CARIBBEAN NEWS ROUNDUP – JUNE 7, 2019

News Americas, NEW YORK,NY, FRI, JUNE 7, 2019: Here are the top news making headlines from the Caribbean and its Diaspora for this Friday morning June 7, 2019:

The murder trial for fired Dallas Officer Amber Guyger, who shot and killed St. Lucian Botham Jean, is set for September 23rd.

A NAN analysis has found that over 2.6 million of the estimated 4.4 million Caribbean born nationals in the US are citizens.

Dozens of Haitian children abused by convicted pedophile Douglas Perlitz will share a $60 million settlement to be paid by Fairfield University.

Donald Trump is now taking credit for the Puerto Rico emergency aid he fought for weeks after signing a bipartisan disaster relief bill .

A Canadian tourist, shot, while vacationing on the island of St. Maarten, was flown out of the island yesterday for medical treatment.

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to visit Guyana from June 11th to 12th.

The body of former Jamaica Prime Minister Edward Seaga will lie in state in Montego Bay and St. Ann today, June 7th.

China’s ambassador in Grenada, Zhao Yongchen, has accused the US of “malicious competition.”

Dominica born song writer Ellaina ‘LYRIQUE’ Joseph has been credited for two songs on Chris Brown’s 9th studio album.

And singer Ricky Martin is set to lead the 2019 Puerto Rican Day Parade this Sunday in New York.