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MEXICO CITY: Peach growers in Chihuahua found some political support to limit U.S. peach imports with a new tariff, but...

MMEA confiscates smokes worth RM33m from cargo vessel

MIRI: Contraband cigarettes with a street value of RM33mil and unpaid taxes amounting to RM4.8mil have been confiscated from a...

Fayette County deputies seize 177 pounds of marijuana

FAYETTEVILLE: Fayette County deputies have seized 177 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop led to the discovery of 15...

Canada police seize 200 marijuana plants in Strathcona County

ALBERTA: Three people have been charged and 200 marijuana plants seized after a month-long investigation into an illegal marijuana business...

Venezuela asks suppliers to submit offers to sell light crude through contracts

CARACAS: Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has asked oil suppliers to submit offers to sell the South American country up to...

Guyana businessmen’s uncertainty contributing to economic downturn: Greenidge

GEORGETOWN: Businessmen’s uncertainty and lack of trust in the economy is a contributing factor to the economic downturn currently being...

Guyana re-opens 3 commercial estates land to investors in Lethem

LETHEM: Lands identified in Lethem for the establishment of three commercial estates are now re-opened to investors for development. Go-Invest...

Brazil begins exporting soy from new Northeast terminal

BRASILIA: Two soybean cargoes have recently departed from a new terminal in northeast Brazil operated by VLI and local trader...

Brazil extends aluminum imports tariff exemption until August 17, 2016

BRASILIA: Brazil has renewed for another year the import tariff exemption on primary aluminium, as falling local production proves insufficient...

US customs arrests Mexico born model with cocaine worth $134K

PHOENIX: A jetsetting model’s over-the-top flirting tipped off federal border patrol officers, who discovered $134,000 in cocaine hidden in her...

Cuba, Mexico to enhance sugar industry

HAVANA: The Second Technical Meeting ATAM-ATAC to exchange on the sugar sector between Cuba and Mexico held in Havana with...

Spain to invest €40m to promote business projects in Cuba

HAVANA: The Spanish Development Finance Company (COFIDES by its Spanish acronym) has launched a financing facility to promote projects of...

Marriott Hotels ready to do business in Cuba

HAVANA: President and CEO of Marriott International, Inc., Arne M. Sorenson, states in his blog that this hotel chain is...

Ireland customs seizes major cocaine at Cork Airport

CORK: Revenue Officers have seized €40,000 worth of cocaine and €12,000 in cash in two operations in Cork. The cocaine...

Western Union starts again its service, available at 270 agent locations into Greece

ATHENS: The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, today announced the activation of international remittances into Greece,...

Amman Eastern industrial exports rise in H1 of 2015

AMMAN: Exports from the eastern Amman industrial area rose by 6 percent during the first six months of 2015, with...

Jordanian required, excess reserves at central bank reach JD4.594b

AMMAN: Required reserves at the Central Bank of Jordan ( CBJ ) stood at JD1.556 billion while excess liquidity, including...

Chinese site to auction 1,500 Portugal’s Algarve properties

LISBON: About 1,500 houses and flats in the Algarve are to start being auctioned next Wednesday on Taobao, China’s largest...

Portuguese households see €1,415 two-year average hike in income tax

LISBON: Each Portuguese household chipped in with €1,415 more IRS in 2014 than in 2012, according to a study presented...

ECB rejects Greece request to reopen Athens stock exchange