News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019: Here are the top news making headlines from the Caribbean, and its Diaspora for this Friday morning June 28, 2019:
Belize police are on the hunt for Christian Espat, who is wanted for questioning in connection with the fatal shooting of Virginia doctor, Gary Swank, and his guide in San Pedro.
Democratic Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet is at odds with others on the issue of whether entering the country illegally should be criminal or civil offense.
Caribbean Americans are among those welcoming the US Supreme Court’s ruling against the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
The FBI is probing potential corruption and favoritism in how Puerto Rico awarded some government contracts.
Cuba’s government on Thursday issued a decree legalizing the country’s independent movie industry in a move that should facilitate production.
William Franklin Smith, a 26-year-old Bermuda man has been found guilty of unlawful carnal knowledge of 14 year old girl.
Guyanese national Leon Jordan will serve 62 years in jail for raping three people in the South American nation, including a 7-year-old child.
Trinidad rapper Nicki Minaj went after BET on Thursday, saying the BET Awards would “rather be a messy reality show than a prestigious award show.”
And Face2face Africa will be honoring Haitian-born actor Jimmy Jean-Louis with the Impact in Entertainment Award at the it’s awards gala in NYC from July 18-21.
