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American jailed for sophisticated international cellphone fraud scheme linked to the Caribbean
From Antigua Observer MIAMI, Dec 24, CMC –A United States national has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a sophisticated global cell phone fraud scheme linked to the Caribbean. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that…
Grenada: Former banker jailed for 23 years
From Caribbean News Service ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Dec 22 2016 – A High Court judge in Grenada has sentenced a former banker to 23 years in jail after he was found guilty of engaging in fraudulent activities. Finton DeBourg, the founder…
SXM Airport named Caribbean Airport of the Year
From St Maarten News PHILIPSBURG:— Caribbean Journal’s annual “Caribbean Travel Awards” celebrate the best in travel and tourism across the Caribbean in 2016 and Princess Juliana International Airport was honored with the coveted title ‘Caribbean Airport of the Year’. The…
18 families homeless after massive fire in Dominica
From St Lucia News Online DNO – Eighteen families have lost everything and a total of 60 people have been directly affected in a massive fire that swept through a section of Silver Lake on Monday night. No one was…
World’s most expensive cities
By Himanshu Goenka IBT From Yahoo News If you thought that a city in Europe or the United States was the most expensive place to live in, you would be wrong. But don’t feel bad; almost no one would guess…
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Another Guyana offshore university accused of defrauding students
By Andrea Fernandes Guyana Guardian From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The largest selling English language daily newspaper in the world, the Times of India, has reported that another Indian-owned offshore university located in Guyana has been defrauding international…
CFVI has been awarded a grant of $450,000 from ArtPlace America
From The Virgin Islands Consortium The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has been awarded a grant of $450,000 from ArtPlace America National Creative Placemaking Fund in 2016 to fund Invisible Heritage: Identity Memory and Our Town a project…
‘Star Wars’ actress, author Carrie Fisher dies at age 60
From Newsmax Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Hollywood royalty who played Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars” and turned her experiences with addiction and mental illness into bestselling books, a hit film and popular stage performances, died Tuesday after…
2016: The year the Caribbean was forced to confront its attitude towards women
By Janine Mendes-Franco From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The first regional story that we reported on at Global Voices in 2016 was West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle’s on-air come-on to Australian sports journalist Melanie McLaughlin. The…
Michael Weissenstein named AP Caribbean news director
From SF Gate MEXICO CITY (AP) — Michael Weissenstein, a veteran correspondent and editor who currently serves as Cuba bureau chief for The Associated Press, has been named all-formats news director of a newly unified Caribbean Bureau, headquartered in Havana….
