Local economy felt prolonged impact of global recession Archer says
From Loop Cayman Real Gross Domestic Product of the Cayman Islands in 2013 increased by 1.4 percent. In the second quarter of 2014, GDP growth was estimated at 3.3 percent, higher than the first quarter growth of 1.5 percent. According…
CONCACAF Announces 2015 Gold Cup host cities, venues, group seeds and group stage dates
Canada to host Gold Cup games for first time; USA, Costa Rica & Mexico announced as seeded nations; holiday packages and exclusive presale offering now available MIAMI (Tuesday, December 16, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean…
As world homicide rate declines, killings rise in Latin America, Caribbean
By John Zarocostas From The State South Carolina GENEVA — Since the beginning of the 21st century, the homicide rate worldwide has dropped by double digits, except in the Caribbean and Latin America, where it’s more than four times above…
INTERPOL operation nets almost 30 tons of drugs in Central America and Caribbean
By Eurasia Review More than 27.5 tons of drugs have been seized in Operation Lionfish II, an INTERPOL-led initiative targeting the illicit trafficking of drugs and firearms by organized crime groups across Central America and the Caribbean. The seized drugs…
Caribbean Job Market Faces ‘Scenario Of Uncertainty’ In 2015, Says UN Report
From Curacao Chronicle United Nations Day MEXICO CITY, Mexico — An “unusual pattern” has been detected in this year’s urban employment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued to fall despite warning signs of economic slowdown, said a…
Guilty by Sherwinn Dupes Brice
Guilty by Sherwinn Dupes Brice – www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R3s27rEw8 About Guilty by Sherwinn “Dupes” Brice Welcome to the beautiful island of St. Lucia. The perfect location for a destination wedding and 2014 Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination. Dupes’ latest music video for his…
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Sydney siege: Three dead after commandos storm cafe From BBC Two people died, along with an Islamist gunman, after commandos stormed a cafe in Sydney, Australia, to bring to an end a 16-hour siege. The gunman, identified as an Iranian…
The Editor speaks: Police Commissioner Baines speaks up but is it enough?
Even after listening to Police Commissioner Baines’ interview on CITN/Cayman 27 last week and his reply to questions to him by CNS it still may not be enough to save him. He wants to stay he told CITN until his…
Cricket: All parties to blame, says report, but WICB, WIPA ‘erred significantly’
From Stabroek News ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The high level task force commissioned with investigating the ill-fated recent tour of India says the West Indies Cricket Board, players union WIPA and West Indies players, were all at fault in…
Red Bay Primary School receives support through private/public partnership
Thanks to the generous support of Rotary Central and Maples and Calder, Red Bay Primary School (RBPS) has raised enough funds to expand its literacy support programming this calendar year. The funds raised will go to the purchase of an…
