Caribbean Briefs 06-27-13
*The following news items were compiled from Associated Press reports. CUBA Migration talks HAVANA – The United States and Cuba agreed to resume bilateral talks …
*The following news items were compiled from Associated Press reports. CUBA Migration talks HAVANA – The United States and Cuba agreed to resume bilateral talks …
BERMUDA Anti-bias law HAMILTON – Legislators approved a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. The law also bans age discrimination in all sectors …
CAYMAN ISLANDS Opposition wins GEORGE TOWN – Election officials announced the opposition People’s Progressive Movement won nine of 18 seats, one short of a majority …
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Attorney Reynold Georges showed up with a judge and a police officer on a recent afternoon at Camp Acra, a cluster of …
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide recently emerged from months of seclusion for a second straight day and took several swipes at the current government. …
HAITI Aid money flowed to U.S. PORT-AU-PRINCE – A report on American aid in the wake of the devastating earthquake said much of the money …
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP)— The U.S. government plans to build two prisons in the countryside in an effort to stem severe overcrowding, disease and violence in the …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government announced Friday that it has awarded permits for the first time in the country’s history to allow two companies …
BULL BAY, Jamaica — The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica’s southeast coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance …
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA Gambling sanctions pushed against U.S. The tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua & Barbuda intends to pursue retaliatory sanctions against U.S. commercial services …