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11/21/2025
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz World Cup Soccer Hopes Still Alive
BY NAN SPORTS EDITORNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 21, 2025: Jamaica will have another shot at qualifying for the 2026 World Cup Soccer competition when they face New Caledonia in the opening round of the FIFA Intercontinental Playoffs next March in Mexico.French former player Christian Kare
11/21/2025
Indicted Haitian-American Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Says She Is Innocent
News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Fri. Nov. 21, 2025: Haitian-American, Florida U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is declaring her innocence, a day after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on charges alleging she and several co-defendants stole and laundered $5 million in federal di
11/21/2025
Haitian-American Fugees Rapper Pras Michel To Spend 14 Years In Jail
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 21, 2025: Haitian-American rapper Pras Michel, a founding member of the legendary hip-hop group the Fugees, was sentenced on Nov. 20th to 14 years in federal prison following his 2023 conviction on multiple charges including conspiracy, money laundering, and il
11/21/2025
5 Things To Know About The Newly Crowned Miss Universe 2025 Fátima Bosch
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 21, 2025: Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch Fernández, was crowned Miss Universe 2025 last night in Thailand, earning the crown after one of the most dramatic and talked-about pageant seasons in recent history. She received the crown from outgoing queen Victoria Kjær T
11/21/2025
Top 10 Annual Caribbean Festivals: Trinidad Carnival, Junkanoo, Crop Over And More
By Ramotsamai Itumeleng KhunyeliNews Americas, New York, Fri., Nov. 21, 2025: From January to December, the Caribbean hosts a vibrant calendar of cultural festivals that blend music, movement, and deep-rooted tradition. Below are News Americas Top Ten of the region’s most iconic annual Caribbean fes
11/21/2025
Jamaica Needs To Rebuild A More Resilient, Less Tourism-Dependent Economy
An Analysis By NAN BUSINESS EDITORNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 21, 2025: Jamaica now has a clearer picture of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Melissa. According to a new joint assessment by the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, (IDB), the storm caused US$8.8 bill
11/21/2025
Trump Slips Up And Tells The Truth: America Needs Immigrants
By Felicia J. PersaudNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 21, 2025: Every now and then, the impossible happens. Water runs uphill. Pigs fly. And Donald J. Trump tells the truth.Yes, you read that right. The man famous for “alternative facts” and creative truth-telling has done something few though
11/20/2025
Caribbean Stars Unite For ‘Jamaica Strong’ Benefit Concert To Raise $1 Million For Hurricane Melissa Relief
BY NAN ET EDITORNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Nov. 20, 2205: A powerhouse lineup of Caribbean music heavyweights will hit the stage in New York this December for the Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert, a major fundraising event aimed at supporting the island’s recovery after the devastation of Hur