Concacaf announces Scotiabank Concacaf League expansion
The Central American domestic league winners and a Canadian representative will now participate in the competition Miami (Monday, February 11, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today announced that the Scotiabank Concacaf League…
Coffee is a celebrity across the globe, Martin
By Melissa Martin “Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen. Pour myself a cup of ambition.And yawn and stretch and try to come to life.” Lyrics from Nine to Five by Dolly Parton. My cup of ambition is coffee. Brewed…
Belize’s thriving Afro-Caribbean community
By Heide Brandes From BBC When West Africans on their way to the New World’s slave markets escaped in 1635, they intermarried with Caribbean islanders to create a new and distinct culture. The boats came at dawn along the shores…
Concacaf announces venues and dates for the 2019 gold cup seeded nations; all venue assignments are now set
Miami (Friday, October 12, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today announced the venues and dates of the seeded nations in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, as well as all match dates for…
Award-winning American videographer receives new knees in the Cayman Islands
CAYMAN ISLANDS (September 15, 2018) – Award-winning American videographer Tim Blanton can walk freely without pain thanks to a successful bilateral knee replacement at Health City Cayman Islands, the popular tertiary care medical facility in the Caribbean. Blanton had always…
Draw reveals groups for the 2018 Concacaf Under-20 Championship
The centralized competition will qualify the top four finishers to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 Miami (Thursday, September 13, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) conducted the official draw for the…
US Immigration Agents nab Caribbean Nationals in enforcement sweep
From Antigua News Room The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says officers from its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark, New Jersey Field Office arrested several Caribbean nationals among 37 immigrants during a five-day operation. On Monday,…
Newlywed husband is killed and wife injured after he collided into her on a zipline during honeymoon adventure in Honduras
By CHRIS PLEASANCE From Daily Mail UK Egael Tishman, 24, an Israeli, has been killed in a zipline accident in Honduras Shif Fanken, 27, his wife, has been taken to hospital in a serious condition Crash happened after Shif…
Concacaf to host record number of teams in November for its redesigned Under-20 Championship
Thirty-four member associations to compete for the regional title and the four available spots in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 Miami (Friday, June 8, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today…
Violence impacts on Latin American and Caribbean childhood
From Presna Latina Panama, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) A report from Save the Children revealed that the highest homicide rates in the world are currently focused in Latin America and the Caribbean, which prevents the full development of children. According…