Obama urges Congress to lift embargo on Cuba
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Stating that he believes in a “smarter kind of American leadership,” United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday night called on Congress to lift the half-century-old trade and economic embargo against Cuba. “In…
“The Cinemas” debuts on TEMPO TV Thursday, February 5th
Nassau, Bahamas – TEMPO Networks, the leading media and entertainment Company in the Caribbean is proud to announce its new series The Cinemas to debut Thursday, February 5th, 2015 in America and throughout the Caribbean on TEMPO TV. The Cinemas…
HBO announces exclusive movie premieres in February
Miami, FL – January 21, 2015 – HBO brings viewers in the Caribbean an exclusive movie premiere each Saturday at 21:00 AST* during the month of February, including The Family, Grudge Match, Need for Speed and Captain America: The Winter…
Amazon and Google drone lobbying group seeks FAA Rules
By Andrew Ramonas, From Corporate Counsel As the U.S. government drafts rules for the use of commercial drones, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc. and other backers of the unmanned aircraft are working to ensure they are on the radar of federal…
Forget the bling of Barbados
Cayman Islands offer swimming with stingrays, 6,000ft-deep underwater cliffs and a desert island By Sarah Bridge for Mailonline Forget the bling of Barbados, the Cayman Islands offer swimming with stingrays, 6,000ft-deep underwater cliffs and your very own desert island getaway…
Caribbean FLNG plant will weather the oil price storm
By Chris Noon From Interfax The world’s first floating LNG liquefaction plant will begin operations in Q2 2015 as scheduled off Colombia’s northern coast – and will be economically viable despite the oil price rout, its developer has told Interfax….
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Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015: “A Shtetl in the Caribbean”and “Poetry is an Island”
From Repeating Islands The 4th edition of the Curaçao International Film Festival Rotterdam (Curaçao IFFR) will take place from March 25-29. The list of Caribbean films will include A Shtetl in the Caribbean by Sherman de Jesus and Poetry is…
Caribbean Perspectives on the Charlie Hebdo Free Speech vs. Intolerance Debate
By Flora Thomas From Global Voices The murder of 12 people, including police officers and journalists, earlier this month at the Paris offices of the irreverent satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is still resonating across the world. Two Caribbean bloggers, one…
[Jamaica] Gov’t prepared to facilitate investors’ interest in Cuba
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Arnaldo Brown, says the Government is prepared to assist, in whatever way possible, in facilitating local investors interested in exploring and tapping into business opportunities anticipated…
Cayman Islands Primary Football League
PFL Playoffs: Fourth Round Review PFL semi finals confirmed The semi final stage is set for Saturday, January 24 in the 2014/2015 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) Playoffs following the fourth and final round of qualifying games, which were played…
