CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 14, 2009: WHAT: Digicel Caribbean Cup New York Play Offs featuring East Zone leaders Barbados taking on St. Lucia and defending champions, Jamaica facing-off against Trinidad and Tobago. WHEN: Sunday, August 16th. Match times – 4 and 6 p.m. respectively. WHERE: Jefferson High […]
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"The King Of The Dancehall" Beenie Man To Headline The Old School New Year’s Eve Bash And Benefit Concert On St. Croix
CaribPR Wire, ST. CROIX, USVI, Tues. Aug. 12, 2009: CIGA Promotions will ensure that partygoers in the US Virgin Islands usher in 2010 well entertained, while supporting a worthy cause, with a massive concert slated for December 31, 2009 at the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin […]
Caribbean American Author Puts Spotlight On Nannies
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 31, 2009: A Caribbean American migrant and former babysitter has turned the spotlight on the many Caribbean `nannies` across the U.S. who are helping to raise the children of many Caucasian Americans. Bianca Jacobs, aka Nandi, recently released `The True Nanny Diaries,` which tells […]
U.S. Congratulates T&T On Independence
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Mon. Aug. 31, 2009: The U.S. is lauding Trinidad and Tobago as it marks its forty-seventh anniversary of independence today. U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a message to Trinidad and Tobago and its people on Sunday, expressed `warmest wishes will be with the people […]
Iberostar Adds To Caribbean Job Losses
CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. Aug. 31, 2009: Job losses in the Caribbean tourism sector are expected to grow again; this time with the temporary closing of the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in Jamaica. Hotel officials said some 330 employees represented by the University and Allied Workers Union will lose […]
Cuba Tourism Booms While Rest Of Caribbean Suffers
CaribWorldNews, HAVANA, Cuba, Mon. Aug. 31, 2009: Cuba is reporting a rise in tourist arrivals for July even as many other Caribbean islands are registering declines. Some 200,000 tourists arrived in Cuba in July, a 6 percent increase as compared to the same period of 2008, according to the Cuban […]
OAS Head In Barbados
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Mon. Aug. 31, 2009: Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, is in Barbados for an official visit.Insulza is slated to visit the Caribbean island through Tuesday, September 1st. While here, Insulza is set to pay courtesy calls on Governor General, Sir Clifford […]
West Indian Labor Day in Brooklyn Generates Millions for the City of New York
Commentary By Roy A. Hastick, Sr.President & CEO, CACCI CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 31, 2009: Monday, September 7, 2009 marks the 42nd Anniversary of the West Indian American Labor Day Carnival Association Annual Celebration in Brooklyn, New York. The fun and splendor of multi-colored costumes, and pulsating tropical […]
Could The UK-Caribbean Tourist Trade Be Crippled By Air Passenger Duty Increase?
CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Fri. Aug. 28, 2009: The Caribbean tourism industry, already suffering badly from the world wide recession, could suffer another blow this November. In just months, the Caribbean could lose a substantial market if the British government goes ahead with its plan to levy an increased APD (Air […]
Stanford Former Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty
CaribWorldNews, HOUSTON, TX, Fri. Aug. 28, 2009: James M. Davis, Stanford`s former chief financial officer, on Thursday became the first to plead guilty in the $7 billion ponzi case. Davis pleaded guilty in Houston federal court to three counts under a plea deal with federal prosecutors. He admitted guilt to: […]