Caribbean

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• Deer Park man on cruise dies in Grand Cayman

  Deer Park man who was on a Caribbean cruise died after losing consciousness while swimming off Public Beach in Grand Cayman, police there said Friday.Louis Janvier DeBiase, 81, was pulled from the water about 10:55 a.m. Thursday and given CPR by people on   Read more »

• US researchers explore deep Caribbean reefs

  just missed."She said the data being collected during the project that began last August will help to monitor the health of Caribbean reefs and provide information for developing ways to protect the underwater features.The Caribbean has 10 percent of the world's   Read more »

• Pope references 'gay lobby' at Vatican

  media that blackmail was taking place within the Vatican against high-ranking prelates who are gay. The Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious -- the regional organization for priests and nuns of religious orders -- confirmed Tuesday that   Read more »

• Dominican official denies report of bird flu

  in Haiti Ruben Silie said in a statement on Friday that there's no evidence of bird flu in the country, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti. He added that the World Health Organization declared the Dominican Republic free of bird flu   Read more »

• China gives Costa Rica $900M credit for refinery

  and the building of a new police school.Xi arrived Monday from Trinidad & Tobago, where he offered concessionary loans to nine Caribbean countries totaling about $3 billion. He travels Tuesday to Mexico, where he has said he plans to discuss ways to increase   Read more »

Around the web

• Barbecued Cicada Video Is Hilarious, Utterly Revolting

  summer treat that will not be around for another 17 years, cooked up in a Caribbean style. If you think eating barbecued cicadas is gross, try adding some pineapple, garlic, oil, red pepper flakes and salt to the insects, and maybe you'll change your mind. 8:02 PM from Experience Project  Read more »

• Jamaica Eyes Expatriates as Source of Investment

  are participating in the conference in Montego Bay, which is home to a flourishing call center industry. Leaders of other Caribbean islands like Grenada and St. Lucia have also been wooing nationals abroad and encouraging them to assist with developing their 7:38 PM from ABC News Read more »

• Hunger Persists in Latin America's Bread Basket:

  Jun 18 (IPS) - Judging by the accolades and diplomas handed out to 11 Latin American and Caribbean countries by FAO, it would be easy to conclude that the region has taken a giant leap towards eradicating hunger. This site has no copyright on the published 7:10 PM from Humanitarian News Read more »

• Assassin Speaks on His "Yeezus" Feature

  papers today," he said. "It’s a huge deal. I mean, come on, it’s Kanye. So it’s a huge deal across the globe. It’s Jamaica, it’s Caribbean, it’s Europe, it’s U.S." On leak day my phone literally was almost burning up. Like, 'Yo I’m in a club. What is happening 6:30 PM from Complex Read more »

• Sunny Jamaica cast into shadow after new drugs bust

  Jamaica, sunlit home of the world's finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island's most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test. Twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, the first 6:24 PM from Times of India Read more »