By Ana ScarlettPanos Caribbean CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. April 8, 2010: At least twelve Caribbean nations will play a key part in moving climate negotiations forward during this year, through service to the bureau of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change […]
OAS AG For Haiti
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. April 8, 2010: Newly-re-elected Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Albert Ramdin, is set to lead a six-member OAS mission to Haiti. Ramdin will be in Haiti from tomorrow, April 8 to Saturday, April 10th at the request of the government of Haiti. […]
Philadelphia Caribbean Nationals To Host March To The Mailbox Census Event
CaribWorldNews, PHILADELPHIA, PA, Thurs. April 8, 2010: The Philadelphia Caribbean Complete Count Committee, in partnership with the Philadelphia Caribbean Festival Committee, will be hosting a March to The Mailbox event on Saturday April 10, 2010. The event is set for noon to 4 p.m. in West Philadelphia and is part […]
Accused Ponzi Schemer Stanford Spars With Judge
CaribWorldNews, HOUSTON, TX, Weds. April 7, 2010: The man formerly known as Sir Allen R. Stanford seemed to think he was still in control and calling the shots of his billion dollar empire Tuesday. Stanford, who is accused of bilking investors out of $7billion as part of a massive Ponzi […]
Jamaican National Faces Deportation Again
CaribWorldNews, TORONTO, Canada, Weds. April 7, 2010: A Jamaican 49-year-old national who was deported once but returned to Canada illegally will soon face another round of deportation. George Donovan Brown was first deported from Canada in 2000, but returned to the country illegally. But instead of flying under the radar […]
Dominica, St. Lucia Nationals May Soon Need UK Visas
CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Weds. April 7, 2010: Nationals of the Commonwealth of Dominica and St. Lucia may soon need a visa to travel to the United Kingdom. The rule change comes following a visa waiver test for seven countries in the Eastern Caribbean. The test considered what they deemed to […]
U.S. Veep Insists Administration Will Continue To Support Haiti
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Tues. April 6, 2010: U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden, has insisted Haiti will have the support of the Obama administration `for the long haul.` Biden made the comment to a group of Haitians yesterday in Miami`s populous Little Haiti. Before over two-dozen elected officials and community leaders […]
Barbados Star Rihanna To Kick-Off July North American Tour
CaribWorldNews, LOS ANGELES, CA, Tues. April 6, 2010: Barbados-born Grammy-winning star Rihanna is set to kick off her summer with a major North American tour. But not before a performance on the popular Fox show, American Idol, tomorrow, April 7th. The tour, titled `Last Girl On Earth,` is set to […]
Grenada Too Turns To IMF
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Tues. April 6, 2010: Grenada is the latest Caribbean island to turn to the International Monetary Fund. The country recently secured a US$13 million loan from the institution to assist with its economic restructuring program. Approval of the program makes an initial disbursement of about US$1.9 million […]
Guyana-Born Cultural Ambassador Brings Traditional Celebration To Essequibo
CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 2, 2010: Guyana-born award-winning cultural ambassador, natural lifestyle consultant and master drummer, Menes De Griot, is set to bring a traditional twist to Easter celebration in his country of birth this weekend. Griot, son of the late Art Sebastion Broomes, will be celebrating […]