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Monster’ El Niño subsides, La Niña hitting soon
By Baher Kamal From Inter Press Service ROME, Jul 18 2016 (IPS) – As if human-made armed conflicts, wickedness, rights abuse, gender violence, cruel inequality and climate catastrophes were not enough, now the saying “God Always Forgives, Men Sometimes, Nature…
CRFM to host meeting in Suriname on value chain approach in fisheries
Belize City, Monday, 18 July 2016 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) will convene a regional workshop for Senior Fisheries Officers from its 17 Member States on applying the value chain approach to maximize fisheries earnings in a week-long event…
UK offered Brexit free trade deal with Australia
From BBC Australia has called for a free trade deal with Britain following its exit from the European Union. Theresa May described the move as “very encouraging” and insisted it showed Brexit could work for Britain. In a phone call…
Doctor raped on women-only Caribbean holiday
By ALISON SMITH-SQUIRE FOR MAILONLINE Doctor is raped during women-only Caribbean holiday… and then offered a MASSAGE as compensation by the trip’s organisers Georgina Mortimer booked ‘dream holiday’ to St Lucia with Girls for Sail Says she was attacked in…
Caribbean Market Overview 2016 Q2
From CIBC FirstCaribbean Caribbean Economic Overview Summary: Sustained growth in advanced economies and lower oil prices provided a boon to Caribbean economic growth in 2015. However, since then, global oil prices bottomed and economic growth in the USA and UK…
Grenadians likely to vote on constitutional reform in October
From Jamaica Observer ST GEORGE’s Grenada (CMC) — Grenadians are likely to vote in a referendum to change the island’s constitution in October, but the final decision lies with the Keith Mitchell administration, the Chairman of the Constitution Reform Advisory…
Cayman Islands information technology firm announces ‘Hand Up’
Ronco Cayman launches global giving programme Ronco Cayman, an information technology firm in the Cayman Islands, has announced the launch of its giving program, ‘Hand Up’, which supports charities both locally and across the world. Hand Up aims to assist…
Caribbean, beware the South China Sea disputes
From Jamaica Observer The Caribbean had better keep a close watch on the continuing disputes in the South China Sea between China and other Asian countries, notably Japan. China has claimed sovereignty over various small sand banks in the area…
Golden Sun Cayman
Le Soleil D’or – Golden Sun Cayman: The Farm By Southern Elle Style I hope you aren’t tired of my Cayman Brac posts yet, because they have only just begun! If you missed my previous posts, you can read my…
US Coast Guard ends search for migrants of capsized vessel off BVI
From Caribbean News Now SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — US Coast Guard rescue crews ended a four-day search on Saturday for possible survivors of a migrant vessel, which reportedly capsized sometime between the night of July 9, 2016 and last…
