Antigua reach highest ever FIFA ranking as T&T, Haiti also soar
From Jamaica Observer Jamaica slip 13 places to 113th in the world ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Antigua and Barbuda are celebrating their highest ever FIFA World ranking after they jumped this week to 70th in the world. The Benna…
Humanitarian assistance in Review Latin America and the Caribbean
From Relief Web Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 – 2014 The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are highly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, forest fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. Between FY…
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Outbound Passenger on Cayman Islands domestic flight arrested HM Customs has confirmed that one female outbound passenger destined for Cayman Brac was arrested on suspicion of possession of vegetable matter resembling ganja with intent to supply. On Sunday, 5th October…
Synthetic biology could open a whole new can of worms
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Wednesday October 8, 2014, IPS – Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, is the world’s leading producer of vetiver. In the southwest of the country, vetiver production is hard…
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Haiti pitches a Ritzy oasis on an island of misfortune
By Craig Karmin From The Wall Street Journal Nation Needs $350 Million to Develop 16-Mile Stretch The Haitian government is seeking partners for a seemingly daunting task: building a world-class resort destination in one of the world’s poorest countries. This…
CARIBBEAN” A Photo Exhibit by Francesco Giusti
From Hypebeast International photographer Francesco Giusti has made his U.S photo exhibit debut at the HVW8 Gallery in Los Angeles with his latest collection of work titled, “Caribbean.” In his own words, “Caribbean is a selection of works in an…
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Cayman Islands college students to discuss draft student policy The International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI) student body is holding a meeting Wednesday night (17) to discuss the college’s recently released draft student policy. The group wants clarification on…
Haiti gets help for mosquito-borne virus outbreak
From Charlotte Observer (AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti. Haiti has received a large shipment of treatment packets to help it deal with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya amid a rainy season expected to result in a surge of…
Haiti police detain US citizen on orphan abuse charges
By Joseph Guyler C. Delva From HCNN Haiti police detain US citizen on orphan abuse charges Michael Karl Geilenfeld was arrested on Friday and taken to custody PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Haitian police, under the authority of the capital’s top…
1 killed, 2 missing as Cristobal barrels through Caribbean
From Jamaica Observer SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Slow-moving Tropical Storm Cristobal lashed parts of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands with heavy rainfall yesterday. One man died and two other people were earlier left missing when…
