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Trinidad Court Postpones Warner Extradition Hearing…AGAIN
The Trinidad and Tobago Magistrates Court has postponed, until February 19, the hearing in relation to former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner's extradition to the United States to face multiple racketeering, corruption and money laundering…
Alleged Million-Dollar Money Laundering In St Lucia
During his “90 Minutes” show on the government owned Radio Saint Lucia last Friday, local broadcaster Shelton Daniel revealed what he described as a million US dollar drop off of funds at a hotel in the north of Saint Lucia by a suspected…
Hotline To Expose ISIS Recruits Set Up In Trinidad
A telephone hotline number has been set up to allow people to share information they may have on Trinidad and Tobago nationals who may be heading to join the international terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The…
Water shortages have heavy impact on women in Cuba
(Caribbean360) Havana, Cuba – Denia Arrascaeta suffers water shortages on a near daily basis in the neighbourhood in the Cuban capital where she lives. “Sometimes I don’t even have water to drink,” she told IPS.
At her grandmother’s house,…
Opposition party predicts victory in general elections
(Antigua Observer) Kingstown, St. Vincent – The main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) says it will win at least 11 seats in the December 9 general election.
“The last poll that we had done by the New Democratic Party showed our…
He’s a terrorist
(Trinidad Express) Port of Spain, Trinidad - In a first of its kind ruling, national Kareem Ibrahim has been declared a terrorist by the Trinidad and Tobago High Court.
Ibrahim was convicted in the United States and sentenced to life in…
Workers Shut Down Suriname Gold Mine
Disgruntled over the way the management wants to sever the relationship with more than 150 employees, workers shut down operations at the Rosebel Gold Mine (RGM) in Suriname, early Tuesday morning.
RGM is a subsidiary of Toronto-based gold…
OAS to observe elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines
(Caribbean360) Kingstown, St. Vincent – The Organization of American States (OAS) will send an electoral mission to observe next Wednesday’s general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
An agreement to that effect was signed this…
Fourteen get scholarships from Canada-based foundation
(Dominica News Online) The educational journey for some 14 students from across the island, who were either affected by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika or in need, has gotten a bit easier thanks to scholarships from the Canada-Dominica…
The Bahamas could vanish if urgent action is not taken to reverse climate change
(Antigua Observer) The postcards portray sand, sea and sun. The Bahamas is a coral-based archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, comprising 700 islands and cays that range from uninhabited to resort-packed. The northernmost, Grand Bahama, and…
UK Representative To Anguilla Resigns In Protest Over ‘Governance At Gunpoint’
Dorothea Hodge, the UK and EU Representative to the Government of Anguilla, has resigned in protest at what she described as "governance at gunpoint".
In a lengthy letter to Chief Minister Victor Banks, Hodge said that it was with a heavy…
Pesticide that poisoned tourists in USVI still a danger in Caribbean
(Caribbean360) San Jaun, Puerto Rico – Nine months after a visiting American family nearly died from exposure to methyl bromide in St John in the US Virgin Islands, authorities have concluded that the use of the banned pesticide was not an…
Jamaica tourism authorities lobby for capital to be UNESCO-recognized
(Caribbean360) Kingston, Jamaica – Tourism authorities are lobbying for the city of Kingston to be designated a Creative City by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
A local delegation is making a…
Region in efforts to prevent bird flu from wiping out poultry industry
(Caribbean360) Bridgetown, Barbados – Agricultural officials are pushing for heightened biosecurity on poultry farms across the region in a bid to prevent avian influenza – better known as bird flu – from wiping out the multimillion poultry…
Trinidad Opposition Leadership Campaigns Turn Nasty
As predicted by Former Minister Vasant Bharath, one of three contenders for the leadership of the opposition United National Congress (UNC) in Trinidad and Tobago, the campaigning has turned nasty and, according to local media, internecine…