Ex-Dominican leader has softer line on citizenship
By Matt Sedensky, From sfgate West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) — A former, and possibly future, president of the Dominican Republic said Tuesday that migrant children who were issued birth certificates should be granted citizenship in his country, a somewhat…
Despite Tighter External Conditions, Latin America and the Caribbean Hold Steady
From The World Bank Remittances and Foreign Direct Investment provide more reliable flows Growth continues, albeit slow: 2.3% in 2014 Without productivity reforms the region could see social progress stall WASHINGTON – As international investors shift their focus back to…
Opposition legislator critical of amendment to Grenada Citizenship by Investment legislation
From Caribbean360 Raymond Roberts, who represents the labour movement in the Senate said that the amendments were “ill-advised” ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – An opposition legislator has accused the Grenada government of amending the Citizenship by Investment Act so as…
NYC: Mayor acknowledged the City failed Caribbean Teachers
By: Tony Best From Guyanese Online At Last a Mayor acknowledged the City failed Caribbean Teachers Almost two decades after hundreds of Caribbean teachers were first wooed to New York City classrooms but left in the lurch a Mayor has…
Despite US ties
By Michelle Loubon From Trinidad Express Newspapers “One foot in. One foot out.” Visiting Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Gladstone Christie said the Bahamas is often viewed by the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) and Caribbean nationals as having dual…
Caribbean ‘crumbling under poor leadership and divisive politics’
By Clive Bacchus From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — The humanization of power is the main affliction affecting good governance in the Caribbean, says Joan Purcell, author of the book A Vision for Change. “To begin with,…
Jamaican Art at National Gallery
Jamaican Art on display at the National Gallery of Cayman Islands BY PROFFICER ⋅ From Institute of Jamaica The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is presently exhibiting a collection of Jamaican art, Jamaican Art from the 1960s and 1970s, at…
Slaughter stuns Fort Hood killer’s Puerto Rican family and friends
From Caribbean360 To his friends and relations, the triggerman in the mass shootings was the loving son of a religious family, a devoted husband and father, and a loyal friend. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, To the outside world, Ivan Lopez…
Caribbean corals. We need your help to investigate a devastating coral disease?
What is killing Caribbean corals? Investigating a devastating coral disease? By Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn | Felicia Aronson From Experiment If we understand what is damaging coral reefs, we can save them. White band disease is responsible for destroying up to 95%…
Sadists Aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
From The Steady Drip Royal Caribbean cruise ended after illness outbreak Norovirus suspected as gastrointestinal illness with vomiting, diarrhea that infected 281 passengers Health officials have boarded Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas to investigate an illness outbreak that…
