May 27, 2012
Amnesty urges probe into over 70 bloody Kingston deaths.
On the second anniversary of a bloody military operation in West Kingston that claimed the lives of some 70 civilians and two members of the armed forces, the human rights watchdog Amnesty International is pushing for an inquiry. The violent…
May 24, 2012
First National Congress against Homophobia in Haiti
The LGBT community in Haiti gathered more than three hundred men and women of sexual orientation stigmatized by Haitian society to tell the country to cease discriminatory practices against them. A man, slightly disguised, who spreads his fingers…
May 24, 2012
Chinese Caribbean workers accused of illegal fishing
Chinese immigrant workers believed to be attached to the VC Bird International Airport expansion project were reportedly caught fishing buckets of juvenile conch from the grassy areas along Shell Beach. Marine conservationist Eli Fuller said…
May 24, 2012
Grenada PM can be re-elected, says chief of staff
A top advisor to Prime Minister Tillman Thomas is confident that the Grenadian leader could be re-elected on the strength of the same issues that propelled his National Democratic Congress (NDC) to victory in 2008.William Joseph, chief of staff…
May 24, 2012
Cuba says prison population at more than 57,000
More than 57,000 people are in jail in Cuba, according to a rare report about the prison population published by the Communist Party newspaper, Granma. Granma said efforts had been made to improve conditions for the 57,337 inmates, and that…
May 24, 2012
Dominican Republic vote: Hipolito Mejia decries result
Opposition candidate Hipolito Mejia has attacked the results of the Dominican Republic's presidential election, vowing to work for electoral reform. But Mr Mejia, a former president, appeared to concede, saying he assumed his role as leader of the…
May 23, 2012
Top Democrats break with Obama over Castro visa issue
Florida’s top Congressional Democrats broke with President Barack Obama on Tuesday over his administration’s decision to issue Fidel Castro’s niece a visa to attend a conference this week in San Francisco. The opposition of Sen. Bill Nelson and…
May 23, 2012
CARICOM, Mexico to cement ties against common challenges
The second CARICOM/Mexico summit opened on Monday in Bridgetown, Barbados with acknowledgement of the need for a strengthened alliance against the common challenges of citizen security, transnational crime and sustainable human development.…
May 23, 2012
Collaborative effort needed to confront security threats, says Barbados PM
Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart said there is a need for constant multilateral coordination among governments to confront the various security threats that would have a negative impact on the island's borders. He made this call on…
May 23, 2012
Bahamas budget deficit estimated at $500 million
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts revealed on Monday that the incoming Christie administration in The Bahamas has met a budget deficit of around $500 million, and said he would be ‘shocked’ if criminal charges are not…