Caribbean National Weekly
Haiti sends medical mission to Venezuela after deadly earthquakes

Haiti sends medical mission to Venezuela after deadly earthquakes

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The Haitian government has deployed a medical mission to Venezuela to assist communities affected by the powerful earthquakes that struck the country on June 24.…

Broward Schools increase lunch prices by $1 amid $90 million budget gap

Broward Schools increase lunch prices by $1 amid $90 million budget gap

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Broward County Public Schools will increase lunch prices by $1 next school year as the district looks for ways to address a $90 million budget…

Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross to headline Atlanta Jamaican Association Independence Ball

Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross to headline Atlanta Jamaican Association Independence Ball

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Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross will headline the Atlanta Jamaican Association (AJA) Annual Independence Ball and Scholarship Awards on August 8, as the organization…

Supreme Court rejects bid to end birthright citizenship

Supreme Court rejects bid to end birthright citizenship

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The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by President Donald Trump to end birthright citizenship, ruling that children born on U.S. soil are entitled…

Aaaah! These darn penalties!

Aaaah! These darn penalties!

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For the past three weeks, football lovers — and even those who do not love or understand football — have been glued to televised football…

JACANA announces strategic expansion into a multipillar Caribbean wellness platform

JACANA announces strategic expansion into a multipillar Caribbean wellness platform

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JACANA, Jamaica’s leading vertically integrated wellness platform, recently announced that it is consolidating its skincare line, plant-based therapies, farm tours and retail shops into what…

Guyana retains high-income status; Jamaica upper-middle in World Bank ranking

Guyana retains high-income status; Jamaica upper-middle in World Bank ranking

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Guyana continues to rank among the Caribbean’s high-income economies, while Jamaica remains classified as an upper-middle-income economy in the World Bank’s latest annual income classification.…