February 11, 2014
Small Earthquake Shakes Puerto Rico
A small earthquake caused shaking in parts of Puerto Rico on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 2.5-magnitude quake, which struck at around 5:19 AM, led to light shaking in western and northern Puerto Rico. It occurred…
February 11, 2014
Jamaicans Killed In Cayman Murder-Suicide
The media in the Cayman Islands are reporting an alleged murder-suicide yesterday morning involving two Jamaicans. According to the Cayman News Service, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service identified the deceased as 21-year-old Nichelle Anna-Kay…
February 11, 2014
Hundreds of workers picket offices in Dominican Republic
Hundreds of workers protested Monday morning in front of the headquarters of the country’s major business organization (CONEP), against an announced amendment to the labor code. The workers grouped in the national unions CENUS, CASC and the CNTD…
February 11, 2014
The Cuban embargo emerges as a political issue in Florida
Florida Gov. Rick Scott took issue Monday with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist’s view that the U.S. embargo has outlived its usefulness, saying keeping it in place is “standing up” for the Cuban people. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera…
February 11, 2014
U.S. warns Americans not to fly from Guyana
The U.S. Embassy in Guyana is warning American citizens against flying out of the country on Caribbean Airlines flights bound for the United States for the next two days. The embassy said it received unconfirmed threat information about such…
February 11, 2014
Talks between Hispaniola governments to double poultry exports
The Agriculture Ministry’s Livestock Dept. on Sunday said it expects the first two or three farms to be certified to resume eggs and chicken exports to Haiti within 60 days, while producers eye doubled sales with formalized trade on Hispaniola.…
February 3, 2014
300 sent home from NHC, says Kellman
Three hundred workers have been sent home from the state-owned National Housing Corporation (NHC), says Minister of Housing and Lands Denis Kellman. Stating he was not involved in the retrenchment process, the minister said last night that the…
February 2, 2014
US says it addressed significant threats in the Caribbean during 2013
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it addressed significant threats, while “optimising resources and building partnerships” in the Caribbean last year. In its review of fiscal year 2013, CBP said its efforts were…
February 2, 2014
Barbados begins public sector cuts in ailing economy
The Barbados government Friday began laying off the first batch of workers in the public service as it seeks to reverse an ailing economy. The Freundel Stuart administration had been forced to push back the January 15 date for sending home 3,000…
February 2, 2014
Jamaican lawyer named IACHR rapporteur on women right
A Jamaican has been appointed a Rapporteur on the Rights of Women as well as on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Transsexual, Bisexual, and Intersex Persons (LGTBI). In addition, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said that Tracy…