Balanced approach to merger [says CWC Chief]
From Nation News Barbados CABLE & WIRELESS Communications (CWC) chief executive officer Phil Bentley recently answered several questions related to the company’s operations and its plans for Barbados and the Caribbean this year. Following is the first part of that…
Media portrayals of women in tech: Google joins non-profits to drive change
By Conner Forrest From Tech Republic Some of the foundational innovators of modern computer science were women. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper’s work led to the development of the programming language COBOL, and actress Hedy Lamarr worked on the technology…
Justices take up marriage challenges
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal Bans on same-sex unions set for arguments in April. This article has been updated to reflect that Judith Schaeffer is vice president of CAC. The U.S. Supreme Court stepped into a historic…
Kate Middleton and Prince William teach Prince George to swim on Caribbean babymoon
By Caitlin McBride From Indepenedent.ie Kate Middleton and Prince William are teaching Prince George how to swim. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are enjoying a babymoon in Mustique while they celebrate her mother’s 60th birthday and soak up their…
Secret files shed light on first Thatcher-Gorbachev talks
By Katherine Haddon, AFP from Business Insider Then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev talks to then-Bristish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher during their joint press conference in Moscow on June 8, 1990 London (AFP) – Classified documents made public Tuesday shed light on…
Time to take action Increased drug trafficking a threat to Caribbean region
From The Barbados Advocate One does not like to see or even hear the Caribbean being dubbed continuously as a key transhipment point for illegal drugs entering the USA. The islands making up the Caribbean have for the most part…
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London: Book by Caribbean Archbishop launched at Carlton Club
By Jo Siedlecka From ICN There was more than a touch of Caribbean sunshine at the Carlton Club in London just before Christmas 2014, when Archbishop Robert Rivas, Archbishop of Castries, arrived for the launch his book ‘How Beautiful the…
Trinidad and Tobago attorney general called on to step down
By Denyse Renne From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Attorney general of Trinidad and Tobago Anand Ramlogan remained in office over the weekend, even as calls continued for him to resign. But the question remains if he…
The SEC’s on a long winning streak
By Jenna Greene, From The National Law Journal Criticism rises over the agency’s in-house forum. As criticism mounts that its in-house forum is unfair, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won every administrative case last year, according to an analysis…
Changes to Cayman Islands Permanent Residence points system
Following the publication of amendments to the Permanent Residence Points System contained in the Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 on Friday 16 January the Department of Immigration will shortly begin processing applications for permanent residence that were received since the previous…
