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Caribbean broadcasters support Cayman Islands Special Olympics
As a service to local communities in the Caribbean, in 1993 the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA) established the Community Charities Programme to assist charitable organizations nominated by the association’s Active Members or cable operators. During its existence, this…
Chikungunya virus reaches USVI
From Caribbean Business A nasty mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading rapidly in the Caribbean has made its way to the U.S. Virgin Islands, authorities said Wednesday. Health officials in the U.S. Caribbean territory said they confirmed the islands’ first…
Sixteen Puerto Rican cops busted for alleged corruption
From Caribbean360 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Friday May 30, 2014 – Sixteen current and former Puerto Rican police officers have been arrested by federal authorities on corruption charges that include allegedly planting evidence to make false arrests, extortion, and taking…
Fossil feces tell the tale of ancient Caribbean migration
Paul Hamaker Paeleontology Examiner From Examiner.com Fossilized feces known as coprolites have been used for the first time to verify the movements of ancient Americans from South America to the islands of the Caribbean about 1,500 years ago. The research…
Dutch Caribbean experts discuss scenarios for trans-boundary marine mammal management …
By Tadzo Bevotez From St Maarten Island Time … in the wider Caribbean with regional partners in Puerto Rico PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The eastern Caribbean is of special significance to regional marine mammal conservation based on its high abundance…
New Caribbean hot spots [Ritz Grand Cayman is one]
New Caribbean hot spots From Nancy Roc If you’d rather sink your toes into the sand at a new Caribbean resort than revisit the same old standby, you’re in luck; 2014 is proving to be a banner year for luxury…
Iran-Contra movie to film in Puerto Rico
From Caribbean Business Puerto Rico is poised to stand in for El Salvador during filming of a movie tied to the Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s as the island’s aggressive incentives continue to lure big-budget productions. “Angel’s Paradise,” a political…
Four convicted for drug smuggling using US Postal Service from Puerto Rico
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says the leader and four members of a sophisticated criminal organization that trafficked large quantities of drugs using the US Postal Service from…
Slaughter stuns Fort Hood killer’s Puerto Rican family and friends
From Caribbean360 To his friends and relations, the triggerman in the mass shootings was the loving son of a religious family, a devoted husband and father, and a loyal friend. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, To the outside world, Ivan Lopez…
Caribbean corridor strike force brings down drug and money trafficking ring
From FEDAGENT This week (April1) the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF) announced the dismantling of a drug trafficking organization responsible for the importation of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine into Puerto Rico and transportation of drug money between Puerto Rico-Culebra-St. Thomas….
