CARIBBEAN NEWS ROUNDUP – JULY 18, 2019

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2019: Here are the top news making headlines from the Caribbean, Latin America and their Diasporas for this Thursday morning July 18, 2019:

Many Caribbean Americans on social media have voiced disbelief that Jamaican born Republican Party member, Scherie Murray, will run against AOC in 2020.

Three people have been detained for questioning in Belize over the slaying of Virginia doctor Gary Swank in June.

Notorious drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman says his trial was “unjust” and slammed his prison conditions after getting life in prison plus 30 years.

Ricky resign!’ thousands of protestors continued to rage at the governor of Puerto Rico yesterday amid the ‘Chat Gate’ scandal.

Grenadian roots, Brooklyn, NY designer Felicia Noel has landed a deal with Bloomingdales to carry her ‘Fe Noel’ line this summer.

Several Kansas City Chiefs players, including Patrick Mahomes, are on a beach vacation ahead of training camp in the Turks and Caicos islands.

Pas Jalou, one of the Caribbean’s top emerging swimwear brands, made its Miami Swim Week debut this past weekend.

And want to learn about rum? Look out for a UWI Open Campus and West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers Association online certification in rum and spirits production soon.