Posts in category Caribbean News

Associated Press GEORGE TOWN — One among thousands of lawyers, accountants and other workers from around the globe, Paul Fordham is escaping cold weather and …

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 80 percent of children in Puerto Rico live in high-poverty areas, according to a study …

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Four of Haiti’s five Olympians at the London Games have something in common: They’re not from Haiti.

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The deadly earthquake that leveled the capital more than two years ago brought a thread of hope: a promise of renewal. With the …

Associated Press ITA OKO ISLAND, Nigeria — The prison, cut out of the dense jungle that engulfs this island outside Lagos, never officially existed in …

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two Americans jailed for allegedly driving a group of would-be soldiers during a protest demanding the restoration of Haiti’s army face up …

CAYMAN ISLANDS Lawyers face pro bono mandate GEORGE TOWN — The government is pushing to require all private attorneys to provide at least 25 hours …

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Sean Penn no longer lives in a tent, surrounded by some 40,000 desperate people camped on a muddy golf course. And he …

BAHAMAS

 Opposition PLP back in power 
NASSAU — Former Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie led the main opposition party to victory on Monday, ousting the …

KINGSTON — Jamaica announced the creation of a government task force to fight proliferating lottery scams that have made the country a center for international …