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  NEW YORK (April 5, 2008) – The dictionary defines “Diaspora” as any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland.

St. Patrick’s, Grenada – The National Democratic Congress, with better than even odds of forming the next government, will unveil a key part of its platform for advancing the country’s social and economic development at a special meeting this Sunday, April 6.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (April 3, 2008) – Exclude the Hispanic-American market and you make a huge blunder. Americans of Hispanic descent now spend so much that their buying power is estimated to reach US$1.2 trillion by 2011. Reaching the potent Hispanic-American market is one of the issues under discussion […]

Kingston, Jamaica: Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night announced that he had directed the commissioner of police to carry out thorough investigations into the activities, in Jamaica, of a suspicious Air Jamaica passenger who was allegedly held with bomb-making materials at the Orlando International Airport in Florida yesterday.

The Supreme Court has granted approval for the embattled investment club Cash Plus to appoint a temporary manager.  The temporary manager will be responsible for supervising the disbursement of funds to investors.

NEW YORK (March 29, 2008) – Reverend A.R. Bernard, founder and CEO of the Brooklyn-based Christian Cultural Center, the church home for thousands of Caribbean-Americans in the tri-state area, teaches that “Change is the only constant in life; And when change is necessary, not to change is destructive.”

The Governor of Puerto Rico Anibal Acevedo Vila has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges at the federal court in the capital San Juan.Governor Acevedo Vila faces 19 charges linked to allegations of misusing thousands of dollars in illegal election campaign contributions.  He is accused along with 12 of his associates.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – With charges of raping a woman police office, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves in now facing another alligation by another woman that the Prime Minister indecently assaulted her.

President Raul Castro has announced that Cubans are now allowed unrestricted access to mobile phones for the first time, in the latest reform.  Granma, the official newspaper of the communist party, state telecom monopoly ETECSA said it would offer mobile services to the public in the next few days.

MIAMI — Aníbal S. Acevedo Vilá, the governor of Puerto Rico, has been charged with 19 criminal counts related to the financing of three political campaigns from 1999 to 2004, including conspiracy to violate federal campaign laws, wire fraud and illegally using campaign funds for his personal use, according to […]

Choice Hotels supports regional marketing efforts  NEW YORK (March 27, 2008) – The Caribbean’s positioning as a valuable and viable brand took a major step forward this month with the launch of the Caribbean Tourism Development Company’s (CTDC) new consumer travel site www.caribbeantravel.com. 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (March 25, 2008) – An influential Minister of Tourism, an enlightened Executive Director of Tourism, an expert in Caribbean Diaspora relations, a specialist in branding small hotels, a renowned American journalist, and an expert in the faith tourism market are among the headliners of the 12th full edition […]

THE DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY (DLP) administration has launched a project to tackle food security, unemployment and the cost of living at the same time.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar (IPS)  – As the single parent of a five-year-old boy, Sonita Balkaran can barely make ends meet these days. A clothing vendor in one of this city’s five municipal markets, Balkarran has watched in horror the steady decline of her living standard, estimating that her spending power […]

GUATEMALA CITY, Mar (IPS)  – The Guatemalan Congress must decide, after Mar. 26, whether to overrule President Álvaro Colom’s veto of a law that gave the green light to resuming executions of prisoners on death row.