WASHINGTON D.C, United States, Friday February 7, 2014 (CMC) – US President Barack Obama says he is encouraged with the progress being made by Haiti in scheduling long overdue elections in the country. During a meeting with Haitian President Michel Martelly on Thursday, Obama noted Haiti’s progress since the devastation, including improvements in security and […]
MORE THAN 300,000 children in Jamaica are expected to benefit from expanded and improved early-childhood development programme, as a result of US$12 million in additional funding approved by the World Bank’s board of executive directors. Additional funds will contribute to improve parenting, care and school readiness for children from zero to six; as well as […]
Feb 11, 2014 The Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) will today conclude its International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) in Paris, France but Guyana has failed to debate or vote for the Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill. While many expected the Bill to be returned to the House from the Special Select […]
Pegasus Hotel, KINGSTON, Jamaica , Wednesday, 5th February, 2014: By: Claudette de la Haye, Caribbean Financial Network News, Detroit, Michigan, USA The Gleaner’s Children’s Zone Jamaican Spelling Bee is an institute of 56 years – longer than Independence. Preparation for children in the Spelling Bee Manual is four months which, is hardly enough time for […]
Canadians and the Caribbean community alike both have the same reason to take a very keen interest in this weekend’s Superbowl in New York/ New Jersey — and his name is Orlando Franklin. The Kingston, Jamaica-born offensive lineman for the Denver Broncos was raised in Toronto, and is a key part of the team that will […]
Video: St Vincent stormBy Gerald V. Paul The Diaspora is rallying around the victims of a Christmas storm which hit several eastern Caribbean islands. The storm left more than 16 people dead in St Vincent, St Lucia and Dominica, and hundreds of people lost their homes and all their belongings when the massive storm hit […]
Live Coverage: Nelson Mandela Memorial Service
Live Coverage: Nelson Mandela Memorial Service The Caribbean Camera will pay special tribute to Nelson Mandela next Thursday in a special edition dedicated to the man considered to be the greatest world leader of the current generations. We are inviting readers who would like to be part of this tribute to send us their comments […]
CHRISTMAS FUN: Soca Parang King Crazy has his fans lapping up his performance last Sunday at the Scarborough Convention Centre, where he made his first appearance in Toronto for the 2013 Christmas season. The “lovable lunatic”, as he is called, is credited for creating the Soca Parang genre — a mixture of calypso and parang, […]
HAITIAN CHRISTMAS: Members of the Caribbean Diplomatic Corps get into the spirit of the Christmas season at the 4th annual Pierspective Entraide Humanitaire (PEH) fundraising gala in support of charitable initiatives in Haiti, held last Saturday at the Don Valley Hotel and Suites. Here, Haitian Consul General Dr Eric Pierre, right, greets Jamaican Consul General […]
