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Reggae lovers feast on Beres Hammond and Gramps Morgan in Charlotte NC

Posted by CaribShout on July 12, 2009 at 11:30am

Beres Hammond performing in Charlotte N.C. Photo: GBurkeImages Charlotte, N.C. July 12, 2009. Brightworks Promotions in conjunction with the Neighborhood Theater gave Reggae fans a treat last night. Gracing the stage were some really fantastic perf

OAS Group of Friends of Haiti satisfied with Haitian debt cancellation

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 1:08pm

WASHINGTON, USA -- The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, expressed at a meeting of the OAS Group of Friends of Haiti his satisfaction with the cancellation by the World Bank, the Inter

OAS to train Jamaican consular officers to combat human trafficking

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 1:04pm

WASHINGTON, USA -- The Department of Public Security (DPS) of the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security (SMS) of the Organization of American States (OAS) is currently implementing the “Training Institutes of Foreign Affairs on Trafficking in Per

Preparations moving apace for regional symposium on services in Antigua-Barbuda

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 12:47pm

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- More than a hundred representatives of the Services Sector in the Caribbean will gather in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda next week to begin charting a more structured approach to the development of the Sector within the CARICOM

Grenada's new representative to the OAS presents credentials

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 12:30pm

Grenada's Ambassador Gillian Bristol and OAS Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza. WASHINGTON, USA -- On Friday, Ambassador Gillian Bristol presented her credentials to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Migu

Despite turnout, optimism grows for youth biz project

Posted by CaribShout on July 11, 2009 at 11:30am

Nineteen-year-old Anika Shaw fills out forms to join the Young Entrepeneurs Programme during a sensitisation seminar at the St Elizabeth Technical High School on July 3. - Photo by Tashieka Mair WESTERN BUREAU: Despite a low turnout to the launch o

Nothing to HARP about in Barbados

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 11:23pm

The HARP gun – all 136 feet, 280 tonnes of it – is still an impressive sight as it points out to sea. The salt-laden air has wreaked havoc on the brainchild of Dr Gerald Bull; it is now a far cry from its original state. HEATHER-LYNN EVANSON THE YE

Wanted: more debt-for-nature swaps for Caribbean

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 11:13pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 10, 2009 - With issues of global warming and the economic crisis causing headaches for many countries, there's a suggestion that more debt forgiveness should be offered to Caribbean countries in exchange for their investment

Air Tax Hikes Will Price Foreign Travel By Brits Out Of Skies Caribbean Destinations May Suffer As Cost Expected To Soar

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:11pm

Caribbean destinations looking for economic relief from an upturn in the British economy to trigger a return of English tourists may have something else to contend with. It’s the effect of the planned hike in Britain’s Air Passenger Duty, commonly ca

CARICOM Countries Urged To Fully Embrace CCJ

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:08pm

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Eminent Caribbean jurist Sir Shridath Ramphal last Thursday made an impassioned plea for all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to fully join the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as he weighed-in on

Jamaica to IMF :We Are Setting The Terms. PM Golding Yes To IMF, But On Jamaica Terms

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:06pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - Prime Minister Bruce Golding says his administration will only enter into an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the terms are beneficial to Jamaica. "We are not going to go back into any IMF agreement un

Turks & Caicos: Premier Says Country At A Standstill

Posted by CaribShout on July 10, 2009 at 8:04pm

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, CMC – Premier Galmo Williams says the current situation in the territory is untenable and he is anxious to receive word from the British authorities on the way forward for the Turks and Caicos Islands. “Tod

Hope for Haiti

Posted by CaribShout on July 9, 2009 at 10:54pm

Deborah and Leo Duncam, along with their adopted daughters Taphatna, 12, and Camasiz, 11, started their Hope for Haiti walk-a-thon on Friday. The Duncans are raising donations for Feed the Children and FIDA. Deborah Duncan and her kids went for a w

In Haiti, Bill Clinton finds a still-stricken nation

Posted by CaribShout on July 9, 2009 at 10:48pm

Walking through mud with the sun beating down on his sweat-covered face, former US president Bill Clinton confronted this week the harsh reality of the country he wants to help. "I want to speed up the aid and make sure it is directed to the prioriti

Beating the rush - Back to School in Barbados

Posted by CaribShout on July 9, 2009 at 10:29pm

Cherie Pitt - Photo ONLY ONE WEEK of the summer vacation has gone, but parents are already getting the jump on back-to-school shopping. Not only do they want to get the necessary chore out of the way, but after last year's fire at Yankee Garments,

Cuba's Fidel Castro honoured with a reggaeton song

Posted by CaribShout on July 7, 2009 at 6:45pm

A banner hangs in Havana of Cuban President Fidel Castro. AFP PHOTO HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) -- Since he swept into power 50 years ago, Cuba's Fidel Castro has been honoured in poems, movies and paintings and now in reggaeton, a form of music widely p

Yemen publicly executes man for rape, killing 11-Y-O

Posted by Troy Porter on July 7, 2009 at 1:24pm

SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - The Yemen news agency reports that a barber has been publicly executed after he was found guilty of raping and killing an 11-year-old boy who came to his shop for a haircut. Pictures of the execution yesterday in the capital of S

First swine flu death IN jamaica

Posted by Troy Porter on July 7, 2009 at 10:28am

Published: Tuesday | July 7, 2009 Health Minister Rudyard Spencer has ordered a probe into the death of a young man at the Tony Thwaites Wing of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) yesterday morning after he suffered complications asso

Commission to regulate casino gambling in Jamaica

Posted by CaribShout on July 6, 2009 at 8:56pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 6, 2009 - A casino gaming commission is to be established to regulate the industry in Jamaica. Under the Casino Gaming Bill which has been tabled in the House of Representatives, the commission would have regulatory functions

Costa Rica tops list of 'happiest' nations, Jamaica 3rd.

Posted by CaribShout on July 6, 2009 at 7:30pm

(CNN) -- Forget Disneyland! Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world, according to an independent research group in Britain with the goal of building a new economy, "centered on people and the environment." Costa Rica is known for its lush rain