January 10, 2012
Caribbean tops cruise passenger destination survey
The Caribbean continues to be the destination of choice for most cruise passengers, according to a new survey. The region topped the Cruise Holidays 2012 Cruise Trends ranking with 59.88 per cent bookings, leaving Europe (including Mediterranean,…
January 10, 2012
US senator urges Jamaica gov’t to understand the world
Jobs, education and an openness to foreign investors are the main factors for solving Jamaica's social, economic and crime problems, believes Democratic United States State Senator Malcolm A. Smith. Smith, who travelled to Jamaica last Thursday…
January 10, 2012
Trinidad signs multiple agreements with India
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and other Trinidad and Tobago government ministers on Monday attended bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, after which several key memoranda of understanding…
January 10, 2012
Haitian migrants flock Brazil
The influx of Haitian economic migrants into Brazil does not amount to a humanitarian crisis, a spokesman for the UN refugee agency said yesterday while praising the country's efforts to welcome them. "It is a difficult situation for the cities…
January 10, 2012
Landslide kills eight in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state
A least eight people have been killed in a landslide in Brazil. Emergency workers said 14 people could still be buried in the mud in Jamapara, in Rio de Janeiro state. Officials said rescuers had only been able to reach the site by helicopter after…
January 9, 2012
CLICO policyholders go back to court
On Wednesday, Colonial Life Insurance Co Ltd (CLICO) policyholders will again be going before the court challenging the State's refusal to pay them the full amount due on their Executive Flexible Premium Annuities (EFPA). The policyholders,…
January 9, 2012
US expels Venezuelan diplomat
Venezuela's consul general in Miami has been declared to be persona non grata and must leave the United States, a State Department spokesman said on Sunday. No reasons were given for the decision to expel Livia Acosta Noguera, who has headed…
January 9, 2012
Venezuela’s Chavez to welcome Iranian president
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was due to arrive in Venezuela on Sunday at the start of a Caribbean tour to shore up support from the region's leftist leaders, as new Western sanctions aim to isolate Iran and target its oil exports. As he…
January 9, 2012
Fidel Castro warns again about nuclear war and climate change
Former Cuban president Fidel Castro warned last week that nuclear war and climate change are critical dangers for humanity, which keeps standing far away from getting any closer to a solution. In an article published on Cubadebate website, titled…
January 8, 2012
Fraudster donor Michael Brown held in Caribbean
A fraudster and Lib Dem donor who went on the run has been arrested in the Dominican Republic, police have said. Michael Brown was sentenced in his absence to seven years in jail in 2008 for stealing £36m from clients including nearly £8m from…