CASTRIES, St Lucia — The government of Saint Lucia has enlisted the help of the Jamaican police to investigate the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force […]
Continue readingMonth: November 2013
Venezuela’s PetroCaribe energy programme may be in trouble
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Following Guatemala’s announcement in early November that it was pulling out of Venezuela’s PetroCaribe alliance, the Hugo Chavez-era oil-for-regional-influence program […]
Continue readingFBI complaint names 12 Caribbean persons in alleged multi-million dollar fraud
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — A report by the Barbados Free Press on November 4, 2013, published the full text of what purports to be a complaint […]
Continue readingNewly appointed Dominican Ambassador presents credentials
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on Thursday said he welcomed steps being taken by […]
Continue readingMackie Conscious to perform at IIPT Caribbean CBT Conference and Study Tour
Mandeville, Jamaica (November 4, 2013). Mackie Conscious, Jamaican-born singer, songwriter and musician will be the special guest presenter and performer at the IIPT Caribbean Community-based […]
Continue readingDominica celebrates 35th year of political independence
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominicans have been urged to embrace freedom of movement within the region as the country celebrates its 35th year of Independence […]
Continue readingFamily of UVa student killed in Dominica files suit
The father of a University of Virginia student killed last year in the Caribbean, where she was studying abroad, is suing over her death.
The lawsuit, filed this month in federal court in Miami by David Schulman, the father of Casey Schulman, alleges negligence by the Semester at Sea program, sponsored by UVa, and several others, seeking funeral expenses and compensatory damages.