Disney Cruise Line releases early 2017 Bahamas, [Cayman Islands] and Caribbean itineraries
By Leah Zanolla From DIS Disney Cruise Line has released their Caribbean and Bahamas itineraries for early 2017. The four cruise ships will continue sailing from Port Canaveral and Miami, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico and Galveston, Texas….
How Export Competitive is the Caribbean?
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, October 6, 2015. A new initiative to measure the Export Competitiveness of CARIFORUM is being spearheaded by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) it was announced yesterday at the opening of the first workshop on the conceptualisation…
Marriott plans to open 60 new hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America by 2018
From Marriott International, Inc. SAO PAULO, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Tim Sheldon, President of Caribbean and Latin America operations at Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), announced today an expected 75 percent increase in Marriott’s Caribbean and Latin American distribution between…
Former Cayman Islands Minister of Education replies to damning statements made by Auditor General in Report on Schools when he was in charge
Statement by Rolston Anglin, JP On Auditor General Report Major Capital Project – Building Schools Former Minister of Education 2009-2013 Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee October 1, 2015 The Auditor General issued his report Major Capital Projects – Building…
UPDATE 3-Caribbean telecom company Digicel hangs up on IPO
By Rachel Chitra From Reuters * Cites market conditions in emerging markets * Co was expected to raise about $2 bln from U.S. IPO (Adds analysts’ comments, IPO market background) Oct 6 (Reuters) – Digicel Group Ltd, the Caribbean telecommunications…
Olwomen story of the week
15 ways about how to balance hormone levels naturally By Jenny Smith From Olwomen Contrary to popular belief, hormones have a way to dictate your health almost single-handedly. On the other hand, hormones can give a much-needed boost to your…
CHTA’S ‘Chief’ to explore Cuba impact on Caribbean Tourism; taps industry experts for insight
By Theresa M. Oakes From St. Maarten Islands Time THE CARIBBEAN – One of the most highly anticipated panels of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) upcoming Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) is “Cuba: Opportunity or Threat?” took place…
Time for term limits for prime ministers and representatives in the Caribbean
By Wellington C. Ramos From Caribbean News Now Under almost all the constitutions Great Britain wrote for their former colonies, the prime ministers and representatives serve five years if they are elected, with no term limits. This means that once…
Harnessing the power of mobile for healthcare
By Aashima Gupta From Techcrunch Aashima Gupta is vice president of digital transformation for healthcare at Apigee and the former executive director of digital technology incubation and solutions at Kaiser Permanente. People are checking their phones more than ever. The…
Granger calls for US support over threat to territorial integrity
From Stabroek News Accrediting the new U.S. ambassador today, President David Granger called for Washington’s support to help protect Guyana from threats to its territorial integrity, a clear reference to months of aggression mounted by Venezuela. Keeping the Venezuelan aggression…
