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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

Haiti has best chance in decades, says Bill Clinton

Posted by CaribShout on July 5, 2009 at 5:08pm

Former US President Bill Clinton. AFP PHOTO NEW YORK, USA -- The new United Nations envoy on Haiti, Bill Clinton, on Monday laid out his vision to advance development in the small and impoverished Caribbean nation, stressing that, more than ever bef

Jamaica hijacker declared fit to stand trial

Posted by CaribShout on July 5, 2009 at 3:23pm

Soldiers stand near the hijacked CanJet 737 as it sits on the tarmac at the airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in late April 2009 (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP) -- A man who hijacked a Canadian plane full of tourists and held

Forum to address broadband connectivity for small island states in the Caribbean

Posted by CaribShout on July 5, 2009 at 3:16pm

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A major initiative taken by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) in conjunction with the government of Trinidad and Tobago is to address the requirement for national broadband connectivity for small island s

Caribbean states fight to ride out economic storm

Posted by CaribShout on July 5, 2009 at 3:00pm

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (Reuters) -- The 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 battering rich and poor nations alike. Tiny nations like twin-island S

Air Jamaica sold - First murmurs about who has bought the national carrier have surfaced

Posted by Troy Porter on July 4, 2009 at 1:20am

The Gleaner has learnt that Indigo Partners and Oaktree Capital, who are reportedly the owners of Spirit Airlines , have bought the country's national carrier, Air Jamaica. It is further understood that Air Jamaica's name might be changed to Spirit

Jamaican students receive scholarships to study in Cuba

Posted by CaribShout on July 3, 2009 at 8:31pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- A total of 26 Jamaican students have been awarded scholarships to study at universities in Cuba, under the 2009/10 Cuban Scholarship Programme. The scholarship awards, which were presented by Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica,

Jamaica PM says Casino Gaming Bill coming

Posted by CaribShout on July 3, 2009 at 8:30pm

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS) -- A Casino Gaming Bill is to be tabled in Parliament next week, Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced on Thursday night. Golding told a Town Hall Meeting in Montego Bay that Minister of Finance and the Public S

Warriors from the East on Fire for Change

Posted by CaribShout on July 3, 2009 at 2:48pm

The St. Kitts & Nevis Democrat: The Campaign to Victory train rolled into Baker’s Corner in the heart of East Basseterre on the evening of Wednesday 24th for a pre Music Festival “Poor Cant Take No More” rally. The People’s Action Movement brought t

UK visa fees hiked in Jamaica

Posted by Troy Porter on July 3, 2009 at 1:53pm

The British High Commission has announced significant increases in the application fees for UK visas. Some of the new fees are almost twice what currently exist. In a release last night, the British High Commission said the new fees will take effec

New cervical cancer vaccine available in Jamaica

Posted by Troy Porter on July 3, 2009 at 12:31pm

New cervical cancer vaccine here Published: Friday | July 3, 2009 Mitchell A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is now available in the island. The drug Cervix has been made available through pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which officiall

Haiti's ruling party takes Senate elections

Posted by CaribShout on July 2, 2009 at 12:02pm

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 1, 2009 - The ruling Lespwa party of Haitian President Rene Preval has taken the lion share of the 11 seats up for grabs in Senate elections, preliminary results have indicated. It took five, while five other parties won

Judge throws out challenges to election victories

Posted by CaribShout on July 2, 2009 at 11:30am

ST JOHN'S, Antigua, July 1, 2009 - The ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) has come out on top in an Antigua Labour Party (ALP) challenge to two of its election victories, but the Opposition also scored a victory when a judge said a case involving

Daily sex may improve men's fertility

Posted by CaribShout on July 2, 2009 at 1:27am

Photo Credit: Getty Images Until now doctors have debated whether or not men should refrain from sex for a few days before attempting to conceive with their partner to improve the chance of pregnancy. But a new study by Dr. David Greening of Sydney