News
50 Cent tells St Kitts Police 'go catch a murderer'
Caribbean360
NEW YORK, United States, Sunday July 17, 2016 – He may have said he has no hard feelings after being arrested for using obscene language during a recent performance at the St. Kitts Music Festival. But American rapper 50 Cent showed that he was not quite over it, when he stopped by late-night TV talk show Conan with Conan O’Brien.
Guyana Seeks US Help As Chickens Drop Dead
Caribbean360
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday July 12, 2016 – Guyana has sought the help of a university in the United States to figure out why farmers on the East Bank of Berbice are being hit by sudden poultry deaths.
US hits back @ Bahamas with new advisory on crime
Caribbean360
NASSAU, Bahamas, Thursday July 14, 2016 – “Take that!” is what the United States seemed to be saying when it issued an advisory to citizens travelling to the Bahamas, just four days after the shoe was on the other foot. But a US spokesman in the Caribbean nation says that’s not the case.
Mosquito-eating bats enlisted in the battle against Zika
Caribbean360
NEW YORK, United States– While scientists scramble to come up with an effective vaccine against the Zika virus, one Long Island town has adopted a less conventional approach to fighting the disease: bats.
Norwegian Getaway Begins First Voyage Out of Miami
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Norwegian Getaway, the largest ship to homeport year-round at PortMiami, has officially arrived in Miami and begun its first voyage.
Jamaica to Receive $80 Million IDB Loan for 'Fiscal Sustainability'
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Jamaica will be receiving an $80 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank aimed at improving the “effectiveness and efficiency” of the country’s tax system.
Haiti’s Martelly Meets With US’ Obama
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Haiti President Michel Martelly held his first-ever meeting with United States President Barack Obama on Thursday at the White House in Washington, DC.
Haiti Tourism Ministry Signs Agreement With Mexican University
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism has signed an agreement with Mexico’s Anahuac University on academic, scientific and technological cooperation.
'Bunny Rugs' of Third World is dead
Jamaica Observer
KINGSTON, Jamaica --William ‘Bunny Rugs’ Clarke former lead singer of the popular band Third World has died in a Miami hospital.
UN: Foreign Investment in Caribbean Tax Haven Dwarfs India and Brazil
By International Business Times
More foreign investment was pumped into the British Virgin Islands, a tax haven in the Caribbean, than some of the world's largest developing economies during 2013.
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