Caribbean medical schools reported to be in serious trouble

NEW YORK, USA — In what has been described as a very fierce turf battle, rooted in the growing pressure on the medical profession and academia, Caribbean offshore medical schools say they are increasingly attacked by New York medical schools, CMC reported. The deans of the Caribbean schools claim that...

Nigerian student on sexual assault charges denied bail

CMC –A 24-year-old Nigerian student in Jamaica is due to return to court on January 4 after he was denied bail on charges of raping a five-year-old girl. However, the attorney for the unnamed student said that his client had been framed by the mother of the child who had declined her sexual advances. The...

Jamaican exports to CARICOM countries increase significantly

Jamaican exports to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries grew more than 70 percent during the 2009-2010 financial year, as the island exported products valued at US$209.1 million under various trade agreements. The Trade Board disclosed that local exports to the 15-nation CARICOM grew by 73 percent,...

NJ woman pleads guilty in $15-m real estate Ponzi scheme

  The former operator of a New Jersey Clifton-based real estate investment program pleaded guilty recently to operating a Ponzi-scheme in which she raised in excess of $15 million from hundreds of investors in New Jersey and throughout the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr. said. Marcia...

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