Local marketing company supports coral restoration in the Caribbean
From The CW Richmond This article was originally distributed via SproutNews. SproutNews, WorldNow and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. PressAdvantage/ – KTi Marketing, an online marketing company based in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, has revealed that…
Haitians deported from their own country
By JACOB KUSHNER From Pulitzer Center FOND BAYARD, Haiti—On April 28, 2009, Julia Antoine gave birth to a girl in a hospital in the town of Los Mina, in the Dominican Republic. Her husband, Fritz Charles, couldn’t be there—he was…
A guaíza: The tiny sculpture of a face found by archaeologists at an indigenous Dominican Republic house
From Culture24 Described by its finders as “enigmatic”, this sculpted face was buried by a house in the Dominican Republic, as archaeologist Alice Samson, from the University of Leicester, explains “A guaíza is a small sculpture of a face. This…
More Caribbean countries confirm Zika cases
From CARIBflame The Caribbean Region continues to wrestle with the mosquito-borne Zika Virus and 15 Caribbean countries have confirmed cases. The region’s leading health body, the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA) has provided an update on Zika in the…
Calls grow in Caribbean nation for gay U.S. Ambassador’s removal
By Patrick Goodenough From cns news (CNSNews.com) – A little over two years after Obama campaign bundler and LGBT advocate James “Wally” Brewster arrived in the Dominican Republic, accompanied by his spouse, Bob Satawake, to assume his duties as U.S. ambassador,…
Cruise giant Carnival Corp. wins approval for Cuba sailings
By USA Today From St Lucia news Online It’s official: Cruise giant Carnival Corp. (CCL) will launch its first voyages from the USA to Cuba in May. The parent company of Carnival, Princess and eight other cruise brands on Monday…
Haiti and the Dominican Republic to pool resources to attract foreign direct investment
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March, 17, 2016. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Centre for Facilitation of Investments of Haiti (CFI) and the Export and Investment Centre of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), conducted a workshop…
2 Caribbean lakes rise
The relentless rise of two Caribbean lakes baffles scientists By Jacob Kushner From National Geographic In Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the lakes are flooding farmland, swallowing communities and leading to deforestation. The Haitian village of Lunettes appears to float…
Caribbean countries endorse effort to accelerate pro-growth reforms
From South Florida Caribbean News BELIZE – Twelve Caribbean countries endorsed today (March 1st) a joint communique to move forward on their pro-growth agenda. “This event is an important milestone for member countries of the Caribbean Growth Forum. Together with…
Dominican Republic partially repeals criminal defamation law
From Caribbean News Now VIENNA, Austria — In a partial victory for media freedom, the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court on Sunday invalidated provisions in the country’s press law criminalising defamation of government bodies and public officials, but declined to strike…
