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Revolutionary Cuba trains 80k international doctors—for free
From telesur Cuba began awarding free scholarships to students from across the Global South in the 1960s, many of whom had been affected by conflict and war. Cuba has trained more than 80,000 doctors from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa,…
UPDATED: Divided, battered Haiti to hold elections, ready or not
From Caribbean News Service PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov 19 2016 – Haitians will try yet again to elect a president this weekend despite the fact that much of the southwest is still in ruins from Hurricane Matthew, parts of the north…
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Coalition created to monitor post-hurricane aid in Haiti
From Caribbean News Now PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Observatoire Citoyen de L’Action des Pouvoirs Public en Haiti (OCAPH) on Thursday launched a project to monitor Hurricane Matthew relief aid from international aid organizations and keep tabs on the Haitian government’s decisions…
The rise in infectious diseases is an opportunity for biotech investors
By Patrick Cox, Mauldin Economics From Business Insider The CDC has expanded its count of Miami neighborhoods with verified local transmission of the Zika virus. As a result, pregnant women are taking precautions. Some have left the area. Others are…
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Jamaica: John Rollins Success Primary helping children in Haiti
By Marlon Tingling From JIS Story highlights: Students and teachers at the John Rollins Success Primary School in Rose Hall, St. James, are moving to assist students of the Caribbean island of Haiti, who have been hard hit by the…
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Boy killed in Haiti amid protest over delay in hurricane aid
From Caribbean News Service LES CAYES, Haiti, Nov 02 2016 — A teenage boy was fatally shot in Haiti on Tuesday amid protests over delays in aid distribution after a Category 4 hurricane pummeled the Caribbean country last month. It…
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Weeks after hurricane, Haitians struggle for clean water
By David McFadden From Caribbean Life News COTEAUX, Haiti (AP) _ It’s been nearly a month since Hurricane Matthew tore through southern Haiti and people like Kettley Rosier and many of her neighbors still have to spend their meager savings…
East Lancashire charity aid for hurricane-hit Caribbean
By Neil Athey Ribble Valley reporter From Lancaster Telegraph An East Lancashire charity has sent response teams to Haiti to offer support and aid after the recent hurricane damage. Al-Imdaad Foundation members flew out to the Caribbean country after Hurricane…
Chasing witches
Chasing the witches around the globe before All Saints Day By Jean H Charles From Caribbean News Now In the dark day of ages, God was confronted by an angel named Satan, who took the position he should no more…
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Why Caribbean banks are bracing for crisis
By Arthur Williams From Americas Quarterly Bankers’ efforts to reduce risk threaten to cut the Caribbean off from the international financial system. In countries like Haiti, remittances matter. Many Haitians rely on money sent from family abroad to meet daily…
