CaribWorldNews, PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Fri. May 1, 2009: The murder rate in Trinidad and Tobago jumped past the 180 mark Thursday with the fatal stabbing of a 43-year-old man. Arthur Billy from Darneau Street in Gasparillo is the country’s 181st murder victim for 2009. Billy was reportedly stabbed to death following […]
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Curacao Drug Traders Linked To Hizbullah
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 1, 2009: Seventeen people in a drug ring with alleged links to Hizbullah have been nabbed in the island of Curacao. AFP reports indicate that cops from seven nations arrested the 17, who are linked to a drug chain that was financially supporting Hizbullah […]
Jamaica Increases Minimum Wage
CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Fri. May 1, 2009: Jamaica has increased its minimum wage by just over US$3 per week. Come May 11, the new minimum wage will be hiked from J$3,700 or over US$41 per week to J$4,070 or US$45 a week. Security Guards will see their wages increased from […]
Caribbean On High Alert As Swine Flu Cases Grow Globally
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. May 1, 2009: Caribbean nations are on high alert even as the World Health Organization announced Thursday that cases from swine flu or influenza A (H1N1) infection had grown globally to 257 cases. While there has been no identifiable cases of swine flu in the […]
Caribbean Nations Makes U.S. Report On Terrorism
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. May 1, 2009: Four Caribbean countries have been identified as potential transit points for terrorists by the U.S. government. The five are the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the CARICOM nation of Belize. They were all identified as areas of possible terror risks in […]
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 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 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.` […]
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 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 […]