CaribWorldNews, CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: A landmark announcement on declaring certain Caribbean destinations ‘climate friendly’ will be made at the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) meeting in Saint Lucia from December 3 to 7, 2009. ‘We will show how European and other travelers from wealthier […]
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Trinidad-Born Woman Fished Out Of Delaware River To Be Laid To Rest
CaribWorldNews, QUEENS, NY, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: The 38-year-old Trinidad national, whose body was fished out of the Delaware River on November 14th, is set to be laid to rest in Queens, NY this weekend. Relatives of Farisha Rahamot-Ali tell CaribWorldNews that a wake is set for the Caribbean immigrant […]
Jamaica Rum Makers Say Fire Is A Mystery
CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: Wray and Nephew, makers of the popular Jamaica rum, say a fire that destroyed a warehouse in the Spanish Town Road area of Kingston Tuesday night is a mystery. General Manager for Corporate Affairs at Wray and Nephew, Greta Bogues, yesterday told Radio […]
Obama White House Makes Changes Following Party Crashing Incident
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C. Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: The White House has admitted its staffers did not do everything they could have to prevent last week`s party crashing incident and yesterday announced some changes. `Beginning immediately for all official White House events, White House staff will be stationed physically at the […]
Guyana Ambassador Releases New Book
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: Guyana`s ambassador to Venezuela, Odeen Ishmael, has released a new book. `The Democracy Perspective in the Americas,` by Ishmael has been released by the University Press. The book presents the author`s views on the evolution of democracy in the American hemisphere and […]
DR National Found Guilty Of 21-Year-Old Murder
CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: A native of the Dominican Republic was yesterday found guilty of a 21-year-old Brooklyn murder. Prosecutors say that in 1988 he opened fire on a rival drug dealer, killing him. A stray bullet then struck and killed a 15-year-old boy in the head. […]
Guyanese American Senator`s Vote Can`t Save Gay Marriage
CaribWorldNews, ALBANY, NY, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: A Guyanese American State Senator in New York was among twenty-four Democrats who yesterday voted `yes` to a proposal to allow gays to marry in New York State. While Brooklyn Senator John Sampson joined his 23 other colleagues in voting for the approval […]
Caribbean American Singer Rakes In Six Grammy Nominations
CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: Born to a Puerto Rican father and a Haitian mother, his first album sold a cool two million copies and shot him to fame as one of the hottest R&B singers of the 90s. Last night he proved he is back with […]
U.S. Widens The Net To Allen Stanford`s U.S. Clients
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Dec. 3, 2009: Who were the U.S. clients of R. Allen Stanford and were they evading U.S. taxes? The U.S. Justice Department wants to know. The DOJ on Wednesday applied to a federal court for an order that would authorize the Internal Revenue Service to get […]
Tiger`s Confession
CaribWorldNews, ORLANDO, FL, Weds. Dec. 2, 2009: `I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I […]