CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 1, 2009: Guyana opposition leader, Robert Corbin, will remain in New York for now for further medical tests, CaribWorldNews has learnt. General Secretary of the Peoples National Congress Reform Party, Oscar Clarke, in an email response to CWNN Thursday, said the party head will […]
Bolt Drops Out Of Kingston International
CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. May 1, 2009: A day after he walked away largely unharmed from a car crash, the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, is dropping out of the Kingston International race. Bolt’s agent said Thursday the triple Olympian was skipping Saturday’s running of the international in Kingston as […]
Florida Funeral Home Under Investigation Over Dead Jamaican Migrant
CaribWorldNews, POLK COUNTY, FL, Fri. May 1, 2009: A Florida funeral home owner has been banned from embalming corpses because of the way he reportedly handled the body of a Jamaican immigrant. Lawrence Epps said he embalmed 75-year-old Jamaican immigrant Barrington Perrin, who died Dec. 22. But the state claims […]
Bermuda Man Faces Murder Charges
CaribWorldNews, NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., Mon. May 1, 2009: A Bermuda man who allegedly drove a gunman from the scene of a fatal shooting at a central New Jersey apartment complex is now facing murder charges. Andre D. Trott of Sandys, Bermuda has been charged with eluding, aggravated assault and hindering […]
Bermuda Bond Ratings Lowered
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. April 30, 2009: The government of Bermuda has been knocked off its Aaa bond ratings rank by Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s lowered the bond ratings to Aa2 Wednesday, amid the global credit crisis and recession, which have affected the dependent territory’s insurance industry. Moody’s said […]
Obama Insists Immigration Reform On Agenda For Next 100 Days
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. April 30, 2009: Critics of immigration reform may claim the high unemployment rate is no time to address this issue but President Barack Obama insists the hot button topic is high on his agenda for the next 100 days. Obama reiterated the campaign promise during a […]
Two Grenadians Quarantined In Swine Flu Alert
CaribWorldNews, St. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Thurs. April 30, 2009: Grenada’s Ministry of Health has placed two persons under quarantine amid suspicion of swine flu. A government statement said Wednesday the two persons, who have not been named, arrived on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday evening from Mexico. It said the […]
Obama Administration Insists Cuba Must Make The Next Move
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. April 30, 2009: The U.S. State Department is insisting there is no plan to lift the Cuban embargo unless the current administration shows its serious about human rights. The comment comes on a day when Cuban President Raul decried the administration for `achieving only the minimum.` […]
Former Senator Pleads Not Guilty In Travolta Extortion Case
CaribWorldNews, NASSAU, Bahamas, Thurs. April 30, 2009: Former Bahamas Senator, Pleasant Bridgewater, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta following the death of his teenage son in the Bahamas. Bridgewater entered the plea along with paramedic Tarino Lightbourne, who also […]
Powell Says He`s Good To Go For Reebok Grand Prix
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. April 29, 2009: Jamaican Olympian Asafa Powell is vowing to make it up to fans he disappointed last Saturday at the Penn Relays, when he returns to the New York track of Icahn Stadium for the Reebok Grand Prix next month. Via phone, Powell told […]