KINGSTON, Jamaica – A former Haitian legislator is likely to be extradited to the United States as the lawyer representing his wife and children said they have been denied refugee status in Jamaica.
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NEW YORK, New York – A United States federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Trinidadian-born jurist Sylvia G. Ash to 15 months in prison for conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and making a false statement to a federal agent.
NEW YORK, New York –The New York-based National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) says it will hold a special dialogue on Friday with members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission (CRC).
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced new policies to strengthen protections for detained noncitizens with serious mental disorders or conditions.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday for his first official State visit, commencing a three-day trip intended to deepen bilateral relations between the countries.
Caribbean American legislators and community organizations said on Tuesday that they were “sickened” and “devastated,” among other superlatives, after an unidentified gunman, still at large, shot 10 commuters on a subway train in Sunset Park, Brooklyn during the morning rush hour.
Which Caribbean country will be bold enough to follow Barbados’ example and ditch the Queen of England as its head of state? Will it be Jamaica, which is celebrating 60 years of independence but still has Queen Elizabeth, II as its head of state; or will it be Belize or the Bahamas?
NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American legislators here have welcomed Thursday’s historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in America.
MIAMI, FL– The former Colombian soldier, extradited to the United States last January on charges linked to the assassination of Haitian President, Jovenel Moise in July last year, has pleaded not guilty when he appeared in court on Monday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Joe Biden Administration in the United States on Friday applauded Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, for his “very strong economic leadership” in Jamaica and for Washington’s partnership in the Caribbean.
WASHINGTON DC, March 30, 2022 - Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness today held discussions with United States Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House, following his arrival in Washington DC on Tuesday night for a five-day working visit in the United States Capitol.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Civil society groups have sent a petition to Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry, urging him to declare a state of emergency in the French-speaking country to deal with the spate of criminal activities, including kidnapping.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Several organizations, including the December 4 Collective, have announced plans to stage street protest against the spate of kidnappings in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country as the latest victim was released over the weekend following the payment of a ransom.
