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International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — From the onset, the international mission to help Haiti wrest back control from armed gangs faced challenges and skepticism. There were legal challenges in Nairobi and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2025
Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

NEW YORK (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80
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Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80

KINGSTON — Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean
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Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean

LONDON (DM) — A Jamaican rapist has escaped deportation because his criminal record in Britain means he "might not be eligible for witness protection" in his home country. The convicted…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Rubio to discuss with Jamaica Cuban doctor program after US visa threats
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Rubio to discuss with Jamaica Cuban doctor program after US visa threats

KINGSTON (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Jamaica and the U.S. will discuss the Cuban doctors helping the Caribbean island's health system to better understand the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025
Marco Rubio heads to the Caribbean. Here’s why his priorities could take a back seat
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Marco Rubio heads to the Caribbean. Here’s why his priorities could take a back seat

KINGSTON (MH) — When Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Jamaica today, he will be visiting what the Trump administration’s top envoy to the region describes as “probably our…
Posted by John McCarthy March 26, 2025
Mexican illegal migrants with HIV molest young boy in sauna on Royal Caribbean cruise
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Mexican illegal migrants with HIV molest young boy in sauna on Royal Caribbean cruise

MIAMI — Two illegal immigrants - one of which is HIV positive - were arrested in Florida after allegedly molesting a minor on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.  Jose Diaz, 36,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 25, 2025
Veteran reggae singer Cocoa Tea dies at age 65
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Veteran reggae singer Cocoa Tea dies at age 65

KINGSTON — Reggae legend Colvin 'Cocoa Tea' Scott has died. His wife, Malvia Scott, confirmed to The Gleaner that the veteran singer passed away at 4:46 this morning at a hospital in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 12, 2025
Jamaican government urged to ‘fully decolonize’ with bill to ditch King Charles
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Jamaican government urged to ‘fully decolonize’ with bill to ditch King Charles

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Many Jamaicans want their country to ditch King Charles as head of state but a bill presented by the government to do just that has frustrated some…
Posted by John McCarthy March 1, 2025
Caribbean nations haven’t sent all forces to Haiti to join Kenya-led mission. Here’s why
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Caribbean nations haven’t sent all forces to Haiti to join Kenya-led mission. Here’s why

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Long before Guatemala and El Salvador agreed to deploy military forces to join the international armed mission to help Haiti’s beleaguered security forces fight terrorizing gangs, Jamaica…
Posted by John McCarthy February 27, 2025

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