Hundreds of indigenous people from across Brazil pressed Congress Tuesday to block a reform package meant to benefit farmers which they say threatens their way of life. "We are against the invasion of our lands. We are the original inhabitants. The white man is bossing us around. We don't like it. We want respect," said chief Raoni of the Kayapo tribe, with his trademark wreath of yellow feathers and painted wooden plate placed under his lower lip.

San Juan, Apr 16 (EFE).- Currently underway in Puerto Rico are several movie productions that will pump some $20 million into the local economy, the executive director of the state-run Puerto Rico Film Commission, Demetrio Fernandez, said. Notable among the movies being shot is one by a film crew from Korea and another being made by a Frenchman working on a documentary about hurricanes, Fernandez, who has headed the state agency since early this year, said.

President Donald Ramotar will meet with opposition legislators on Monday as the government moves towards preventing a repeat of last year as the opposition again threatens to use its slender one-seat majority to cut the GUY$208.8 billion (One Guyana dollar = US$0.01 cents) budget presented to the National Assembly last month.Finance Minister Dr.

Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries have been urged to take advantage of the standby facility for capacity building under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that was signed with the European Union in 2008. Addressing a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) organised Technical Briefing Meeting on the EPA Standby Facility for Capacity Building, Clairvair Squires, said the facility is intended to assist CARIFORUM states by underpinning national institutional capacities The senior CDB official CARIFORUM countries, comprising the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and The Do