| Dominican Republic bishops reflect on crisis of morality Bishops from the Dominican Republic recently stated that although humanity is concerned with the global financial crisis, the real issue of today "is human and moral."The bishops expressed... | |
| Norovirus strikes 2 cruise ships in Caribbean An outbreak of norovirus has forced two cruise ships in the Caribbean to make early returns to their home ports in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Reports say a total of 484 people have been stricken on the... |
| Haitian-born killer taught respect for women by aboriginal elders: parole documents WINNIPEG -- Federal documents have offered a glimpse into a controversial hearing last month in which a Haitian-born convicted killer was able to access an aboriginal-style parole hearing at... |
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| A flicker of light in Haiti Two years after an unprecedented and unimaginable natural disaster, Haiti still mourns its dead, struggles to rebuild, has had to cope with cholera and has seen international assistance fall victim... |
| Lord Ashcroft's Caribbean bank asked to hand over documents Lord Ashcroft faces demands to hand over documents relating to the collapse of a company whose subsidiary is accused of benefiting from a culture of corruption.An insolvency practitioner appointed by... |
| Single in the Caribbean Sun GRATEFUL for rain on a Caribbean vacation? You bet I was. And you might have been, too, had you just escaped from a mob of bronzed bodies dancing under the stars in whipped-up, blissed-out unison to... |
| Haitian president attends summit in Venezuela Caracas.- Haiti's President Michel Martelly arrived in Caracas Friday to attend a summit of leftist Latin American leaders hosted by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez.Martelly said he was... |
| Tony Boursiquot rushed home to Haiti to become 'defender of weakest' Tony Boursiquot stands with children at a Star of Hope school in Jeanton, Haiti, 60 miles north of Port-au-Prince. He was born in a village in southern Haiti, then went to live with relatives in the... |
| Classical in style, Caribbean in flair What: Dance Victoria presents Ballet Nacional de CubaWhen: Friday night, with additional performance SaturdayWhere: Royal TheatreRating: 3.5 starsThe Ballet Nacional de Cuba spun, leaped and chassd... |
| Ballet review: Classical in style, Caribbean in flair What: Dance Victoria presents Ballet Nacional de CubaWhen: Friday night, with additional performance SaturdayWhere: Royal TheatreRating: 3.5 starsThe Ballet Nacional de Cuba spun, leaped and chassd... |
| Cuban Poet Highlights Cuban Relation with the Caribbean Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban poet Marilyn Bobes, renowned by her narrative work in countries such as Mexico and Peru, highlighted here the approach of Cuban literature with the Caribbean,... |
| Royal Caribbean taking hit from Costa Concordia disaster The world’s second-largest cruise ship company on Thursday reported increased profits in 2011 and a promising start to the new year — until the Costa Concordia wreck in Italy scared off... |
| Blanche Ely teacher accused of calling Haitian-American student ‘little chocolate boy’ After calling a Haitian-American student ‘little chocolate boy’ and ‘chocolate nobody wanted,’ a reading teacher could face suspension without... |
| Giving Haitian community a voice Angelucci Manigat , an activist and newspaper publisher, says Haitians suffer from a distinct image problem. A small Caribbean nation burdened by poverty, political strife, and natural disasters,... |
| Haitian president says he won’t interfere in Baby Doc case PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI Haitian President Michel Martelly says he won't interfere in the case of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, the National Palace said Friday. The office of the president... |
| Haiti leader says he won't meddle in Duvalier case PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly says he won't interfere in the case of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, the National Palace said Friday. The office of the... |
| Brit Man Goes Overboard On Caribbean Cruise A search is under way for a 30-year-old British man who has been seen going overboard from the world's biggest cruise ship. The missing passenger was filmed on CCTV going over the balcony... |
| Haiti Refuses to Try Duvalier for Human Rights Abuses - Former president-dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier (a.k.a. "Baby Doc") returned to Haiti last year after twenty-five years of exile in France. Amid allegations of embezzlement and serious... |
| In Haiti's complicated recovery, local efforts shine Nursing School of Port-au-Prince — a moment that prompted wide grins in Oak Brook. The Lions Clubs International Foundation, based in the western suburb, helped rebuild and fund the school,... |
| Relief conduits for Haiti Relief workers who have visited Haiti since the catastrophic 2010 earthquake acknowledge that the country remains an impoverished, desperate place.Cholera has taken an estimated 7,000 lives. Of the... |
| Dominican Republic - Journalist receives six-month sentence and harsh fine in defamation case vidadominicana.com in Nagua has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fined 1 million pesos (25,600 dollars), on 18 January, for libelling the lawyer Pedro Baldera, chairman of the... |
| Cleanup coalition in Haiti's largest slum Haiti's Cit Soleil is the most notorious slum in the Western Hemisphere, but local residents are picking up shovels and brooms to transform their... |
