Canadian tourists stuck in Haiti as protests rock Caribbean country
By The Canadian Press From City News MONTREAL — Dozens of Quebec tourists are stuck in a Haiti hotel, unable to make it to the Port-au-Prince airport because of violent street protests. The hotel on the Caribbean country’s Cote des Arcadins…
Caribbean region may grow, but…
By George Alleyne From Caribbean Life A growth trend among most member countries of the Caribbean Community organisation, CARICOM, is projected to continue this year and strike an average two percent expansion of those economies. Grenada is set to lead…
A Champions League primer ahead of Atlanta United’s debut
By Doug Robertson from The Atlanta Journal Constitution In less than a week, Atlanta United will make its debut in the CONCACAF Champions League when it plays Herediano in Costa Rica on Feb. 21. Here is a Q&A about the…
US: Winter storms are blamed for 1,600 cow deaths in Washington state
By Associated Press and Sarah Gray From Business Insider A series of winter storms that have pounded the state of Washington this week are blamed for killing about 1,600 dairy cows in the Yakima Valley. The Yakima Valley Dairy Farmers…
Guyana: UG bomb threat accused remanded to jail
By Wonita Stephens From Guyana Guardian Sheneza Jafarally, the 25-year-old UG student and Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge Resident who allegedly made bomb threats to disturb classes at the University of Guyana, has been remanded to prison. The young woman’s bail…
Planetary Security in the Caribbean region: Plan of Action on resilience
From Planetary Security Initiative Planetary Security Initiatives are increasingly moving from analysis to action. The recently agreed upon Plan of Action (POA) on Resilience in the Caribbean, is an excellent example of how regional experts developed a list with 2-do’s to tackle…
Guyana: Dying man who identified himself with his last breath, still unidentified?
By Shavina Gopaul From Guyana Guardian A Sophia resident who was allegedly struck down by a motor vehicle in Berbice, and who give the police his full and address mere minutes before he took his last breath, must have probably…
Section 80 Regime offers reduced fees for Cayman Islands Charities
Government has passed an amendment that reduces the administrative burden on charitable entities that operate as Section 80 companies. On Friday, 1 March 2019 The Companies (Amendment) Law, 2018, will take effect. The amendment, passed in the Legislative Assembly last…
The Caribbean needs to work on its homophobia, but it doesn’t need a lecture
By Janine Mendes-Franco From Global Voices The test cricket fixture of the Wisden Trophy Test Series is now over, with the West Indies beating England in two of three matches to emerge the winners. But the spotlight on the two teams has intensified, thanks…
Destination of the week
National Geographic says KwaZulu-Natal is a must-see destination in 2019 – after a tough 2018 for the tourism sector By Phillip de Wet from Business Insider SA Travellers in the UK should check out KwaZulu-Natal, National Geographic Traveller magazine says,…





