| One dead, 26 wounded in school panic in Haiti | |
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- A noisy rumble sparked panic at a school outside the Haitian capital Wednesday, killing one student and wounding dozens as jitters remained nearly two weeks after a deadly school...
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| Storm clouds over Caribbean financial services |
By Sir Ronald Sanders Ominous clouds are gathering around financial services in the Caribbean both offshore and onshore. The clouds are approaching from two directions – the new US government...
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| Jamaica ousted in FIFA World Cup qualifying |
LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP): Honduras defeated Mexico 1-0 with the help of an own goal on a waterlogged field to advance in 2010 South Africa World Cup qualifying at the expense of Jamaica. Jamaica...
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| Caribbean Airlines grounded in Guyana by instrument malfunction |
oscar@caribbeannetnews.com GEORGETOWN, Guyana: One hundred and fifteen passengers travelling between Guyana and New York via Port of Spain on Wednesday were seriously inconvenienced when Caribbean...
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| Children in Haiti starving to death |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs — he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached to a...
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| Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs - he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap...
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| Hunger Plagues Haiti After Storm Wipes Out Food Supply |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs — he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap...
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| Global Language Solutions Donates Spanish Translation Services to Whole Child International to Help the Nonprofit |
WCI website ALISO VIEJO, CA and LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 20, 2008) - Global Language Solutions®, a full-service translation company, today announced that it is donating Spanish...
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| Malnutrition blamed in deaths of 26 Haitian youths |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Aid workers Haiti's food crisis is getting worse. Malnutrition is blamed for the recent deaths of at least 26 children in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Max Cosci of...
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| Student dies of heart attack in Haiti school panic |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Emergency officials say a 19-year-old Haitian schoolgirl died of a heart attack after students panicked that their school was collapsing.Civil protection official Jean Edme...
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| 26 malnourished children die in Haiti |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) At least 26 severely malnourished children have died in recent days in Haiti, and aid groups fear many more deaths unless more help comes quickly to this...
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| Dominican Republic expects 22% more cruise ship tourists |
SANTO DOMINGO.- The Boudicca Cruise’s arrival in Santo Domingo Port on Saturday marks the start of Dominican Republic’s 2008-09 cruise ship season, expected to draw through two terminals in the...
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| St Kitts-Nevis hosts Caribbean Financial Action Task Force meeting |
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is presently hosting the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force’s (CFATF) Heads of Plenary and Ministerial Meetings, which are taking...
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| Caribbean region needs to work together to deal with challenges, says Guyana president |
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday evening told representatives of participating countries at the Caribbean Development Bank/Inter American Development Bank (CDB/IDB),...
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| Coast Guard suspends search for Dominican Republic migrants |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Coast Guard rescue crews suspended their search at 7 p.m. Wednesday for a missing yola (boat) with more than 90 Dominican Republic migrants aboard, that reportedly went missing...
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| One dead, 26 hurt in Haiti school panic |
PORT-Au-PRINCE: A noisy rumble sparked panic at a school outside the Haitian capital, killing one student and wounding dozens as jitters remained nearly two weeks after a deadly school collapse, ...
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| One dead, 26 wounded in Haiti school panic |
PORT-Au-PRINCE: A noisy rumble sparked panic at a school outside the Haitian capital, killing one student and wounding dozens as jitters remained nearly two weeks after a deadly school collapse, ...
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| Haiti School Building Collapse and Rescue on FireLine on www.radiosandysprings.com |
SANDY SPRINGS, GA, November 20, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- FireLine hosts Jim Daws and Jeff Hayes welcomed Chief Dave Rohr to FireLIne Saturday November 15, 2008 to discuss the rescue work done by...
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| 1 dead, 26 wounded in school panic |
A noisy rumble sparked panic at a school outside the Haitian capital, killing one student and wounding dozens as jitters remained nearly two weeks after a deadly school collapse, authorities said. ...
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| 1 dead, 26 wounded in Haiti school panic |
A noisy rumble sparked panic at a school outside the Haitian capital Wednesday, killing one student and wounding dozens as jitters remained nearly two weeks after a deadly school collapse,...
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| Economy crisis leaves Caribbean ghost resorts |
The financial crisis has forced a stall on the multimillion dollar construction project of the Punta Palmera Condominium at the Cap Cana Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican...
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| Haiti chopper crash kills 2; Florida IDs found |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- (AP) -- At least two people died in a helicopter crash between the Haitian coastal cities of St. Marc and Gonaives, police said Tuesday.Authorities found two Florida...
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| The U.S. again probes status of Haitians in Dominican Republic |
SANTO DOMINGO.- Two U.S. State Department officials investigate the situation of undocumented Haitians in the country and the Dominican Government’s migratory policy. David Robinson, temporary...
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| “El loco is loose” in Dominican Republic’ ruling party |
SANTO DOMINGO. – What can be described in the local jargon as “el loco is loose” is wreaking havoc in Dominican Republic’ ruling party, where despite its General Secretary’s calls to...
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| Saint Leo University Students Go Hungry For Haitian Orphans |
ST. LEO - Hoping to grasp the suffering of others, a few Saint Leo University students are nearing the end of a 24-hour fast intended to raise money for orphaned children in Haiti. The fast is a...
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| British police commander leaving Jamaica job |
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaica says it will not renew a contract for a former Scotland Yard detective who was brought in to reduce a soaring homicide rate.Jamaica's security ministry said Deputy...
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| Taiwan donates 18.2 million US dollars to Central American group |
Taipei - Taiwan has donated 18.2 million US dollars to the Central American Integration System (SICA) to be spent on cooperation projects, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) said on Wednesday. Taiwan...
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| Dominican Republic airfares plunge as much as 20% |
SANTO DOMINGO.- Airfares to Miami, New York and Spain have become 10 and 20 percent cheaper in the last few days due to the start of the high tourist season and lower fuel prices. For Miami there...
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| Royal Caribbean discontinues stock dividend |
said it will discontinue its common stock dividend. "We recognize our dividend is important to many of our shareholders," Chairman and CEO Richard D. Fain said. "However, the best way...
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| Families flee earthquake in Central America |
NEW: Frightened patients flee hospital and refuse to return as aftershocks rumble NEW: No immediate reports of casualties; damage reported but extent not yet known Quake struck at 1:11 a.m. ET about...
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| Jamaica PM worried about gun and drug trade with Haiti |
oscar@caribbeannetnews.com KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding is worried about the illegal "drugs for guns" trade between Jamaica and neighbouring Haiti....
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| Helicopter crashes in Haiti killing 2 Americans |
A helicopter crashed in northern Haiti, killing two Americans, police said. The two US nationals, aged 51 to 66, were aboard the Ranger chopper, according to documents found at the scene of the...
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| M-DCPS Lends Helping Hand To Haiti |
MIAMI (CBS4) ― The 2008 hurricane season is one the people in Haiti will never forget. Four tropical systems slammed the impoverished country and left thousands in need of help. But Tuesday,...
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| Media Unites to Fight Stereotypes |
PEDERNALES, Dominican Republic, Nov 18 (IPS) - The contrast between Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which share the island of Hispaniola, is nowhere so stark as on its common border.Pedernales, in...
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| Caribbean hotel deals, starting at $90 |
Palm Beach, from $206 per room per night The Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa is having a fall sale. The room rate includes 15 percent off all spa treatments and a $100 voucher per room good...
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| Sex tourism booming on the Caribbean coast |
CARTAGENA, 18 November 2008 (PlusNews) - On the surface, the historic northern city of Cartagena on Colombia's Caribbean coast is an up-market tourist destination, with cruise boat passengers...
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| Venue switch for England in Caribbean |
England's tour of the Caribbean next January will get underway in St Kitts instead of Barbados, after the West Indies Cricket Board announced a switch in the itinerary for two three-day warm-up...
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| Quebec court convicts aid worker of sexually abusing Haitian boys |
A Canadian humanitarian worker pleaded guilty in a Quebec City courtroom Monday to sexually abusing teenage boys at an orphanage in Haiti. Armand Huard, 65, was sentenced to three years in prison...
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| School collapse reveals Haiti |
LABOULE, Haiti -- The rusty pickup trucks groan and sway as they make their way up the rugged mountain road, puffing toward a filling station where a worn loader scrapes sand off the ridge and into...
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| Canadians jailed for sex assault at Haiti orphanage |
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP): A Canadian humanitarian aid worker pleaded guilty on Monday to sexual assault on young orphans in Haiti in 2006 and 2007, and was sentenced to three years in jail. Armand...
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| OAS to explore opportunities to increase export income in the Caribbean |
WASHINGTON, USA: Light Years IP has been commissioned by the Department of Trade and Tourism of the Organization of American States (OAS), funded through the Canadian International Development Agency...
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| American Airlines to implement baggage limits to the Caribbean during the holiday season |
FORT WORTH, USA: In anticipation of increased holiday travel to and from certain cities in Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean, American Airlines and American Eagle are implementing their...
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| With seeds, water and plastic |
With a packet of seeds, a stream of water and a prepaid remittance card the United Nations is racing against the clock to help Haiti recover from the triple whammy of four successive hurricanes,...
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| Jamaica seeks witnesses to melee at gov |
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican police are seeking witnesses to a shooting melee that marred the ruling party's annual meeting, killing one person and injuring two others, authorities said...
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| Jamaica GDP turns negative as major sectors fall |
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Jamaican economy has hit a wall.The Caribbean government reports gross domestic product was flat in the third quarter and will be negative for the year.GDP shrank 0.3...
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| Oas And Washington Dc Non-profit Explore Increased Income From Caribbean Intellectual Property |
An Organization of American States (OAS) study is to be conducted on a range of Caribbean products to determine their real potential for increased export income based on the value of their...
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| Obama vows to strengthen Caribbean-US relations |
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: President-elect of the United States, Barack Obama has committed the US government to increasing security measures in the Caribbean. "Latin America and islands in the...
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| Caribbean bankers to discuss impact of financial crisis at meeting in Barbados |
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Representatives of the region's indigenous banks will meet in Barbados from Monday and the global financial crisis will be among the list of items on their agenda. Chairman of...
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| Dyson slams Caribbean domestic game |
West Indies coach John Dyson has criticised the standard of their domestic game after Pakistan completed a 3-0 whitewash of the one-day series in Abu Dhabi. Dyson watched as West Indies let...
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| Jamaica the most diverse in the Caribbean |
Today, The Gleaner presents the views of Hugh M. Dixon, executive director of the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency, on the positive traits of Jamaica as a...
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