Five hospitalised at Suddie Public Hospital in Guyana after attempting suicide
By iNews Guyana From St Lucia News Online INEWS GUYANA – Five persons are presently hospitalised at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) after they consumed poisonous substances. The five persons are 22-year-old Nelina Ramesh from La Belle…
Clinton proposes tax penalty that would hit son-in-law’s Cayman Islands fund
BY: Morgan Chalfant From The Washington Free Beacon Hillary Clinton previewed tax penalties Monday that would hit a Cayman Islands hedge fund run by Marc Mezvinsky, her son-in-law. Clinton’s tax proposal, the Washington Examiner first reported, would penalize investments in…
Benje La releases groovy soca track
NEW GROOVY SOCA RELEASE FOR 2016 BENJE – LA (pronounced as Lay) Bam Bam Benje: St. Lucian Soca/Reggae Artist Based in The Bahamas Soufriere Native and leader of the Matrix Band Benje, releases his Groovy Soca track for Carnival 2016. La…
A new edge in fighting cancer for Caribbean patients
Radiosurgery treatments can be performed with precision and speed, often in just a few minutes per day In a promising development for cancer patients in the Caribbean region, North Shore Medical Center is the first hospital in Miami to install…
Cayman Islands report 2015 was a good year for tourism
2015: Year of Progress for Tourism Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (12 January 2016) In 2015, the Cayman Islands created unique Caymankind experiences for over 2.1 million visitors, who engaged first-hand with why the destination continues to be recognised as the…
CANARI Policy Briefs on climate change adaptation in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia
In December 2015, world leaders, members of civil society and other key stakeholders gathered at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), in Paris, France. Negotiations resulted in a globally-binding agreement…
UK party girl spent stolen cash on Caribbean holiday
By WMNAGreenwood A party girl stole more than £5,000 from her landlord and blew it on a Caribbean holiday which she flaunted in a series of Facebook snaps. Fun-loving Carys Owens, 22, claims she was given the cash as part…
Portland equity firm raises $1.5b locally for Fund II
By Steven Jackson From Jamaica Gleaner Portland Private Equity (PPE) recently raised $1.5 billion from two dozen pension funds and financial institutions for its Caribbean Fund II, according to partner Mariame McIntosh Robinson, who led the complex transaction. The deal…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
T&T: Gang leader, shooter killed instantly By Gyasi Gonzales From Trinidad Express Port of Spain TRINIDAD and Tobago’s murder toll jumped yesterday [Jan7] as four men were shot dead in separate incidents in less than 24 hours. The bloodshed included…
Guyana: British teen found in shallow grave
From Kaieteur News -God-brother arrested -friend, wanted The search for missing British teen, Dominic Bernard, came to a grisly end at around 13.30 hrs yesterday, following the discovery of his decomposed body in a shallow grave at Nurney, Corentyne Berbice….





