Brooklyn woman found guilty of murdering Guyanese tenant
By iNews Guyana INEWS GUYANA – A jury has convicted a Brooklyn woman in the death and dismemberment of a woman whose body parts were found on Long Island. Leah Cuevas was convicted of second-degree murder in the death and…
CRFM and partners to unlock the full potential of Caribbean fisheries through value chain approach
Belize City, Belize, 13 December 2015 (CRFM)—Some fear that climate change and global economic pressures will create a toxic mix that would cripple the potential of the Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture sector, but a new initiative being implemented by the…
Strengthening the AU-Caribbean Diaspora relationship
From SocioLingo Africa Strengthening the AU-Caribbean Diaspora Relationship: CIDO holds tripartite meeting with CARICOM and the Canadian Pan-African Network (CPAN) The Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) of the African Union Commission has completed high level discussions with representatives of the…
Trinidad: New twist in cop’s murder
By Rhondor Dowlat From T&T Guardian Investigations into the murders of PC Russell Ramnarine and UWI engineering student Avery Keshwar in San Juan on Monday took a slight twist yesterday, when a senior police officer was allegedly asked to answer…
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OUR CARIBBEAN: Awaiting the offerings of a British baroness
By Rickey Singh, from Nation News Barbados Now that Britain’s Baroness Scotland (Dominican by birth) has secured the much sought-after prize as new secretary general of the 53-member Commonwealth, some reflections on the future functioning of the London-headquartered secretariat seem…
Eight Bahamians extradited to the United States Monday (14)
From Bahamas Press Nassau, Bahamas – Bahamas Press has now identified the eight Bahamian nationals that were last Monday [14th December 2015], extradited to the United States pursuant to the Extradition Act. The extradited men are: 1 Sheldon Moore 2…
French company fined US$772 million to resolve Bahamas and other bribery charges
NEW HAVEN, USA (BERNAMA-NNN-CARIBBEAN NEWS)– Alstom SA, a French power and transportation company, was sentenced last November in US District Court in Connecticut to pay a US$772 million fine to resolve criminal charges related to a widespread corruption scheme involving…
Bahamas gov’t still awaiting report on Jamaican women
From Jamaica Observer NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas government says it does not condone the “abuse of any detainee” as it awaits the findings of an investigation into the arrest of 11 Jamaican women earlier this month. Foreign Affairs…
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Cayman Airways bans hoverboards from aircraft
Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) joins with many international airlines in announcing the banning of “hoverboards” on its aircraft. Effective immediately, the lithium battery powered self-balancing personal transportation devices, commonly referred to as hoverboards, are banned from being transported on all…
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US government fights Facebook on commercial speech
By Ross Todd, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for the federal government have weighed in against Facebook in a privacy lawsuit where the company is raising a Constitutional challenge to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The TCPA allows…
