CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. June 22, 2009: The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $5 million grant for a program aimed at supporting prevention and control of the swine flu disease in the Caribbean and Latin America as the reported cases continue to rise in the region. The estimated […]
Accused Craigslist Killer Indicted For Murder Of Dominican-American
CaribWorldNews, BOSTON, MA, Mon. June 22, 2009: A 23-year-old medical student who became famous as the `Craigslist` killer, has been indicted with the April 14 fatal shooting and attempted robbery of a Dominican American woman. Philip Markoff was indicted late last week on seven counts of first-degree murder of Julissa […]
From Billionaire Big Wig To Prison Inmate
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. June 19, 2009: Sir Allen Stanford once held command of a multi-billion dollar empire, doled out millions to raise his public image as a sports enthusiast and for him, Caribbean heads of state were just a phone call away. But on Friday, Stanford was indicted on […]
Sir Allen Surrenders
CaribWorldNews, DALLAS, TX, Fri. June 19, 2009: U.S.-born, Antiguan citizen, Sir Allen Stanford is now in custody after surrendering Thursday to FBI agents. Stanford, chairman of the Stanford Financial Group which is under investigation, is set to appear in federal court in Richmond, Virginia this morning. It is unclear what […]
Jamaican Family Still Awaiting Justice For Murdered Daughter Eight Months Later
CaribWorldNews, QUEENS, NY, Fri. June 19th, 2009: It’s been over eight months since their daughter, Sabrina Matthews was found murdered in their home, but for Jamaican parents, Livingston and Sherita Matthews, the pain of that shocking day seems all too recent. It has been made more painful by the fact […]
Vincentian-Born Incumbent Faces Long List Of Challengers
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 19, 2009: He`s held the seat for the past eight years, but with his vote against ending term limits and amidst allegations that a former chief of staff embezzled funds, several Caribbean and Caribbean Americans in New York are lining up to try to […]
CaribID Takes Message to Diplomatic Corp
CaribPRWire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 19, 2009: CaribID, the movement to get Caribbean nationals accurately counted and their own category on the U.S. Census form, yesterday took it’s Census message to the CARICOM Diplomatic Corp. CaribID founder, Felicia Persaud, was in Washington, D.C., Thursday to address the CARICOM Caucus […]
Shirley A. Chisholm Educational Exchange Program Passed In Larger Bill
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. June 19, 2009: The Shirley A. Chisholm Educational Exchange Program was passed as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act late last week. The program, also known as the United States- Caribbean Educational Exchange Program, will offer merit and need bases scholarships for Caribbean students to […]
No Refugees But Bermuda Takes In Detainees
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 19, 2009: Bermuda may be taking in Gitmo detainees but the British-dependent territory has no one seeking refugee status overseas. As the Ewart Brown administration is getting props from the new U.S. administration over its decision to take in four Chinese Muslims, formerly detained […]
The West Indian Contribution To Black Churches In America
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 19, 2009: Dating back to the late 1800 and early 1900`s, Caribbean-born or `West Indian` pastors were making their mark on the black church system in America. As Holger Henke tells it in `The West Indian Americans,` Caribbean-born pastors became especially prominent in the […]