By Lynette M. Lashley, Ph.D.Special To CWNN CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Dec. 9, 2009: According to Maya Angelou, `A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best, challenges herself to give the best. Then, she is living phenomenally.` That description truly sums up Trinidad and Tobago`s […]
Caribbean News
Former Attorney Of Guyana Drug Dealer Jailed
CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Sat. Dec. 5, 2009: A former attorney of jailed Guyana drug dealer Shaheed Roger Kahn will spend the next 168 months of his life in prison for witness tampering in the drug dealer`s case. Attorney Robert Simels, 62, was on Friday, Dec. 4th, jailed by District Judge […]
Jamaica’s Best Music Festival Seeks To Make Dreams Come True This Holiday
CARIBPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 7, 2009: Jamaica and the Caribbean’s best annual musical festival, is seeking to make dreams come through this holiday by giving one lucky amateur musician or band, the opportunity to play before thousands at the annual Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival from January 24-30, […]
Caribbean Tourism: Does Numbers Tell The Real Picture?
CaribWorldNews, RODNEY BAY VILLAGE, St. Lucia, Fri. Dec. 4, 2009: Is too much emphasis being put on tourism statistics by Caribbean governments and not enough on truly measuring the growth and sustainability of the tourism sector? The issue was the focus of the opening session this morning as delegates gathered […]
‘Climate Friendly’ Caribbean Unveiling For CMEx
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]