Executions no solution to violent crime in the Caribbean
March 27th, 2014 — Death penalty 2013: Governments in some Caribbean countries keep threatening to bring back executions to stem a rising tide of violent crime, ignoring genuinely effective long-term criminal justice solutions, said Amnesty International today at the launch of…
Britain promises CARICOM continued support on global stage
From Caribbean360 CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque accepts the Letters of Introduction from United Kingdom Ambassador Victoria Dean. GEORGETOWN, Guyana,– Britain says it will help the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deal with global issues that affect their economies. Newly accredited…
World Water Day is celebrated in Mexican Caribbean
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico (PRWEB) March 27, 2014 World Water Day is celebrated by cleaning beaches in the Mexican Caribbean Sunset World Resorts & Vacation Experiences organized two days of cleaning the beaches at its hotels in Cancún and the…
Caribbean countries explain why they abstained
From Jamaica Gleaner Caribbean countries explain why they abstained during UN vote on Ukraine UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been explaining the reasons why they abstained in a United Nations General Assembly vote re-affirming Ukraine’s…
Markets punish South America’s Bad and ugly economies
By Jamie Robertson Presenter, BBC World News Ugly – not at all – just a mixture of good and bad Emerging markets have been getting it in the neck this last week. But many argue not all deserve such treatment….
Teen charged for Jamaican schoolgirl’s murder in London
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday March 28, 2014 – A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Jamaica-born schoolgirl Shereka Fab-Ann Marsh, who died at a house in Hackney, East London on Saturday after being shot in the…
Winter Rock Climbing on Cayman Brac
Cayman Brac is an excellent winter rock climbing location. High quality sport climbing routes on gently overhanging limestone on a small, unspoiled tropical island in the Caribbean Sea. There are five sectors of “normal” sport climbing where you start at…
Elon Musk will launch the heaviest rocket in existence
By Jim Edwards From Business Insider — and yes, it can reach Mars To see SpaceX’s animation of how the Falcon Heavy will look see website Later this year, Elon Musk’s private rocket company, SpaceX, will launch a test flight…
Pietersen in Caribbean Premier League draft
From Breitbart AFP: England exile Kevin Pietersen’s career as a freelance cricket for hire is set to take him to the West Indies after the star batsman announced Friday he’d entered the draft for this year’s Caribbean Premier League. Despite…
The changing face of citizenship
By Maria Sacchetti, From Boston Globe Standing together in Faneuil Hall, they raised their right hands: a nurse’s aide from Haiti, a National Guardsman from Cape Verde, and a giddy couple from Nigeria who later twirled outside with joy. “We…
