Category: Caribbean News

Ronaldo to Neymar: Play in Spain

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Ronaldo has a simple message for Neymar: head to Europe.

Garry Conille confirmed as Haitian prime minister

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti –The Caribbean nation’s Senate confirmed late on Oct. 4 the nomination of Garry Conille as the country’s prime minister.

MLB Exhibition Hall opens in Dominican Republic

BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic – When the 2011 Major League Baseball regular season ended on Sept. 28...

Haiti kicks off free school program for poor children

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Over 140,000 underprivileged children in Haiti attended school on Oct. 3...

Haiti: Senate approves UN force reduction

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian Senate has approved a withdrawal of the United Nations force in Haiti starting next year and phased out over three years.

Caribbean, Latin American countries on alert over dengue fever

WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. - Health ministries in the Caribbean and the Americas are keeping residents on alert as outbreaks of dengue have been reported throughout the region.

Haiti’s president picks new prime minister

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – President Michel Martelly has picked physician Garry Conille to be his prime minister...

Hurricane Irene strikes Caribbean

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season sliced a destructive path through the Caribbean...

Hurricane Irene hits Bahamas

GRAND BAHAMA, Bahamas – Hurricane Irene bore down on the Bahamas early Aug. 24 and could slam the U.S. mainland as an even stronger storm later in the week.

Haiti: Government trying to keep displaced safe

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The mayor of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince wants to move 20,000 residents living in a jam-packed...