British Virgin Islands insurance legislation overhauled
From Harneys The British Virgin Islands has gazetted the Virgin Islands Insurance (Amendment) Act 2015 and the Insurance Amendment Regulations 2015. These acts have been introduced to modernise the provision of insurance business in and from within the British Virgin…
Official opening of Cayman Islands new football field
The Field at The CIFA Centre Of Excellence Saturday, October 17, 2015 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Join us for the festivities which includes the presentation of individual medals for the 2014/2015 CIFA Leagues and the Maples Grassroots Programme Showcase…
An open letter to PM David Cameron
Courtenay Barnett From Caribbean News Now Dear Prime Minister Cameron, I noted your recent generous offer of 25m pounds as a partial contribution for the repatriation of Jamaicans imprisoned in Britain. The problem, as I understand it, is that since…
Cayman Islands cruise port project creates tough choices and strong sentiments
By Brian Major From Travel Pulse Tourism-reliant Caribbean destinations seeking to expand tourism infrastructure to support growing visitor numbers frequently face tough choices and elicit strong sentiments. Perhaps nowhere has the difficult decision-making process been more evident than in the…
Breast Cancer: Taking another glance for the right reason
By Derrick Miller From Caribbean News Now Reflection: One year ago, many of us landed on the island and paid our last tribute to a pioneer who served over 30 years in public safety rising through the ranks as a…
planet’s biological diversity
Mesoamerica & Western Caribbean is home to 7% planet’s biological diversity From WCS – Wildlife Conservation Society Only 0.5 percent of the world’s land surface, Mesoamerica is home to about seven percent of the planet’s biological diversity. But human influence…
Caribbean poet issues call to action on climate change
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, 12 October 2015 — “The arts can make us act, and we need action in response to the threats, the realities of climate change”. These were the words from award-winning Saint Lucian poet Kendel Hippolyte, speaking at…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Deafening silence on Cameron’s slavery stand
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados National News For a British Prime Minister well recognized at home and abroad for his political skills and expertise in parliamentary governance, Mr David Cameron has betrayed quite a surprising attitude – one bordering on…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events NWDA Community Outreach The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide: Opportunities to…
Promoting TCI and the UK overseas territories in the Caribbean and beyond
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News The governors of the five British overseas territories in the Caribbean – Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands – and nearby Bermuda got together for one of…





