US suspects Russia planted fake news behind Qatar crisis
From The Siasat Daily Doha [Qatar]: According to U.S. officials briefed on the investigation, U.S. investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar’s state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US’ closest Gulf…
Cartoon of the Week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Colors of rainbow and the Caribbean fly at Queens Pride
By Alexandra Simon From Caribbean Life It was a show of Caribbean and rainbow pride. More than a hundred Caribbean-American members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community marched at the 25th annual Queens Pride parade in Jackson…
Queens Tribune celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month
BY TRONE DOWD Editor From Queens Tribune The Queens Tribune honored seven Caribbean Americans for their community work during the paper’s inaugural Caribbean Heritage Month celebration on June 2 at Douglaston Manor. “We are a great city of diversity,” Queens…
Dominica campaign hoping to lure the Caribbean this summer
From WIC Discover Dominica Authority has launched a summer campaign, aimed at getting people in the Caribbean to head over to the Nature Island. ‘Meet Me In Dominica, Summer 2017’ has been designed to attract those in the region to…
Another Canadian Hedge Fund expands into the Caribbean
By Colin McClelland From Bloomberg Formula Growth has doubled managed assets in past three years Caribbean strategy aims to allay U.S. investors’ tax fears Formula Growth Ltd., a Montreal-based hedge fund operator that has doubled total assets under management to…
Kelly continues to cast uncertainty about fate of Haitians on TPS
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, John Kelly, continues to cast uncertainty on the eventual fate of 58,000 undocumented Haitians who has been granted limited Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to…
Barbados faces a tax burden
By George Alleyne From Caribbean Life In its 2017-2018 Budget, the Barbados government has opted for an internal solution to its debt crisis that is expect to cause widespread price increases, and effectively a devaluation of the dollar. Faced with…
The irony of Trump and his National Caribbean American Heritage Month proclamation
By Felicia Persaud From Amsterdam News Not to be outdone by his predecessors, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, who signed the bill declaring National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, June 6, 2006, Donald Trump Wednesday, May 31, issued his first CAHM…
Int’l events dedicated to the elderly aids Caribbean Medical Assoc.
From Presna Latino Havana, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) The work of the Caribbean Medical Association (AMECA) in the Dominican Republic has been benefited thanks to the exchange generated by the international events dedicated to the elderly, the head of this…