Commentary By Michael Robinson CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 4, 2009: What would you do if you had all the money in the world? In the case of New York City`s Mayor Bloomberg, it is not idle speculation. Mr. Bloomberg has so much money he is spending record amounts […]
Caribbean News
Caribbean Media Exchange Set For St. Lucia This December
CaribWorldNews, JERSEY CITY, NJ, Fri. Sept. 4, 2009: Resilience to the double threats of global recession and climate change will be addressed by movers and shakers drawn from the Caribbean and international media, tourism, financial, community and government communities. The island of St. Lucia was this week selected by the […]
Digicel Ready For Bigger Better Labor Day Celebrations In New York
CaribPR Wire, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. Sept. 4, 2009: Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and recent entrant to Central America, today unveiled details of its Labor Day activities, which include the West Indian Labor Day Parade, IRIE Jamboree, the Guyana Folk Festival, Haiti Bingo night and the finals […]
Guyana Ministry Says American Embassy Lied
CaribWorldNews, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Fri. Sept. 4, 2009: Guyana`s Home Affairs Ministry has dismissed as `false and unfounded,` a report, purportedly originating from the Embassy of the United States of America. The release reportedly stated that Missionaries belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints have been […]
Mormons Given The Boot From Guyana
CaribWorldNews, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thurs. Sept. 3, 2009: Some forty Mormon missionaries, working in Guyana, are getting the boot. The Mormons, mostly from the United States have been ordered to leave Guyana within 30 days, police said Wednesday, because of expired visas. Police Commissioner Henry Greene said the missionaries overstayed their […]
Amnesty Urges Obama To Lift Cuba Embargo
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Sept. 3, 2009: Amnesty International wants President Barack Obama to take the first step towards dismantling the US embargo against Cuba. President Obama has until September 14th to decide whether or not to extend the embargo and Amnesty International wants Obama to make history by […]
DR, Haiti Warned To Watch Erika
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Thurs. Sept. 3, 2009: The Dominican Republic and Haiti were last night being warned to watch Tropical Strom Erika, which was 70 miles west-southwest of Guadeloupe. The warning comes as Erika continues moving westward and as a tropical storm warning remains in effect for Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. […]
Caribbean American Congresswoman Picks Bloomberg`s Challenger
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Sept. 3, 2009: Caribbean American Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, has thrown her support to the man challenging New York`s Mayor, Mike Bloomberg for the office. Clarke yesterday announced on the steps of City Hall that she was endorsing New York City Comptroller, Bill Thompson, in his […]
Steelie Bashment Remembers Wycliffe `Steely` Johnson
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Sept. 3, 2009: Dwayne McKay, founder of the popular Steelie Bashment, the NYC-based, Jamaican oriented sound system, is among those voicing sadness at the passing of Wycliffe `Steely` Johnson. Johnson, of Steely and Clevie fame, died this week at a New York hospital after suffering […]
Jamaican Bank Says It Could Lose Millions From `Irregular` Trades
CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Weds. Sept. 2, 2009: First Global Bank says it could lose around US$19 million due to `irregular` trades by a senior employee. First Global Bank is owned by Jamaican food and financial services holding company Grace Kennedy Limited. The trades involved U.S. Treasury bonds and occurred over […]