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YCLA finalist and father sued by Cayman Accountants Cayman accountancy firm Ernst and Young have filed a law suit against Samantha and Peter Widmer claiming $55,462.36 plus annual interest at 2.38% since May 2011 and costs. Samantha Widmer was a…
US extends TPR for Haitians
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Haiti for an additional 18 months, effective Jul….
US slams Caribbean human rights practices
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean360 Washington was particularly scathing in its criticism of Haiti, Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Bahamas. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, CMC – While noting that governments that protect human rights and are…
Protest coverage in Haiti and Venezuela reveals U.S. media hypocrisy
By Kevin Edmonds, The Other Side of Paradise From nacla The media coverage of the events unfolding in Venezuela provides a troubling example of how the imperial ambitions of the United States can magnify crises—especially when contrasted with the current…
Caribbean Project: The Origin of AIDS
By Hunter Wallace From Occidental Dissent AIDS came to the United States from Haiti Haiti In the mid-1970s, Port-au-Prince in Haiti was a prime destination for American gay sex tourism, especially for male homosexuals in the New York City metropolitan…
Haiti court urges further probes on Duvalier trial
By Trenton Daniel From Boston.com PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A Haitian appellate court called for further investigation into human rights abuses allegedly committed during the 15-year rule of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, creating an opportunity for the prosecution to submit…
Digicel’s F1RST out the blocks
Zen nightclub [in Trindad] was transformed into an exciting and interactive Experience Zone on Tuesday, February 18 on the occasion of the launch of F1RST’s mobile app. F1RST is the first “Caribbean built” cutting edge technological advancement that consists of…
Haiti’s first cardinal says will tell pope of country’s woes
From Global Post/ Agence France-Presse For the first time, a Haitian has been named a cardinal — and he’s vowing to “bring the reality” of his tiny, impoverished Caribbean country “into the heart of the Vatican.” Chibly Langlois, 56, is…
Black History Month 2014: The Plain of Cul-de-Sac
By Hunter Wallace From Occidental Haiti The year is 1899. Hesketh Prichard, a British explorer, adventurer, and travel writer, has arrived in Haiti to see with his own eyes the land where “the law of the world is reversed, and…
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Brain Tumor Foundation launched in Cayman Islands The Cayman islands Brain Tumor Foundation (CIBTF) is a newly formed organisation that aims to give brain tumor survivors and patients support. The foundation has been working to create a database that will…
