chilean Sea Bass Dinner Deprives Killer Whales - http://bit.ly/aTEp4E

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY: British minister says Chagossians will go back home - http://bit.ly/dD6o5o

ICELAND: Norway FM open to Iceland loan before Icesave solution - http://bit.ly/deVugZ

ICELAND: Crisis-hit Iceland and Greece target German tourists - http://bit.ly/amiwdG

ICELAND: Volcanic unrest beneath Iceland glacier - http://bit.ly/9VOTeL

ICELAND: Kellogg’s rejects Courtauld 2 as Iceland delays decision  - http://bit.ly/a67FCl

ICELAND: Air traffic controllers in Iceland cancel strike - http://bit.ly/b6e1Cr

HUMNEWS HEADLINES-March 11/12, 2010 (Asia and the Pacific)

Asia and the Pacific:

AMERICAN SAMOA:

Paid maternity leave bill in American Samoa is long overdue says official - http://bit.ly/dfESMc

AMERICAN SAMOA:

American Samoa’s balance of trade expected to see a worsening deficit this year - http://bit.ly/bj9RtI

BHUTAN:  

Costa Rica Team in Bhutan for second time to work with ICS on PLATICAR and VERCON-

http://bit.ly/buFPW8

BHUTAN:   ADB help sought to assess benefits- http://bit.ly/9ETAQa

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:     

US Assistant Secretary Of State in Sultanate for Three-Day Visit- http://bit.ly/bcmVQm 

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM:     

Dry Spell Adding Fuel to Wildfires; Close To 300 Hectares Destroyed- http://bit.ly/dvvHQd

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:

Christmas Island detention centre riot charges vindictive, says refugee group - http://bit.ly/aF2Sh3

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:    

Inmates plead not guilty to Christmas Island immigration detention centre riot - http://bit.ly/dqQ4p5

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:

Send asylum seekers to the back of the queue: Fielding - http://bit.ly/9CovIV

CHRISTMAS ISLAND:

Fourth this week illegal boat full of asylum seekers arrives - http://bit.ly/aZTCPq

COOK ISLANDS:  Pacific warned of slowing in tourism growth - http://bit.ly/9hN1Wi

FRENCH POLYNESIA:   

Study shows widespread poverty in French Polynesia- http://bit.ly/bk7Tg3

GUAM:     Hawaii firms part of $500M Guam contract - http://bit.ly/chiXEN

GUAM:     McNinch Poll Says People Favour Guam over Guahan - http://bit.ly/9H2fui

KIRIBATI:   Kiribati buys our dalo- http://bit.ly/bAvqHT

MACAU:

Casino Stock Alert for Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. Issued by Beacon Equity - http://bit.ly/cS4n8h

MACAU: Macau’s Catholic archives go digital - http://bit.ly/9OkA6g

NEW CALEDONIA:

Extinction Looms for Loggerhead Sea Turtles, New Rule Offers Hope - http://bit.ly/disc2S

NORTHERN MARIANNA ISLANDS:   Ready to 'spring' forward? - http://bit.ly/cgsd3b

PITCAIRN:

Pitcairn's governor says new constitution will protect human rights  http://bit.ly/99jLhT

TUVALU ISLAND:    

Tuvalu `Celebrates As Ocean Inundates It  (column) – http://bit.ly/dfPbBk

WALLIS AND FUTUNA:   

Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu on tropical cyclone a Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu on tropical cyclone alert- http://bit.ly/cbpayi