– The 12-team tournament – which is in the playoff stages – gets much-needed support from DigicelCaribPR Wire, Wednesday, August 4th 2009, Brooklyn, New York: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America, today announced details of its three-year sponsorship of the Digicel Caribbean […]
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Trinidad National Found Guilty In Green Card Scam
CaribWorldNews, QUEENS, NY, Weds. Aug. 5, 2009: A 38-year-old Trinidad-born national could face a maximum of four years in jail after being convicted in a green card scam. Nazim (`Tony`) Hosein, of 106-43 95th Street in Ozone Park, Queens, yesterday pleaded guilty to defrauding five members of the Trinidad community […]
Jamaican Pleads Guilty In `Operation Whose House`
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Weds. Aug. 5, 2009: A Jamaican woman faces up to seven years in jail after pleading guilty to federal charges in connection with `Operation Whose House.` Yvette Scott Patterson admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and one […]
Guyana Opposition Claims Jagdeo Collusion With Drug Lords In Letter To Diplomats
CaribWorldNews, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Weds. Aug. 6, 2009: The leader of Guyana`s main opposition party has written to CARICOM as well as several regional governments and international organizations to claim the current government is in ` collusion` with a self-confessed drug lord’. The People`s National Congress Reform, head, Robert H. O. […]
Antigua Mount Renamed After President Obama
CaribWorldNews, ST. JOHN`S, Antigua, Weds. Aug. 5, 2009: Antigua and Barbuda`s highest peak has been renamed after U.S. President Barack Obama. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer made the change official Tuesday as he unveiled a plaque to rename Boggy Peak, Mount Obama. The ceremony was planned to coincide […]
Jamaican Colors To Shine In Miami
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Weds. Aug. 5, 2009: Jamaica`s colors will come alight this Friday when the Bank of America tower in downtown Miami lights up at dusk in black, green and gold, according to South Florida Caribbean news. The lighting of the Bank`s Tower`s is in commemoration of Jamaica`s 44th […]
The Resignation Of The Grenadian Attorney General And The Recent Cabinet Reshuffle
Commentary By Wendy Grenade CaribWorldNews, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Weds. Aug. 5, 2009: In Grenada and the Caribbean, it is not general practice for Prime Ministers to link their actions while in government to their campaign promises. Yet, this is exactly what Prime Minister Thomas did in the recent case involving his […]
Investigation Continues Into Fatal Crash Of Guyanese Man
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Aug. 4, 2009: Police in Nassau County, New York say they are still investigating a fatal jet ski crash that claimed the life of a Guyanese man and his young son, Saturday. Police say they are investigating the dock as well as the possibility of […]
Corruption, Criticism And Political Culture In Guyana
CaribWorldNews, PHOENIX, Arizona, Tues. Aug. 4, 2009: One of the ironies of the post-1992 era is that the return of electoral democracy has been accompanied, some will say tarnished, by persistent charges of official corruption. The stunning charges being made in a US court and reported in the media of […]
British Retirees In Tobago Wounded In Machete Attack
CaribWorldNews, PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tues. Aug. 4, 2009: A British couple living in Tobago were seriously wounded in a machete attack Monday, police on the island said. Cops say Peter Greene, 65, and his wife, Marion, 59, were attacked Saturday afternoon on the island and had to be airlifted to a […]