Haitians chasing false promises flee from United States to Canada
From Caribbean News Service NEW YORK, Aug 15 2017 – Thousands of Haitians with uncertain immigration status have fled the United States in recent weeks, walking across the New York border into Quebec seeking a safe haven in Canada, according…
North Korea’s Kim Says Trump Must Make ‘Right Choice’ to Avoid War
From Newsmax North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un was briefed on his military’s plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam as part of an effort to create “enveloping fire” near the U.S. military hub in the…
UWI lecturer against the rise of businessmen-politicians in the Caribbean
CMC, From Nation News KINGSTOWN – A University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer is warning against the rise of the businessman-politician in the Caribbean identifying St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet and US President Donald Trump as examples of…
Study: Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk
From Newsmax People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday. The risk grows with every year of use,…
Barbados:Youth Ambassadors to participate in U.S. Government-sponsored Leadership Programme
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 08 2017 – Seven Youth Ambassadors from the Eastern Caribbean will travel to the United States in August for the 2017 Youth Ambassadors Programme for the Caribbean. Reon King of Antigua and Barbuda;…
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5 Caribbean countries where the cost of living is higher than the U.S.
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 4, 2017:When it comes to cost of living, many often believe it is much cheaper to live in any Caribbean island than in the United States. But according to Numbeo data,…
Suspected fraudulent solicitations on Cayman Islands EcayTrade for babysitters in the U.S.
From RCIPS Periodically the RCIPS receives information about suspect ads on EcayTrade that advertise jobs as caregivers, nurses, and most recently, babysitters. When interested parties respond to the ad, they are told that the job is based with a family…
USVI Governor proclaims Melvin Evans Day
From South Florida Caribbean News ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has proclaimed that August 7, 2017, is to be Melvin H. Evans Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “I am pleased and proud to join…
A Cuban vaccine might some day turn lung cancer into a chronic disease
BY MIMI WHITEFIELD From Miami Herald The first patients in a clinical trial at Roswell Park Cancer Institute have begun receiving monthly doses of CIMAvax-EGF, a Cuban lung cancer vaccine that U.S. researchers say shows promise in preventing the recurrence…
Chinese police detain ‘female Jesus cult’ members
From BBC Police in China have detained 18 suspected members of a banned religious cult, state news agency Xinhua said. The group is notorious for some of its members beating a woman to death in a McDonald’s restaurant in 2014…
