‘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…
Chatman rewarded for success [will go to Cayman Islands]
By Matt Sigler from natchezdemocrat.com NATCHEZ -Former Natchez High football standout Trevon Chatman is knocking on the door of his dream -to play football at the highest level. But for Chatman, that wasn’t always the case, because he got a…
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Cayman Islands Football Association to host women’s USA University football friendlies The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will host the women’s football team from the University Of New Haven (UNH) in March for two friendly matches. The University of New…
More Cubans taking to the sea following Obama’s announcement
By Wilfredo Cancio Isla (Café Fuerte) From Havana Times HAVANA TIMES — In an attempt to curb the alarming increase in illegal Cuban immigration, US authorities announced on Monday that immigration policy and coastguard operations in the Strait of Florida…
CARICOM must fully implement “bold” strategic plan – Christie
From CARIBBEAN360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday January 5, 2014, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says it’s important for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fully implement the five-year strategic plan that has been endorsed by regional leaders for deepening the…
Did drought doom the Mayan Empire? New evidence from Belize’s ‘Blue Hole’
By Tia Ghose, Livescience.com From The Christian Science Monitor Minerals taken from lagoons reveal a century-long drought occurred between A.D. 800 and A.D. 900, right when the Mayan civilization disintegrated. SAN FRANCISCO — Drought may have driven the ancient Mayan…
Four Jamaicans among top Caribbean Examinations Council performers
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Four Jamaicans are among 17 secondary students from across the region who topped the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) external tests for the 2013/14 academic year. The four are: Ricardo Nugent, William Knibb Memorial…
Caribbean apps we look forward to in 2015
By Mariana Leytón From yoGobierno.org As part of their EPIC (Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean) program, InfoDev supports mobile and web developers with ideas that are worth expanding due the their potential impact. Today we talk about three…
Tips to overcome financial despair
From Caribbean360 An extended period of economic turbulence has shattered the American dream for millions of Americans said economist Zhivargo Laing. NEW YORK, United States, – “The Power to Be Better in Good Times and Bad” is a principle message…





