ACP underscores importance of free press
From Jamaica Observer BRUSSELS (CMC) – The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States Saturday sought to underline the importance of free, independent pluralistic media as a cornerstone of an effective democracy and resilient nation-building. ACP Secretary General Alhaji…
Fund raiser for 8-year-old leukemia-stricken girl
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The parents of an eight-year-old Vincentian girl, who is stricken with leukemia, have received much-needed financial boost to help defray exorbitant medical bills after her relative conducted a fund-raising prayer breakfast last Saturday…
Dominican Republic hailed as undisputed King of Caribbean Tourism following 5.8% rise in visitors
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (PRWEB) The Dominican Republic has claimed the title of most-visited Caribbean destination, following a 5.8% increase in tourism over the last two months. (1) Caribbean travel expert Carl McBurnie of Caribique Villa Rentals comments on…
Cable & Wireless seeks control of Trinidad’s state telecom firm
By Narayan Ammachchi From Nearshore Americas Cable & Wireless Seeks Control of Trinidad’s State Telecom Firm The chief executive of British telecom group Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has met Trinidad & Tobago’s Finance Minister Larry Howai to discuss obtaining…
Teen suicide clusters linked to newspaper reports
By Stephanie Pappas, Senior Writer From Live Science For years, public health officials and mental health experts have warned journalists against reporting on suicides in great detail, and romanticizing the stories of people who took their own lives, out of…
Commentary: Our Caribbean: Middle class politics takes command
Commentary: Our Caribbean: Middle class politics takes command By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now The Caribbean middle class has taken control of, and directed politics in the Caribbean since the post-emancipation period. It was the inspiration behind the formation…
Cayman Islands Funerals April 2014
Oral Robert Ebanks-Powery 20 Aug 1956 – 1 Apr 2014 Boatswain Bay Emma Claire Hislop 5 Aug 1917 – 7 Apr 2014 Pease Bay Carville Martin Scott 8 Jun 1939 …
Company denies laundering money sent to Cuba
By Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald Caribbean Transfers says it only handled family remittances to the island. A company whose owner stands accused of laundering and sending to Cuba $30 million on behalf of Medicare fraudsters in South Florida says…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to present at Sidoti’s eighth semi-annual Micro-Cap Conference on May 9, 2014
(Menafn – Marketwired via COMTEX) GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, (Menafn – Marketwired via COMTEX) –Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO, which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring…
First case of deadly Middle Eastern virus found in U.S.
By Jason Abbruzzese From Mashable The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed that a case of the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome known as MERS has been found in the United States for the first time. The disease has caused…
