OPINION: What exactly does climate warming mean for the Caribbean?
By Peter Binose From Caribbean360 One thing we can be sure of and we are already experiencing worldwide and in the Caribbean, is that as the ice caps melt more water will be vaporised and they will contribute to heavy…
OPINION: St Vincent & Grenadines – Who gets paid and who gets knocked?
By Peter Binose From Caribbean 360 The St Vincent and the Grenadines economy is worse than a leaking bucket, it’s now like a bucket where the bottom has completely fallen out, better described as rotted out says Peter Binose. KINGSTOWN,…
Angry Marco Rubio blasts Harkin for praising Cuba
By Courtney Coren From Newsmax Republican Sen. Marco Rubio gave a scathing response on life in Cuba on the Senate floor after Sen. Tom Harkin praised the communist regime following a recent visit there. Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, visited Cuba…
Caribbean first region to be measle-free
From Jamaican Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) says there has been no endemic transmission of measles in the Americas, including the Caribbean, since 2002. PAHO said since Venezuela reported the last case in 2001,…
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…
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Cayman U-15 impress with win over Houston After their loss to the eventual winners of the C3 Cayman International Youth Tournament, Swindon Town, by 4 goals to nil, the Cayman Select XI came out fighting and won 2-1 against the…
CARICOM accused of ‘hypocrisy’ relating to St Kitts/Nevis and Venezuela political
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The leader of the Opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), Arnhim Eustace, has accused the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of “hypocrisy” in relation to its response to the political situations in St. Kitts and Nevis…
More condemnation for Venezuela government as conflict continues
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday February 24, 2014, CMC – An Inter-American group has called on the authorities in Venezuela to “urgently seek mechanisms and solutions” to prevent a downward spiral of conflict in the country. The Friends of the…
Petro Caribe: are Caribbean countries prepared for the worst?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 The amount of the debt owed to Venezuela by many Caribbean countries is shrouded in secrecy because the process of dealing with Petro Caribe has not been transparent says Sir Ronald Sanders. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,…
Political violence in Venezuela, a game with no clear end
President Nicolás Maduro takes a trial-and-error approach to the economy in crisis. Humberto Marquez CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday February 17, 2014, IPS – Violence on the streets of Venezuela, with anti-government protests in the capital and 12 other cities, is a…
