New CIBC FirstCaribbean Country Manager appointed in the British Virgin Islands
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 6, 2015 – CIBC FirstCaribbean is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Malcolm Whetnall as its Country Manager for the British Virgin Islands. Mr. Whetnall assumes the top position in the BVI with effect from 5th…
Jamaica-Canada employment programme pumps millions into local economy
By Alecia Smith-Edwards From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Remittance inflows from the Jamaica-Canada employment programme contributed Cdn$15.5 million (approximately JA$1.7 billion) to the Jamaican economy during 2014. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social…
Two new judges join the Cayman Islands Bench
Two new judges will begin presiding in Grand Court tomorrow (Thursday, 8 January), following swearing in on Monday (5 January) by HE the Governor Helen Kilpatrick. Justice Mangatal joins the Cayman judiciary from Jamaica, while Justice Robin McMillan, who assumes…
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Victory for education in the Caribbean
By Sophie Richmond New Internationalist blog Most famous as a holiday destination, the Dominican Republic is on the face of it a country doing very well – its economy is growing, and it has emerged relatively unscathed from the global…
Rewriting Caribbean history with local archaeologists
From Universiteit leiden More than fifty researchers are working together to describe the colonisation of the Americas from the Amerindian perspective. In November they will be meeting for the first time, in Leiden. How is Corinne Hofman, Leiden Professor of…
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The day CIA failed to un-beard Castro in his own den
By Thalif Deen From Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – The controversial low-brow Hollywood comedy, ‘The Interview’, portrays the story of two U.S. talk-show journalists on assignment to interview Kim Jong-un – and midway down the road are recruited…
Forget lumpy fruitcake. Rum-saturated Caribbean black cake
By Sara Rashkin From LAWeekly If you thought you could never like a fruitcake, don’t throw in the towel until you’ve tried black cake, the tasty holiday treat made throughout the English-speaking Caribbean for Christmas, New Year’s and weddings. Related…
Royal Caribbean passenger falls overboard unnoticed — Man saved by passing Disney Cruise Line ship
From Inquisitr A passenger sailing on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas fell overboard on Thursday morning, and it went completely unnoticed by anyone on the ship. The Disney Magic, of the Disney Cruise Line fleet, was sailing the exact…
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‘We in the Caribbean are living climate change’
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean Life News MOCHO, Jamaica, Dec 10, 2013 (IPS) – The Mocho Mountains that run through the centre of Jamaica were once covered by lush tropical forests that helped control rainfall. Now, much of the forests…
Update: Another car accident fatality in Cayman Brac/CITN reporting mugging on Eastern Ave
Update: MVA Fatality-Cayman Brac From RCIPS Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 7:28 PM Police can now release the name of the deceased person as Raoul Muhammed Scott, a 19 years old resident, involved in last night’s motor vehicle accident which occurred at…
