| Parchment to lead Jamaica Select XI
Cricinfo
West Indies batsman Brenton Parchment will lead a Jamaica Select XI in a three-day match against Australia at Trelawny next week. Xavier Marshall and Carlton Baugh are the only other players in the...
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| Show features local efforts to fight hunger in Haiti
Pioneer Press
Rising food prices are being felt all around the world, especially in Haiti, where soaring food costs have resulted in protests and riots. In April, KSTP-TV, Channel 5, reporter Jason Davis traveled...
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| Graveyard quiet of huge Haiti slum signals progress
Reuters
It is a measure of success for President Rene Preval that calm prevailed in Haiti's largest and most violent slum during recent food riots in the Caribbean nation.
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| U.S. officials send 79 migrants stopped at sea back to Cuba
Sun-Sentinel
Seventy-nine Cuban refugees, stopped at sea in four incidents last week, were sent back to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, on Saturday aboard the Coast Guard...
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| Intermarriage bans to save tribes met with opposition
Sun-Sentinel
The leader of the last remaining pre-Columbian tribe in the eastern Caribbean says outlawing marriage to outsiders can save Dominica's dwindling indigenous population...
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| Jervy doubtful; Loyzaga gives Castro advice
Inquirer
Close this HAPEE TOOTHPASTE MAY END UP missing Jervy Cruz after the star forward suffered an injury in a freak accident during a PBL out-of-town game in Tarlac Friday. The 6-foot-4 Cruz is due for a...
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| Cuba embraces golf to boost tourism
Reuters
... amp;Golf is seen as important to develop a more sophisticated and repeat tourism beyond sun and sand,& said Entwistle, who is advising one of the golf community projects.
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| A Caribbean Classic in the making
Jamaica Gleaner
Defending champions Hurricane and Caribbean Classic won their semi-final matches in the 2007/2008 CTL-sponsored Portmore Domino league last Sunday when they defeated Eradication and Old Harbour...
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| Prized Wetland In Danger
IPS
If the worst outcomes predicted for climate change in Cuba become reality, a large portion of the Ciénaga de Zapata, the largest and best preserved...
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| New US Fourth Fleet part of gunboat diplomacy
Inquirer
The US Navy has raised the profile of its operations in Latin America, reviving the US Fourth Fleet after nearly a 60-year slumber. And some, beginning with...
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| Trinidad & Tobago celebrates first annual fashion week
Caribbean Net News
31, 2008 in Adam Smith Square....
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| NEVLEC will remain sole supplier of electricity on Nevis, minister says
Caribbean Net News
Charlestown, Nevis: Junior Minister with responsibility for Utilities in the Nevis Island Administration Carlisle Powell, disclosed on Wednesday that the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd.(NEVLEC)...
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| Visiting St Vincent PM attends ballet performance in Cuba
Caribbean Net News
Havana, Cuba: The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, on Tuesday visited the emblematic Cuban National Ballet School, where students treated him to a performance....
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| UVI signs pact with Medical University of South Carolina
Caribbean Net News
... susan@caribbeannetnews.com ST THOMAS, USVI: University of the Virgin Islands President Dr LaVerne Ragster today announced that she has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dr Raymond Greenberg...
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| St Lucia to commemorate International Biodiversity Day
Caribbean Net News
St Lucia will join the rest of the world in celebrating International Biodiversity Day under the theme &Biodiversity and...
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| Cuba increases medal count in Judo championships
Examiner
Oritia Gonzalez to win the United States' first gold and only medal of the day. one bronze, one silver, and one gold - in the first two days of competition.&We...
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| Cuba boosts golf to compete with DR and the Caribbean
Dominican Today
Havana.– The only time Cuba's Fidel Castro is known to have played golf was in 1961, in a stunt thumbing his nose at the United States. Cuba is now setting aside any ideological objections and ...
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| Jamaican Premier concludes visit in Cuba
Caribbean Net News
Havana, Cuba: Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding concluded on Wednesday a three-day official visit to Cuba to expand bilateral links. His agenda included meeting with Cuban President Raul...
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| Spanish reporter shot by foreign soldiers in Haiti
SABC
2008, 20:00 Spanish journalist Ricardo Ortega was shot dead by foreign soldiers in Haiti in 2004, according to a court order from the Caribbean country, the contents of which were made...
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| Head of UN agricultural agency in Haiti to discuss food security
UN News Centre
The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is in Haiti for talks on food security with top officials including President René Préval. Widespread food riots in the small...
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| Politics in Puerto Rico and Memories Gone Missing
NCM
Views from the Ethnic Media Eduardo Stanley (El Sol) Eva Sanchis (El Diario/La Prensa) and Ivan Roman (Society of Hispanic Journalists) on Puerto Rico and the primaries Raj Patel on his book &Stuffed...
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| Manta ray released from Bahamas resort
Examiner
Ap Photo/Mario Nixon)A helicopter transfers a 1,000-pound manta ray named Zeus from a captive marine viewing habitat to the Atlantic Ocean as part of a release and research program at Atlantis...
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| FIX IT - Mandela lights up, Kew Road still rocky
Jamaica Star
As PART of our mission to be the People Paper, THE WEEKEND STAR has been highlighting problem areas across the island. Our reporter, Carolyn Johnson, along with photographer Norman Grindley, will...
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| Cops foils bus hold up
Jamaica Star
A robbery attempt on a Toyota coaster was foiled yesterday afternoon after a plain-clothes policeman who was a passenger on the bus confronted the would-be robbers forcing them to flee. According to...
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| Bermuda receives ground approval
Cricinfo
Bermuda will host their first international match in four years when they play Scotland in the Intercontinental Cup after the National Sports Centre ground received ICC approval.
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| Cuba off to strong start at Pan American
Examiner
News ) - Cuba's Driulis Gonzalez, Idalis Ortiz and Yurisel Laborde won gold medals Thursday in the women's competition in the Pan American Judo Championships.Gonzalez topped the field in the...
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| Oas Assistant Secretary General Tells Caricom Foreign Ministers Of Commitment To Success Of Summit Of The Americas
OAS
Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin reiterated to Caribbean Community foreign ministers gathered in Antigua on Thursday that the Organization of American States stands ready to assist in...
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| Jamaica, India in four-match series
Jamaica Gleaner
Adrian Frater, News EditorWESTERN BUREAU:INTERNATIONAL POLO will return to Jamaica this Sunday when the touring Indian team open their much-anticipated four-match series against the national team at...
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| Jamaica Football Federation orders audit of Reggae Boyz 2006 tour
Jamaica Gleaner
Kwesi Mugisa, Staff ReporterWITH NEW debtors seemingly popping out of the woodwork, the Jamaica Football Federation has requested a forensic audit of the Reggae Boyz' 2006 tour of England.The...
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| Mexican anti-drug chief assassinated
Sun-Sentinel
A top police official and national coordinator in Mexico's battle against drug trafficking and organized crime was assassinated inside his home here before dawn Thursday. Edgar Millan...
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| You have got to dip into this salsa
The Seattle Times
As a bonus to its highly recommended exhibit &American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music,& Experience Music Project presents the greatest salsa band of all time — El Gran Combo de Puerto...
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| High-tech bats to be made illegal
BBC Caribbean
Law-maker the MCC has outlawed some modern bats after an overwhelming vote to rewrite one of cricket's key laws. With a two-thirds majority needed, 98.6% of members voted to re-write law 6, which...
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| Happy birthday, Sir Arthur Foulkes
Nassau Guardian
This coming Sunday will be a very special day for Arthur Alexander Foulkes. God has a way of showering blessings on persons He favors because their lives have exemplified the virtues of goodness and...
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| Public assured of safe bus rides
Nassau Guardian
Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comThe Public Transportation Association of The Bahamas is assuring the Bahamian public that buses under its umbrella will provide an...
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| "Now is a bad time to do it"
Nassau Guardian
Assistant News Editor, tamara@nasguard.comAs the price of gas and breadbasket items continue to escalate, a former minister of housing criticized the government on Thursday for...
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| Prison break trial hits another snag
Nassau Guardian
Guardian Staff Reporter, bianca@nasguard.comThe case involving Barry Parcoi, Forrester Bowe and Corey Hepburn, three prisoners who allegedly took part in a violent prison break...
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| Laing to call 60 more witnesses
Nassau Guardian
Guardian Senior Reporter, kdl@nasguard.comWith approximately 60 more witnesses to be called to the stand team of Marco City MP Zhivargo Laing, the election court...
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| GB woman faces charge under Shop License Act
Nassau Guardian
A 57-year-old Grand Bahama resident is in police custody for allegedly operating a shop from her home without the required license.Officers attached to the Central Division, acting on a tip...
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| Cost-cutting ways to deal with price increases
Nassau Guardian
Guardian Senior Reporter, betty@nasguard.comWith the high cost of food and fuel wreaking havoc on the average person's budget, many persons are seeking ways to cut costs at the food...
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| Prince William to join Caribbean drug patrols
The China Post
Britain's Prince William is to join a Royal Navy operation patrolling for drug runners in the Caribbean, a media report said Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence declined to confirm the...
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| Second relative testifies against murder accused
Nassau Guardian
Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comMurder accused Michael Simmons gave himself up to police and admitted to stabbing his girlfriend, a police witness testified...
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| National Trust concerned about development
Nassau Guardian
Guardian Senior Reporter, betty@nasguard.comThe Bahamas National Trust is asking the government to verify whether permits have been issued for the South Seas Development...
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| Boy, 12, collapses, dies in school
Nassau Guardian
... bound 12-year-old boy at the Gerald Cash...
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| Ministry set to stage Primary Schools meet
Nassau Guardian
Ng Sports Reporter, dahalia@nasguard.comTeams from all over The Bahamas are expected to converge for the 27th Milo Primary Schools Track and Field Championships set to run from...
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| Judge-Prosecutors took too long to try accused rapist
Nassau Guardian
Guardian Senior Reporter, artesia@nasguard.comProsecutors took too long to try Leroy Adderley on a rape charge, Acting Supreme Court Justice Elliot Lockhart ruled yesterday.Lockhart...
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| BreakSk8 and Live In Color bring the heat
Nassau Guardian
Brown, Guardian Lifestyle Reporter, nadine@nasguard.comBreakSk8 and Live in Color, two of the groups that wowed the world on the television show &America's Best Dance Crew& will be...
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| Questioning Royal Fidelity index choices
Nassau Guardian
... to-date numbers suggest Royal Fidelity's choice of indices for its first plunge into international markets is hampering the...
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| Commonwealth chance for Choo Choo
Nassau Guardian
Ng Sports Reporter, dahalia@nasguard.comAchievements in Bahamian boxing over the past two weeks have been monumental. Last week, amateur boxer Taureano Johnson secured his ticket...
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| Jason Castro heads for home
New Straits Times
Jason Castro came, he sang and he sank. It was that simple. It was rock and roll week and the remaining four contestants had to pick two songs from that era.Jason's song was I Shot The Sheriff....
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| Fuel prices on the rise in Puerto Rico
Caribbean Net News
... miranda@caribbeannetnews.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: As gasoline prices have increased in the US, gas prices in Puerto Rico have also dramatically escalated in the past year. In Puerto Rico gasoline...
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| Guyana government cracks down on alleged corruption in state agencies
Caribbean Net News
... amp;amp;ldquo;The future of CANU is dependent on the results of the polygraph… and will give an assessment of how the officers are fighting the drug traffickers,” Jagdeo said. The Guyanese...
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| Jamaica and Cuba to strengthen cooperation in five key areas
Caribbean Net News
Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica and Cuba are to strengthen co-operation in five key areas, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced. These include tourism, health, water, housing and agriculture...
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| Foreign investment in the Caribbean reaches record figures in 2007
Caribbean Net News
Satiago, Chile: Latin America and the Caribbean received the record figure of almost US$106 billion in foreign direct investment in 2007, due to regional economic growth and sustained global...
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| Regional ICT steering committee to meet in Guyana
Caribbean Net News
Georgetown, Guyana: Member States of the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States, Regional and international organisations, representatives of private sector and civil...
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| St Kitts-Nevis PM to meet with nationals in St Maarten
Caribbean Net News
Bassetere, St Kitts: Nationals of St Kitts and Nevis residing on Dutch and French St. Martin will get an opportunity to hear about the developments in the twin-island Federation. Prime...
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| Cuba scorns anti-Castro exile honored in Miami
Reuters
Days after he was feted in Miami as a freedom fighter for his anti-Castro activities, Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles was scorned on Wednesday in Havana as a &terrorist& given...
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| President announces measures to head off food crisis
Sun-Sentinel
Georgetown, Guyana - Guyana's president on Wednesday announced flour subsidies, cost-of-living allowances for civil servants and a series of other measures designed to head off a food crisis in the...
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| UN food agency chief says more investment in farms needed to stop crisis
Sun-Sentinel
United Nations food agency said Wednesday that governments should boost investment in farm infrastructure and technology to fight a growing global food crisis. Jacques Diouf, leader of the U.N....
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| Warlord extradited to U.S. for trial on drug charges
Sun-Sentinel
Colombia extradited a paramilitary warlord to the United States on Wednesday for trial on drug charges, accusing him of violating a peace pact by selling drugs...
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| The insecurity of hunger and the challenges of food
Caribbean Net News
Food and insecurity are two intertwined critical dimensions in the context of the rising cost of living and the scarcity of critical commodities. The unstable socioeconomic conditions created by...
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