UC Merced professor highlights racial profiling
MERCED — In a book due out next year, a UC Merced professor says a lack of judicial discretion leads to a disproportionate number of deportations to Latin America and the Caribbean. Tanya Golash-Boza, a sociology professor, said 98 percent…
Terror in Latin America and the Caribbean
By W.T. Whitney Jr. From Counter Punch Cuban national hero José Martí referred to land lying between the Rio Grande River and the Straits of Magellan as “Our America.” In an essay with that title published in 1892, Martí evoked…
Caribbean Export contributes towards strengthening trade relations between The Caribbean and China
By Joellen Laryea From The Bahamas Weekly Bridgetown, BARBADOS – The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) supported a contingent of representatives from four (4) of the Region’s Business Support Organisations (BSOs) to participate in the 8th China LAC Business…
Latin America [and Caribbean] scores lowest on security
by Jan Sonnenschein From Gallup World Venezuelans report lowest security levels worldwide WASHINGTON, D.C. — Residents of Latin America and the Caribbean were the least likely among all global regions last year to feel secure in their communities. In 2013,…
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Cayman Islands HSA statement regarding dialysis unit issues Press Statement regarding independent dialysis unit review Honorable Osbourne Bodden, Minister for Health confirms that out of an abundance of caution, Professor Everard Barton, Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the University…
T&T behind Haiti in economic growth
From Guardian Media T&T ranks ninth among the Caribbean’s fastest growing economies, according to data just compiled by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac). Eclac’s recently unveiled projections for growth in 2014 shows T&T,…
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Cayman’s Operation Tempura Boss, Bridger, under investigation The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) have revealed that Martin Bridger, the lead investigator of the fiasco known as Operation Tempura, an investigation into police corruption in the Cayman islands, is himself…
Canada supporting humanitarian efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean Region
Canada’s contribution to OCHA is strengthening the international humanitarian system’s preparedness and response capacity in the region 2014 – Brampton, Ontario – Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Today [July 25], on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of…
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Suriname man hacks parents to death, torches home, SUV From Caribbean360 PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Friday July 18, 2014, CMC – A 55-year old Suriname man killed his elderly parents on Wednesday and subsequently torched their home and an SUV. The police…
Promising vaccine against dengue developed
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday July 18, 2014 – With most of the Caribbean and about half the world’s population at risk of contracting dengue fever, reports that scientists have developed the world’s first vaccine against the mosquito-borne virus seen…