CaribWorldNews, BROOKLYN, NY, Tues. Feb. 16, 2010: New York Police last night continued their investigation into the death of a 44-year-old Guyanese who was stabbed to death early Sunday morning behind a Brooklyn gas station. Police say Anthony Blair was knifed in the neck along Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant about […]
Donate Airtime for Voila Mobile Users in Haiti with MoreMagic Solutions at etopuponline.com
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti and NEWTON, Mass., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ — GSMA Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain — Communication Cellulaire D`Haiti SA (Comcel), a leading communications provider in Haiti, offering mobile service as Voila, and MoreMagic Solutions, the provider of www.etopuponline.com, a portal for purchasing airtime for international mobile phones, have established […]
Jamaican-Born South Florida Mayor Dead At 87
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Mon. Feb. 15, 2010: The Jamaican immigrant who made history by becoming the first black mayor to serve in Broward County, Fort Lauderdale has passed away at age 87. Samuel S. Brown reportedly died Saturday after he complained of chest pains and was rushed to the Florida […]
`Lighting Bolt` Strikes Again
CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mon. Feb. 15, 2010: The world`s fastest man, Usain `Lighting Bolt` has kicked off his 2010 season with another win and a new record. The 23-year-old Olympic and world 100m and 200m champion opened his 2010 season with historic victory in the 400-m at the Camperdown Classic […]
Haitian-Born Celebrity Manicurist Shows Her Love For Her Homeland
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Feb. 15, 2010: Haitian-born celebrity manicurist Myrdith Leon-McCormack is still looking for family members lost in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. Having been in the beauty industry for over 18 years, Leon-McCormack is well known for her talent […]
`Haitian Carnival` Fundraising Event For Haiti
By Bevan Springer CaribWorldNews, TORONTO, Canada, Feb. 15, 2010: The Caribbean-Canadian community is being mobilized by a Pacific islander in Toronto to support humanitarian efforts for Haiti in an initiative lauded by the Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx). In partnership with CMEx, Toronto-based Maria Noa Habchi, of the Pacific Island of […]
Haiti In The Mix At NY Fashion Week
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Sat. Feb. 13, 2010: Supermodel Naomi Campbell put Haiti`s rebuilding efforts smack in the middle of this year`s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Friday night. Campbell presented `Fashion For Relief,` a spectacular charity fashion show and auction held in aid of CARE to raise crucial funds towards rebuilding […]
Jamaica’s Acclaimed Jazz Pianist Monty Alexander For New York Performance At Birdland
CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 12, 2010: One of the fifty greatest jazz piano players of all time, renowned Jamaican jazz pianist and Jamaica`s acclaimed Commander of Distinction, Monty Alexander, is set to thrill fans of the musical genre at a top New York City night club this […]
Guyanese Convicted In Bank Trading Scheme
CaribWorldNews, FARGO, N.D., Fri. Feb. 12, 2010: A 66-year-old Guyanese national faces a maximum penalty of 35 years in prison after being convicted this week in North Dakota in a bank-trading scheme. Neville Solomon, 66, was convicted Tuesday on three counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to […]
Haitian Migrants Seeking To Make It To U.S. Sent Back
CaribWorldNews, SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Fri. Feb. 12, 2010: Seventy-eight Haitian migrants trying to make it to the U.S. illegally have been nabbed and repatriated. The U.S. Coast Guard statement says the Haitians were found in an overloaded sail freighter that was stopped in Bahamian waters last weekend. A patrol […]