| Cuba Hijacker From 1968 Pleads Guilty In Ny A man who avoided prosecution for more than four decades after hijacking a Pan American flight in 1968 and diverting it to Cuba pleaded guilty to charges including kidnapping and aircraft piracy. ... | |
| Man Pleads Guilty To 1968 Cuba Plane Hijacking A hijacker who spent more than four decades as a fugitive in Cuba pleaded guilty this morning to charges that prosecutors say could send him to the slammer for nearly 30 years.Luis Armando Pena... |
| Brazil And The United States Donate Us$ 500,000 To Iica Project In Haiti The Brazilian and the U.S. Missions to the Organization of American States (OAS) announced that their governments, as a sign of their commitment to Haiti, have each donated $250,000 to support... |
| Haiti Should Have Final Say Over Rebuilding, Preval Says , which says corruption is "widespread in all ... levels of government" in Haiti, is "arrogant" and that Haiti should have the final say in approving plans to rebuild the country after the January... |
| Crash Scam Wrecks Old Couple The police in Portland are searching for a man who allegedly tricked an elderly couple into giving him close to $200,000, thinking that he was seriously hurt in a car accident.THE STAR heard that... |
| 2-year-old Strangled - Cops Arrest Child's Mother A St Thomas family is today mourning the tragic loss of a two-year-old boy and the arrest of his mother after the infant was reportedly found strangled with a piece of cord in Albion, Yallahs,... |
| Woman's Fingers Almost Severed A young woman almost lost a few of her fingers after they were allegedly slashed during a dispute with her brother-in-law who claimed she owed him... |
| Accused Murderer Found With Two Passports A man, who the court was told is charged with murder in relation to the February 5 killing of Jamaica Defence Force Private Tursha Lambert Lee, is in more trouble with the police after he was... |
| Ganja In Underwear Lands Woman In Court A Kingston woman found herself before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday after almost three pounds of ganja were found in her underwear. Patsy McKenzie, a higgler and domestic... |
| Clinton And Bush Head To Haiti On Monday Former President Bill Clinton (C) speaks as former President George W. Bush (L) listens in the Rose Garden of the White House January 16, 2010 in Washington DC. The Presidents spoke about how the... |
| Former Us Presidents Clinton And Bush Travel To Haiti Washington - Former US presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton will travel to Haiti on Monday to meet with government officials, relief organizations and survivors of the devastating earthquake... |
| Montserrat Celebrating St Patrick's Day All Week BRADES, Montserrat -- The 2010 St Patrick’s Week Celebrations in Montserrat got off to a good start last Saturday with 42 persons participating in an invigorating hike from Cassava Ghaut to... |
| Us Graft Report Angers Haiti Amid Quake Recovery By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) -- Haiti's president on Tuesday condemned "arrogant" US criticism of corruption in his government, and said the Haitian presidency... |
| Oas Secretary General Emphasises Strengthening Inter-american Commission On Human Rights WASHINGTON, USA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, Wednesday emphasized to strengthen the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights... |
| Letter: St Vincent And The Grenadines - For The Love Of Country And Love Of Mankind How far one would go to destroy another is way beyond our imagination for the love of power or the love of money. A few years ago the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, on the world stage at a... |
| Oas Secretary General Calls For Continued Fight Against Terrorism WASHINGTON, USA --The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, said Wednesday that “acts of terrorism are a direct attack against the... |
| Us Cruise Lines Say Return To Cuba Would Take Time By Jane Sutton MIAMI, USA (Reuters) -- US cruise companies are eager to add Cuba to their itineraries; but even if US policy allowed that, Cuba's ports would need years of rebuilding to accommodate... |
| Amnesty International Says Cuba Needs Reform HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Amnesty International said Cuba "desperately" needs political and legal reform and called for the communist country to release all political prisoners. The... |
| Cahfsa To Be Launched Thursday In Suriname GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) wrapped up their two-day Intersessional Meeting in Roseau, Dominica on Friday 12 March with agreement on the... |
| Intra-regional Travel To Become Easier With Travel Card Approval GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The first phase of the Caribbean Travel Pass (CARIPASS) will become operational by July this year. The agreement to bring the travel card into being was made at the... |
| Haiti Reveals Ambitious $11.5 Billion Reconstruction Plan By Andrew GullyPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Haiti has unveiled the first draft of its grand reconstruction plan, saying 11.5 billion dollars would be needed to help the country rebuild after... |
| Cuba Forcibly Removes 30 Women In Havana Protest By Rigoberto DiazHAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Police forcibly took some 30 women off the streets Wednesday as they marched in a protest led by the mother of a political prisoner who died in a hunger strike,... |
| Caracas Weeps For Its Dead After Bloody Weekend By Beatriz Lecumberri CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Death surprised Daniel as he was drinking a beer in a Caracas slum. Johiman was riding in a taxi and Victor was playing with his children at home.... |
| St Kitts-nevis Pm Calls For National Discourse On Productivity BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- A call for a national discourse on productivity and related matters has come from St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas. Speaking at the launching of the St... |
| Bolt To Run 300m In Ostrava In May PRAGUE, Czeck Republic (AFP) -- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt will run a 300-metre race at the Golden Spike event in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on May 27, the organisers said in Prague on... |
| Commentary: Hope For A Basic Shift In Us Cuba Policy Disintegrates Into Continued Polarization By COHA Research Associate Katya RodriguezWashington severed relations with Cuba on January 3, 1961 and launched its economic embargo against Havana the following year. Its intended target was to... |
| Cuba Promotes Rum Exports HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The Cuban enterprise CIMEX is fostering the commercialization of new products such as the Caney rum (12-year aged) with the purpose of increasing its exports and sales amidst... |
| Chinese Helping With Housing Construction In Grenada Project Manager, Xioa Xin Shen, said he was pleased with the commencement of the project, which would enable many Grenadians the opportunity of owning a home. Another 60 workers from the Beijing... |
| Us Citizen Pleads Guilty In 1968 Cuba Hijacking A 67-year-old man on Thursday admitted hijacking a plane four decades ago and forcing it to land in Cuba, telling a judge how he threatened to cut a female flight attendant's throat to get access to... |
| Donors Plan To Put Up $3.8 Billion For Haiti Rebuilding SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - International donors are ready to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its devastating January 12 earthquake, experts and officials preparing a... |
| Video: Haiti Baby To Be Reunited With Parents American Baby Magazine's editor-in-chief Dana Points revealed the new cover to Maggie Rodriguez and Erica Hill and spoke about some trendy gift ideas for baby... |
| Crosspoint Pastor, Wife Bring Hope To Haiti’s Helpless Two of those led to Haiti were CrossPoint Community Church pastor Bruce Word and his wife Debbie.The couple flew into Port-au-Prince on Feb. 25, and for 10 days, they did all they could to help the... |
| Earthquake Relief Steel Shelters For Haiti SteelMaster Buildings is supporting the efforts to help those affected by the devastation in Haiti. With several steel buildings already in Haiti through World Vision and Cross World relief... |
| Museums Special Section: Haiti’s Visionaries, Rising From The Rubble The voodoo priest Akiki Baka, a k a Emperor Sonson, at his Gede temple near the Grand Rue, in Port-au-Prince. The temple, which weathered Haiti’s earthquake unscathed, will have an altar in a... |
