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How secure is Barbados’ new centralized healthcare information system?
By Niel Harper From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Think about the following scenario for a minute: A Caribbean government deploys a health information system (HIS) with the goal of improving the quality and coordination of patient care in the public health…
The struggle to save the Caribbean’s huge barrier reef
From BBC The Mesoamerican Reef is a wildlife haven threatened by tourism and overfishing, but it could be saved IMAGES: The Caribbean’s Mesoamerican Reef is the second largest barrier reef in the world, stretching 600 miles (965 km). Only the…
“I have only my pain”
From Walk Free [email protected] “My daughter is not here, my husband is not here. I have only my pain: I live with my pain only.” – Susena1 Susena’s daughter Laxmi was 12-years-old when she disappeared, lured by a trafficker promising…
Windies leave for South Africa series in wake of controversy
From Jamaica Observer ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – For the first time since the ill-fated tour of India last month, a West Indies squad will leave the Caribbean for an international assignment, when the Test team heads to South Africa…
Columbus Networks awarded “2014 Best Caribbean Wholesale Carrier”
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS–(Marketwired – Dec 2, 2014) – Columbus International Inc. (Columbus), one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the Caribbean, announced today that its subsidiary Columbus Networks in a joint venture with Cable & Wireless has been awarded for…
Dubai could be new destination for Scots ScotsScotland’s Caribbean warm-up
By William Dick From Herald Scotland SCOTLAND’s hopes of playing in a pre-World Cup competition in the Caribbean look likely to be dashed. The Scots had been lined-up, along with fellow Associate qualifiers Ireland and Afghanistan, to compete in the…
Who speaks for public media in Latin America?
By Silvio Waisbord For World Bank Latin America has a long, fractured, and ultimately failed history of public media. So-called “public media” typically functioned as government-controlled institutions for spurious goals – propaganda and clientelism – rather than quality content in…
Caribbean academic wants fixed terms for CARICOM leaders
From Caribbean360 ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A leading Caribbean academic is calling for fixed term limits for heads of governments in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as well as a fixed date for general elections. Professor Brian Meeks, Director of the…
St Kitts-Nevis government downplays Canada’s visa travel restrictions
From Caribbean360 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, 2014, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government Monday sought to downplay the decision by Canada to impose visa restrictions on nationals from the twin-island Federation wanting to visit the North American country, noting that since…
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Ocean Frontier’s Lois Hatcher helping lead the way in Cayman Islands volunteer reef restoration project
Dive experience and education fuel her passion for the sea and has made reef conservation a personal mission “I see dead coral – and in the back of my mind I’m saying, we can do something about this.” Lois Hatcher,…
