CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. June 25, 2009: A purported `census briefing` in D.C. Wednesday, by an organization that was an early supporter of the CaribID initiative to get a Caribbean category on the U.S. Census form, turned into a public attack on Congresswoman Yvette Clarke`s `Caribbean Count` bill, claiming sources […]
Stanford For Court Today
CaribWorldNews, HOUSTON, TX, Thurs. June 25, 2009: Texas financier and Antigua citizen, Sir R. Allen Stanford, is scheduled for a court hearing today to decide whether he will be granted bail or will remain jailed until his trial. Stanford was returned by U.S. Marshalls from Virginia yesterday, after begin charged […]
Caribbean Nations To Get Financial Help From International Whaling Commission
CaribWorldNews, MADEIRA, Portugal, Thurs. June 25, 2009: Financial help is on the way. That`s the decision of the International Whaling Commission to help ease the burden on its small developing member-states in the Caribbean. `We recognize the burden of the costs on Caribbean countries, indeed on all the member-states that […]
Guyana Govt. Defends Unfair Treatment Of Nationals In Barbados
CaribWorldNews, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thurs. June 25, 2009: The Guyana government continues to vent its concerns to the Barbadian authorities about the frequency of reports about Guyanese nationals being treated unfairly on the island. Head of the Presidential Secretariat at the Office of the President Dr. Roger Luncheon during a post-Cabinet […]
St. Lucia Teen Charged With Murder
CaribWorldNews, CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thurs. June 25, 2009: A teenage girl has been slapped with a murder charge for the June 13th killing of a 20-year-old. The 13-year-old, whose name has not been revealed because of her age, along with 19-year-old Ava Alexander are accused of stabbing Kevana Antonia King […]
China`s Expanding Relations With Latin America And The Caribbean
By Odeen Ishmael CaribWorldNews, CARACAS, Venezuela, Thurs. June 25, 2009: The recent visit of Brazil`s President Luiz Inacio `Lula` da Silva to China in May 2009 reflected the Asian nation`s expanding economic and political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. One year ago, the Brazilian government had announced that […]
Haiti`s Wyclef Jean Lends Support To Iran Protestors
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. June 24, 209: Haitian-born, Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter and producer, Wyclef Jean, is turning his `goodwill` to Iran`s demonstrators, as protests in the Muslim nation turned deadly and many continue to flock to the streets to demand a recount of votes in the recent election. […]
Allen Stanford Could Face Criminal Charges Today
CaribWorldNews, HOUSTON, TX, Weds. June 24, 2009: Former billionaire, R. Allen Stanford, could face criminal charges in a Houston Court as early as today. The knighted, American-born, naturalized Antigua and Barbuda resident, is being brought back to Houston from Virginia by U.S. Marshals, chained at the waist and shackled in […]
Antigua Cans Financial Regulator
CaribWorldNews, ST. JOHN`S, Antigua, Weds. June 24, 2009: Head of Antigua and Barbuda`s Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Leroy King, has been dismissed from his post by the country`s government. King`s dismissal comes just days after his June 19th indictment on bribery charges in the ponzi case against Allen Stanford and […]
Grenada Quarantines Yacht With Suspected Swine Flu
By Linda StrakerCWNN Grenada CaribWorldNews, ST. GEORGE`S, Grenada, Weds. June 24, 2009: A yacht in Grenada has been quarantined because of a suspected swine flu case. Junior Health Minister Ann Peters says that health authorities are awaiting the results of the suspected swine flu case aboard the yacht, which berthed […]