CaribWorldNews, BERLIN, Germany, Mon. Aug. 17, 2009: One year to the day that he stunned the world at the Beijing Olympics, Jamaica`s sprint phenomenon has done it again to keep a strong hold on the title of world`s fastest man. Usain `Lightning` Bolt shattered his own 100-m World record of […]
Tropical Storm Ana Eyes Eastern Caribbean
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Mon. Aug. 17, 2009: The Eastern Caribbean is on watch for Tropical Storm Ana. Ana is expected to produce rainfall amounts of two to four inches over the Leeward Islands, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches are […]
Swiss Court Rejects Baby Doc`s Family`s Appeal
CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Mon. Aug. 17, 2009:A request by the family of Jean-Claude `Baby Doc` Duvalier, to reclaim the money it had stashed away in Swiss bank accounts, has been shot down by a court in Switzerland. The court rejected the appeal by the family to gain access to the […]
Cayman, BVI Make Tax White List
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 17, 2009: British-dependent territories, The BVI and The Cayman Islands, have made the tax `white list.` The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) added the two islands to its `white list` of jurisdictions after they signed the twelfth Tax Information Exchange Agreement with […]
Is Turks & Caicos A Colony Now?
CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Mon. Aug. 17, 2009: `Our country is being invaded and recolonized by the United Kingdom.` That`s how Premier Galmo Williams summed it up after Britain on Friday imposed direct rule on the Caribbean islands of the Turks and Caicos. The British government suspended the island government and […]
Presidential Medal Of Freedom For Famed Bahamian American Actor
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: He`s known for roles such as `To Sir With Love.` Now Bahamian-American actor, film director, author, and diplomat, Sir Sidney Poitier, can add Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient to his long resume. The 82-year-old actor, known for breaking racial barriers as the first […]
Remittance To Caribbean, Latin To Drop This Year
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: Money transfers to the Caribbean and Latin American region will see a double digit drop this year, the Inter-American Development Bank`s Multilateral Investment Fund said Wednesday. The IDB`s MIF said the regions are expected to receive about $62 billion from its migrants this […]
Manulife Acquires Michael Lee Chin`s AIC Limited
CaribWorldNews, TORONTO, Canada, Weds. Aug. 13, 2009: Manulife Financial yesterday announced it has acquired AIC`s Canadian retail investment fund business, the company stated by Jamaican Michael Lee Chin. Under the agreement, Manulife Mutual Funds would manage all AIC funds in Canada and AIC would continue to act as a fund […]
DR-Born Former Immigrant Commissioner Now Bloomberg Campaign Staffer
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: Former New York City`s Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs, Dr. Guillermo Linares, may have lost his bid to get on the ballot for a council seat, but he was yesterday named to a top post in the Mike Bloomberg mayoral re-election campaign. The […]
Bill Clinton Names Haiti Deputy
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti, Former President Bill Clinton, has named a physician and Harvard University professor as his deputy. Clinton this week named Paul Farmer as his United Nations Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti to assist in advancing the economic […]