2.6M in Caribbean can be in poverty by 2030
Marlene Augustine From NewsDay tt The World Bank estimates that without climate-informed development in Latin America and the Caribbean, another 2.6 million people in the region could slide into extreme poverty by 2030. This would be due largely to the…
Higgs & Johnson elevates award-winning attorney to Senior Associate
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands. 5 October 2017. Full service corporate and commercial law firm Higgs & Johnson is pleased to announce that Jo-Anne Stephens has been named Senior Associate. Ms. Stephens has more than eleven years of experience in the…
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SPLC: Pirates, Poverty and Wealth in the Caribbean
By Tony Perkins from The Patriot Post The Southern Poverty Law Center likes to boast about its mission to “destroy” the groups it labels as “hate groups” — groups that now include mainstream conservative and Judeo-Christian organizations. But thankfully it…
UM to accommodate faculty, students displaced by hurricanes in Caribbean islands
From The Miami Hurricane The University of Miami will allow graduate students and faculty from the storm-ravaged Caribbean to continue their research in Miami until their respective institutions are reopened. The university has agreed to provide the opportunity for free,…
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Tourists are still flocking to the Caribbean this winter
By Nicole Spector From NBC News Tourism is the Caribbean’s lifeline, bringing in $56 billion in 2016. But the devastation wrought by hurricanes Irma and Maria will hurt the region come high season this winter, bringing its seven-year streak of…
Gadget of the week
FDA approves first MRI machine for premature babies By Swapna Krishna, From engadget This will help more preemies survive their most vulnerable days in the hospital. Premature babies are some of the most vulnerable patients in a hospital, and they…
UWI Prof: Be imitators of God
By Marlene Augustine From T&T NewsDay University of the West Indies History Professor Dr Jerome Teelucksingh yesterday called on citizens to be imitators of God and not prosecutors of the church. Teelucksingh was addressing the congregation at a service of,…
Post-hurricane electrical restoration
By Chris Famous From Caribbean News Now Chris Famous is a Member of Parliament of the Government of Bermuda. Raised in several Caribbean islands. He has a keen interest in the development and unity of the entire Caribbean region. He…
China orders telecoms to block personal VPNs by February
By Jon Fingas From engadget It’s getting harder to climb over the Great Firewall. China declared that virtual private networks were illegal back at the start of the year, and now it’s giving telecoms no choice but to fall in…
‘Monetise intellectual property,’ Grange urges Caribbean countries
From ZIP FM Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange, has urged Caribbean countries to place greater emphasis on monetising intellectual property (IP). Addressing the Association of Caribbean Copyright Societies (ACCS) Regional Conference at the Royalton Negril Resort in Hanover yesterday,…
