Hemisphere News

Alejandro Toledo doesn't look like a former president of a country in this hemisphere with 26 million people.

Images courtesy Nextspace and Nextspace member BuildMedia . Nextspace , an Auckland-based collective of graphics software companies, says it is leading an initiative to build a 'Visual City' platform that could unite the data held by the eight councils merging into the Auckland Super City and make this data more accessible for communities and ...

The U.S. State Department says one of its senior diplomats recently held talks with a high-ranking Cuban official.

A senior American diplomat has held unannounced, high-level talks in Havana with the Cuban government, three State Department officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday, raising hopes for a thaw in long-icy relations.

The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles recalled about 4,000 enhanced state driver's licenses and identification cards last week that had been issued in response to a federal law designed to heighten border security.

Bridgetown, Barbados, Aug 6 After postponing the Third World Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations until October 19-23, 2009 due to the threat of Influenza A H1N1 pandemic, Belize remains committed to carry out the event, says the Caribbean Tourism Organization .

Bridgetown, Barbados, Aug 6 After postponing the Third World Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations until October 19-23, 2009 due to the threat of Influenza A H1N1 pandemic, Belize remains committed to carry out the event, says the Caribbean Tourism Organization .

Bridgetown, Barbados, Aug 6 After postponing the Third World Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations until October 19-23, 2009 due to the threat of Influenza A H1N1 pandemic, Belize remains committed to carry out the event, says the Caribbean Tourism Organization .

Another storm may be brewing for the coming flu season: A component of the seasonal flu shot may not be well matched to the circulating viruses, potentially setting up what's known as a vaccine mismatch.

The lazy days of summer have pushed the H1N1 influenza virus to the back of public consciousness, but health officials remain vigilant in trying to anticipate what comes next.

Whether it's reviews, commentary or industry minutiae, Globe on Technology's team of bloggers covers it all Tuesday, July 7, 2009 02:06 PM Bring me your tired, your poor, your data Karim Bardeesy A mericans marked Independence Day last weekend, and of late, math geeks and transparent government enthusiasts have been celebrating independence of a ...

The Pascua Yaquis based near Tucson have reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security so that enrolled members can use special tribal ID cards in lieu of a passport when new document requirements take effect Monday at U.S. border crossings.

The passport, once the calling card of the well-traveled and the globe-trotting, is about to become as commonplace as a driver's license or library card.

Flu season in the Southern Hemisphere is abou4 to begin, and U.S. authorities will watch how the swine flu circulates there over the coming months as the9 prepare the firs4 vaccine.

The Navya s longest-running annual multilateral exercise got underway yesterday off the Florida coast, with 11 participating nations working together to promote maritime security and stability in Latin America.

Hemisphere GPS introduces the A21 GPS antenna Apr. 15, 2009 Hemisphere GPS announced the latest addition to its precision product line - the A21 Antenna.

UNITAS Gold kicks off its 50th iteration April 20 on Naval Station Mayport. Sailors, Partner Nations and Latin American Representatives are working the final details on the exercise, UNITAS Gold, the longest running, multi-national naval exercise in the world.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is modifying its Automated Commercial Environment trade data system to comply with new requirements for documents, the agency has announced.