Saturday 4th July, 2009
$1.2 billion in debts canceled to help Haiti
HaitiAnalysis.comAssociated Press AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Three international organizations canceled $1.2 billion of Haiti's debt Tuesday, freeing up millions of dollars each year for the deeply impoverished...
Haiti's culture and politics of social exclusion
Caribbean Net NewsCharles The concept of social exclusion and its corollary, hospitality for all, have been the hallmark of my inquiry in most of these columns. As such, when the Haiti National Observatory...
Drunken Winehouse banned from swimming by Caribbean resort staff
Haiti News.NetLondon, : Staff at the luxury Caribbean resort have banned troubled singer Amy Winehouse from swimming in their pool, as she does so after marathon boozing sessions.
Air France plane turned back to Dominican Republic
Vancouver SunAn Air France plane from the Dominican Republic to Paris had to turn back shortly after takeoff due to a problem with the air conditioning, the company said Friday."A problem was...
Serena & Lily's Haitian drum tables
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Japan boosts Dominican Republic’s tourism with US$3M
Dominican TodaySanto DOMINGO.- Aimed at continuing to spur the country’s tourism development, the Tourism Ministry with a US$3 million contribution from Japan’s International Cooperation Agency, and...
Dominican Republic takes part in Guyana’s Caricom Conference
Dominican TodaySanto DOMINGO.- Dominican Republic participates in Caricom’s 30th Conference of Heads of State and Government which concludes in Georgetown, Guyana, where the regional bloc’s relations...
Jury awards Jason Taylor and partners $1.5 million
Miami HeraldA jury in the U.S. Virgin Islands has awarded Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and two partners the return of a $1.5 million deposit from the botched sale of a...
Caribbean Community nations seek unity
Miami HeraldMembers of the CARICOM regional group seek unity as Caribbean nations as economic, trade and immigration challenges threaten the stability of the region.
Bill Clinton to visit Haiti as UN envoy
eTaiwan NewsFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton is slated to make his first trip to Haiti next week as U.N. special envoy to the storm-ravaged country.Clinton begins a three-day mission Monday to help the...
Caribbean states fight to ride out economic storm
Caribbean Net NewsThe Caribbean's small island states ride out hurricanes year after year, but they are fighting to stay afloat in a global economic storm that is...
US sends H1N1 flu meds to Caribbean
Caribbean Net NewsThe United States will provide 420,000 courses of antiviral medication Tamiflu to fight swine flu in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Department of Health and Human...
Canada forgives Haiti debt worth C$2.3 million
Caribbean Net NewsCanada has forgiven C$2.3 million in debt owed by Haiti as part of a plan that aims to relieve the world's poorest countries of C$1.3 billion in debt, the Department of...
St Lucia captures silver medal at Central American and Caribbean Championships
Caribbean Net News... anselma@caribbeannetnews.com - Danielle Beaubrun captured the islands second medal at the 26th Central American and Caribbean Championships when she placed second for the silver...
Symphony On The Square Features Caribbean Sound
Tyler Morning TelegraphMembers of the steel pan ensemble Caribbean Sound are seen performing with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra in Rockford, Ill. In 2005. Caribbean Sound will perform with the East Texas Symphony...
Canada’s embassy in Dominican Republic hosts anniversary fest
Dominican TodaySanto DOMINGO.- Canada ambassador Patricia Fortier hosted a gathering Wednesday night to mark the 141st anniversary of the founding of her country and the 400 years since the Founding of the City of...
BBC Caribbean News in Brief
BBC CaribbeanAnother talking point is the proposed union between Trinidad and Tobago and some member-nations of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
Former Turks & Caicos prime minister faces criminal probe
Miami HeraldBritish officials looking into corruption allegations in the Turks and Caicos Islands have called for a criminal investigation of Premier Michael Misick, authorities said...
U.S. to Provide Antiviral Medication to Latin America and the Caribbean for Novel H1N1 Influenza
Earth TimesBusiness Wire) HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States will provide 420,000 treatment courses of Tamiflu (Oseltamavir) to the Pan-American Health...
Haitian girl's scars giving way to smiles
Miami HeraldThe birthday girl twirled to the sounds of her favorite Haitian music. Friends and family formed a circle around her, chanting ``Marlie, Marlie.''Four years ago, Marlie Casseus spent most of her life...
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