Regional

January 1, 2011

Fireworks herald opening of Festival Village

The Crucian Christmas Festival Village opened with majorettes and fireworks Thursday night, as hundreds of people…

December 30, 2010

Beaten British couple criticises Trinidad and Tobago

A British couple who was badly beaten while vacationing in Tobago has launched a bitter attack on the government of Trinidad and Tobago for its failure to compensate them. The couple published their ordeal in the British newspapers and called on…

December 30, 2010

Large numbers of Caribbean nurses and other health workers migrate to developed countries

A recent World Migration Report states that a large number of Caribbean nurses migrated to developed countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. According to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development…

December 30, 2010

One thousand Indian farmers to travel to Cuba

The government of the Indian southern state of Karnataka will send some 1,000 farmers to Cuba during the next few months to learn organic agriculture techniques, reported Prensa Latina news agency. Farmers owning over 5 acres of land and…

December 30, 2010

UN disaster assessment team arrives in flood-hit Colombia

A three-member United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team (UNDAC) has arrived in Colombia to support the ongoing response to the floods, which are affecting over 2 million people. Heavy rainfall associated with the La Niña weather…

December 30, 2010

Royal Caribbean crew tried to smuggle heroin, cocaine from Dominican Republic

Crew members on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship attempted to smuggle heroin and cocaine into Baltimore from the Dominican Republic, according to criminal complaints filed by US officials on Tuesday. According to accounts by agents of the Department…

December 29, 2010

New York governor grants pardons to Caribbean nationals

New York Governor David Paterson has granted pardons to 24 immigrants, including Caribbean…

December 29, 2010

Three Dominican Republic migrants arrested in Puerto Rico

Three citizens of the Dominican Republic appeared before federal District Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez in Puerto Rico on Tuesday facing charges for violation of immigration law after entering illegally into the island. The three defendants are…

December 29, 2010

Haiti faces spike in HIV/AIDS

After Haiti's devastating earthquake nearly a year ago, volunteers and medical professionals scrambled to care for overwhelming medical needs. In the chaos, those helping the sick and injured may have unwittingly contributed to the spread of…

December 29, 2010

Cuba to boost coffee, cocoa and honey production

Cuban Agriculture Minister Gustavo Rodriguez said the government will grant loans to cooperatives in an effort to increase the production of coffee, cocoa and honey, which at the moment are bought in the international market. During the second…