Jamaica’s crime stats among highest worldwide, despite reduction
By Kimberley Hibbert From Jamaica Observer ALTHOUGH all the categories of serious and violent crimes have been on a decline locally, Jamaica still records some of the highest crime stats worldwide. Minister of National Security Peter Bunting made the revelation…
CFU brings in penalty shoot outs in group games for its top Cup competition
By Paul Nicholson From Inside World Football January 19 – With FIFA election candidates lobbying for votes and a flamethrower as entertainment for the assembled, the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) focused on its own football activity at the weekend, for…
Shortlists announced for Third-Annual CONCACAF awards
Top Performers from Across the Confederation to Be Honored; Web Voting in Fan and Media Categories Underway Miami (Tuesday, January 12, 2016) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the shortlists and the…
Sharlene’s ready for the Universe
By Kevin Jackson From Jamaica Observer Twenty-four-year-old Sharlene Radlein, who wore the sash Miss Eskay Catering, is Miss Universe Jamaica 2015. Radlein, who lives in New York, was a popular winner at the coronation which took place Saturday at the…
No need to fear the end of PetroCaribe, S&P tells Caribbean
By Lucien Chauvin From Emerging Markets Although Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has committed to maintain the discounted oil programme PetroCaribe, some of the 17 beneficiary nations in Central America and the Caribbean are using the opportunity of low crude orices…
CONCACAF appoints Denoncourt as Director of Refereeing
MIAMI (Thursday, December 11, 2014) — The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today the appointment of Sonia Denoncourt as Director of Refereeing. In her role, Denoncourt will lead all aspects of refereeing within the…
CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Schedule Amended –UPDATED–
First leg matchups involving Alajuelense-DC United and Olimpia-Herediano Switch Dates Miami, FL (Wednesday, December 3, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today issued an amended schedule for the quarterfinals of the 2014/15 edition…
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CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb welcomes Soccerex to Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb officially welcomed attendees to the Soccerex Americas Forum at the inaugural ceremony on Tuesday in the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Soccerex Americas Forum has gathered more than 1,000 leading…
Coffee is about to get more expensive everywhere
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, The Wire From Business Insider Months after we all started fretting over the prospect of a global coffee shortage, it seems we might actually start to feel the caffeine-related effects of Brazil’s massive drought and Central America’s…
Puma Energy announces new COO for Americas Regions
Rodrigo Adolfo Zavala to lead day-to-day operations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Puma Energy announced [last month] the appointment of Rodrigo Adolfo Zavala as new Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Puma Energy Americas. In his new role, Rodrigo will…
