Venezuelan crisis bringing back major diseases thought long gone
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax Contagion from Venezuela’s economic meltdown is literally spreading to neighboring nations — in the form of potentially deadly diseases among millions of refugees, The Wall Street Journal reported. Medical officials in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela told…
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OPINION: The Caribbean and the Latin Americas are still suffering the red tide scum created by Cuba
By Jolly Green The Caribbean like the Latin Americas has been affected by the cancerous effect of Cuban Marxist-Leninist indoctrination. The Cubans for many decades have tried to convert the whole of the Americas and the Caribbean to their very…
OPINION: Has the so-called 21st Century Socialism improved the lot of countries adopting it?
By Jolly Green What exactly is 21st Century Socialism? Perhaps according to the people who are the new administrators of Socialism for the twenty-first century – it is not a society in which people sell their ability to work and…
In the Caribbean, local aid helps tackle a surge in Venezuelan asylum seekers
By Bram Ebus From IRIN Governments have been caught off-guard as the regional migration crisis expands Until a week ago, Enrique Ceballos was a High Court judge in eastern Venezuela. But now he’s waiting on a plastic chair outside an…
SANDERS: No vigilante action in the Americas
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now A furore surrounded Luis Almagro, the secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), after the Associated Press (AP) reported him as encouraging military intervention in Venezuela to topple the government of…
Venezuela govt takes control of Smurfit Kappa business
From RTE Smurfit Kappa Group has confirmed that the government of Venezuela has taken temporary control of Smurfit Kappa Carton de Venezuela’s business in Venezuela for a period of 90 days. In a statement, the paper and packaging company said…
Trinidad: Unions strike Friday
By Bert Wilkinson from Caribbean Life A little over a week after authorities in Trinidad announced the closure of an underutilized and money-losing oil refinery, major labor unions have called a general strike for Friday to pressure the administration to…
US: Rick and Ann Scott’s financial trail leads to Cayman Islands tax haven
By Steve Bousque From Tampa Bay Times The governor’s 125-page U.S. Senate financial disclosure statement yields another revelation. The portfolio of Gov. Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott includes earnings last year of at least $2.9 million in two…
PAHO urges rapid increase in vaccination coverage to stop spread of measles in the Americas
Endemic transmission of measles has been reestablished in one country in the region, but PAHO’s other 34 Member States remain measles free Washington, D.C., 24 August 2018 (PAHO/WHO)- While 34 Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) remain…
Tsunami warning canceled by the U.S. Tsunami Center
By Andrea Fernandes From Guyana Guardian Several hours after issuing a Tsunami warning that should have been associated with a 7.3 earthquake in Venezuela, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center says that it has recalled that warning. In an email exchange…
