Caribbean chikungunya cases top 170,000
By Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer From CIDRAP News The number of chikungunya cases in parts of the Caribbean continued to surge last week, pushing past 170,000 cases, with the first cases confirmed in El Salvador, west of the main outbreak…
Haiti plans to become an “emerging country by 2030” – Lamothe
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday June 13, 2014, CMC – Haiti is embarking upon a development plan that is aimed at making it an “emerging country by 2030,” Prime Minister Laurent Salvador Lamothe has said. The country has…
Importing food is damaging the Caribbean: Why no action?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday June 5, 2014 – It is shameful that golden opportunities to produce more food in the Caribbean and significantly reduce the astronomically high annual food import bill of US$4.75 billion are…
Haiti migrants risk sea journey for better prospects
By Nick Davis BBC News, Port-de-Paix, Haiti The boats carrying illegal migrants are almost always overloaded and rarely seaworthy Every year thousands of Haitians risk their lives trying to make the perilous sea voyage from their country to one of…
Mosquito-borne illness Chikungunya spreads across Caribbean infecting over 55,000
By Rebekah Marcarelli From HNGN A painful mosquito-borne illness is sweeping the Caribbean. Chikungunya is more commonly seen in Africa and Asia, but five months ago it was detected in the Caribbean, Reuters reported. The illness, which causes symptoms such…
Operation Smile: Doctors remove 4-pound tumor from girl’s face
By Loren Grush From Fox News In 2011, Larry O’Reilly traveled to the Caribbean nation of Haiti, to aid those who had been devastated by the massive earthquake that had occurred a year earlier. During his stay, O’Reilly visited a…
Caribbean Football Union to send trio of group winners to CCL
CONCACAF.com KINGSTON, Jamaica – April 1, 2014 – Waterhouse FC (Jamaica), Puerto Rico Bayamon FC (Puerto Rico), and Alpha United (Guyana) will represent the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) in the 2014/2015 CONCACAF Champions League, it was announced Monday. The decision…
IMF approves funds for Haiti
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON (CMC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing US$2.5 million to Haiti as it praised the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country for its economic performance “despite difficult circumstances”. The Washington-based financial institution said it has…
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Caribbean Football Union Club Championship Recap: March 21, 2014 [BT lose 5-0]
From Boxscore CONCACAF.com KINGSTON, Jamaica – March 22, 2014 – The 2014 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship – the region’s annual club championship that doubles as a qualifying competition for the CONCACAF Champions League — opened on Friday with…
Actress Olivia Wilde bagged bodies in Haiti
From Caribbean360 The Hollywood star was among a group of volunteers who performed the grisly task weekly, giving the poor a dignified burial. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Thursday March 20, 2014 – Hollywood actress Olivia Wilde, who is generally associated with the…
