See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Alexandra Simon Councilman Mathieu Eugene (D–Flatbush) celebrated New York City Haitian Day at Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan on Oct. 6. Students, clergy, and local community leaders joined the Flatbush politician for a flag ...
Reproduced from Irish Times Digicel, the mobile phone operator owned by Denis O’Brien, has launched legal action against the telco regulator in the former Dutch colony of Suriname for blocking its cross-border data link with Digicel in neighbouring Guyana. Last week, the Telecommunications ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Keisha Gilles, assistant director of public affairs at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, has described as “phenomenal” last Saturday’s historic, celebratory luncheon for the Kings County School of Nursing Alumni. Gilles ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King The Queens-based Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), the organization that provides meals and accommodation to Caribbean athletes participating in the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, has said that ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Bert Wilkinson Just about two weeks ago, authorities in Jamaica approved of the island’s first shipment of oil extracted from the increasingly trendy marijuana plant to be exported to markets in Canada paving the ...
Coconut producers and vendors in Guyana and other Caribbean Community (Caricom) member states will soon have to abide by new food safety standards for coconut water after scientists found a high percentage of bacteria though no one has been sickened ...
Mariners can now get updated nautical maps and charts to aid them in navigating part of the Demerara River safely through a British-funded US$1.1 million hydrographic survey, paving the way for increased traffic of boats and ships with larger amounts ...
CGX Energy Inc. has announced their intention to contribute to the capacity building of Berbice residents in the oil and gas sector. Dr. Suresh Narine, Executive Chairman of CGX Energy Inc., announced that 30 Guyanese from the Berbice area will ...
Caribbean governments are being urged to ban sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) from school environments and integrate the health, education and agriculture ministries, in an effort to reduce stem the scourge of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. President of the Healthy Caribbean ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By George Alleyne Having been whipped by the tail of Tropical Strom Kirk that caused much flooding and related damage to houses last week, Barbados is taking no chances and will shortly begin a number ...