Peter Binose: Did the American Embassy In Barbados think he was a liar?
By Peter Binose Ralph Gonsalves had the perfect alibi when they tried to decide who killed Glen Jackson his press secretary in Kingstown. Not that anyone at the time suspected him of doing it. Gonsalves was in Kuala Lumpa Malaysia,…
Canadian navy and army personnel to take part in U.S-led exercise in Caribbean
By David Pugliese, From Ottawa Citizen The Canadian Forces will take part in Exercise Tradewinds 16, a United States-led multinational “maritime interdiction, disaster response, and ground security exercise” taking place in the Caribbean from June 5th to 28th. Ships, aircraft…
Atlantic hurricane season officially starts with warning
From Caribbean 360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday June 1, 2016 – Today marks the start of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season and despite predictions of an average hurricane season, residents of the Caribbean are being told there could be more hurricane…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Decisive challenge for Caricom
By Rickey Singh, From Nationnews Barbados IN RESPONSE to the governance challenges his fledgling Jamaica Labour Party administration faces as it cautiously navigates the country out of very difficult economic and social challenges, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has opted to…
Presidential Proclamation — National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2016
NATIONAL CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The dynamism and diversity of Caribbean Americans have contributed to our Nation’s story in extraordinary ways. Millions…
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Cuban Migrants in Disagreement in Cayman Islands Around 1pm today the Department of Immigration was notified of a disturbance occurring between Cuban migrants housed at the Bodden Town Civic Centre. It appears that two male migrants had a verbal disagreement…
MAPLES and CIASA continue strong partnership for swimmers
Maples and Calder continues its support of, and partnership with, the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association and its athletes. Last year’s strong swimmer performance at the 2015 Natwest Island Games held in Jersey was further testament to the continued growth…
Cayman Finance and Government enhance relationship with new MoU
Cayman Finance is delighted to announce the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Cayman Islands Government, which serves to enhance the already close working relationship that Cayman’s financial services industry has with Government. Taking place at a…
Cayman Islands’ Small Business Expo attracts dozens of exhibitors
The 2016 Small Business Expo, put on by the Cayman Islands Small Business Association (CISBA), highlighted 35 entrepreneurs to hundreds of residents on Saturday, 28 May. Titled ‘Synergy,’ and held at the University College of the Cayman Islands Hall, CISBA…
Hope in PM Holness: Millennials and the message of prosperity?
By Mario Boothe From Caribbean News Now During his first budget debate as prime minister, there was no trace of the Andrew Holness that was ushered into his role as prime minister by former PM Golding and the hierarchy of…