Category archives for: Trinidad and Tobago

You need two to tango: with Mexico backing out, Obama is also downplaying narcotics as region’s overriding issue.

Last week, Mr. Obama returned to capitals in Latin America with a vastly different message. Relationships with countries racked by drug violence and organized crime should focus more on economic development and less on the endless battles against drug traffickers and organized crime capos that have left few clear victors. The countries, Mexico in particular, [...]

Chinese navy ship touring Caribbean

The Americas Post - Free Chinese delivery now includes medical aid.  Photo Credit:  Xinhua News Agency

Doctors and nurses deployed by the dozen from a Chinese navy hospital ship in Jamaica Tuesday, as part of a humanitarian mission to portray China’s growing military as a responsible global power. China’s 584 foot Peace Ark carries over 100 medical volunteers offering free surgery, CAT scans, eye care and other procedures. Launched three years [...]

Violent crime rates soaring in the Caribbean

The Americas Post - Jamaican soldiers frisk for weapons at a checkpoint.  Photo credit:  AP

Times are changing for many islands across the Caribbean, where escalating arms races between criminal gangs are turning previously peaceful neighborhoods into free-fire zones. The two-island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, with a population of 50,000 people, has tallied 31 homicides already in 2011, marking their deadliest year on record. Gangs with names like [...]

Widespread suspensions in FIFA bribery scandal

The president of the Dominican Soccer Association, Osiris Guzman, has been suspended for 30 days by the FIFA Ethics Commission, in relation to a potential bribery case. On August 11, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) initiated proceedings against 16 managers of the Caribbean Soccer Union who were suspected of taking US$40,000 in bribes in [...]

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