Kenny Anthony resigns as leader of St Lucia Labour Party
From Jamaica Observer CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Former prime minister Dr Kenny Anthony has formally resigned as leader of the St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) less than a week after he led the party into defeat in the June…
[US] House takes USVI out of Puerto Rico debt bill
From St. Croix Source The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill laying out a framework to address Puerto Rico’s debt crisis with a powerful oversight board Thursday, after removing a provision that would have allowed the U.S. Virgin Islands…
Cuba-EU human rights dialogue moves forward despite differences
From Caribbean News Now HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — A round of talks on human rights between Cuba and the European Union (EU) was held in Havana on Sunday, June 6, when, despite profound differences, both parties agreed they had made…
Jamaican woman living in USA admits to suffocating her 2 children in Florida, police say
From 6abc A 40-year-old Philadelphia woman has been charged with murder in the apparent suffocation deaths of her 7-month-old son and 3-year-old daughter. MIRAMAR, Fla. (WPVI) — A 40-year-old Philadelphia woman has been charged with murder in the apparent suffocation…
The View from Europe: A crowded space
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now When it comes to regional and hemispheric institutions, the Caribbean and Latin America have become a crowded space. Over the last few years an extraordinary number of bodies have appeared; expanding their agendas…
Sail: How daredevil Jeb Corliss uses wearable tech to fly like a bird
By Dan Patterson From TechRepublic Last week the wingsuit pilot strapped on a set of wings, jumped out of an airplane, and landed on the Great Wall of China. Here’s how tech helped him train for and survive the harrowing…
Jamaica’s PNP admits to election unpreparedness in latest post-mortem
By Alphea Saunders From Jamaica Observer THE People’s National Party (PNP) yesterday admitted that it made several grave errors, including snubbing the political debates and initiating a row over Andrew Holness’ house, which caused the party to lose the February…
Jamaicans in the diaspora gets high praise
By Derrick Scott From South Florida Caribbean News NEW YORK – Jamaicans in the diaspora are coming in for high praise for decades of solid contribution to the development and evolution of Jamaica. Director of diaspora and consular affairs in…
Refund hard to collect after Zika-related cruise cancellation
BY MATT GEPHARDT AND CINDY ST. CLAIR From CBS KUTV (KUTV) Kody Thompson and his wife love to cruise. In July, they were set to embark on their tenth, sailing with Royal Caribbean to the Caribbean. It’s an area that…
Let the voices of the Haitian people be heard
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Friday June 10, 2016 – “International interests in Haiti, in addition to checking off an ‘elections done’ box, are largely defined by controlling emigration, maintaining stability, and managing poverty. The latter is…