Cayman Islands Property & Construction Conference
From RCIS This conference brings together all professionals across the Caribbean with an interest in Property and Construction in the Cayman Islands. “The theme “Building Sustainable Communities” ties in with the recent decision of the Cayman Islands Government to set…
Cayman Islands: HIV/AIDS Data as of 30th November 2014
The first documented Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diagnosis in the Cayman Islands was in 1985. From 1985 to 30th November 2014, 123 people were diagnosed with HIV and of these 72 were also diagnosed with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Of…
Dozens of French tourists hurt in Cuba road accident
From Channel NewsAsia The accident occurred on Monday afternoon as the tour bus was returning to Varadero from an outing in Santa Clara to visit a monument to Argentine-Cuban guerrilla fighter Che Guevara. HAVANA: Forty-one French tourists and two locals…
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Drop in fuel prices benefits airlines, not passengers
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday December 4, 2014 – Oil prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global tourism industry because the cost of air…
Barbados is least corrupt country in the Caribbean
By Hayden Boyce -Turks and Caicos SUN Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Barbados is the least corrupt country in the Caribbean and among the top-20 cleanest countries in the world, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2014 which was released…
37 cases of Chikungunya confirmed in Cayman Islands from latest report
Chikungunya/Dengue Update as of 1 December 2014 Chikungunya update: Another patient without travel history has tested positive for chikungunya, the Caribbean Public Health Agency informed the Cayman Islands during the week of 25 November – 1 December 2014. This brings…
World is locked into ~1.5°c warming & risks are rising, new climate report finds
From The World Bank The new “Turn Down the Heat” report explores the risks worsening climate change poses to lives and livelihoods across three regions: Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and the Middle East and…
Eastern Caribbean telecoms ministers meet over LIME/Flow merger
From Jamaica Observer CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Telecommunications ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will meet in St Lucia on Thursday to discuss ramifications of the planned merger of the British telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless…
Ascend Hotel Collection’s new Curacao hotel primed for the winter season
From Caribbean360 WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, Thursday December 4, 2014 – Curaçao’s ACOYA Hotel Suites and Villas, a member of theAscend Hotel Collection by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), is anticipating a strong winter season as it generates exciting buzz following…
Dynamism at the Caribbean International Business Conference in the Bahamas
By Tony Best From New York Carib News Creative industries across the Caribbean blended into an international showcase of music, dance, sports, animation and festivals with their own calendar of events, an economic lifeline that can help spur growth. An…
