Online security strategy
By Nelson A. King The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has concluded a two-day event in Kingston with the government of Jamaica during which a draft of Jamaica’s National Cyber Security Strategy was presented and discussed publicly for…
CARPHA awards Cayman Islands Public Health for vigilant surveillance
The Public Health Department last week received an award for excellence in public health surveillance from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar accepted the award at the 12th meeting of Caribbean National Epidemiologists…
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The Cayman Islands has a travelling Caribbean Film Showcase
From The Cayman National Cultural Foundation The 6th Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase Dedicated to Music of the Caribbean The Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase (TCFS) is an annual film festival representing filmmakers from the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and its diasporas….
Nigerian students ‘quarantined’ in St Vincent for failing to prove Ebola status
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Thursday September 25, 2014, CMC – At least two Nigerian students who arrived here this week without medical certificates to prove that they are not infected with the deadly Ebola virus, have been quarantined and…
A new home for the African Diaspora
By Tequila Minsky From Caribbean Life If water and rain are a sign that the spirits are looking down kindly, then the spirits were very, very, happy–there was a deluge–on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the formal groundbreaking for the Caribbean…
Top 10 romantic B&Bs in the Caribbean
By Mark Rogers, special for USA TODAY The economist E.F. Schumacher said, in his classic book, Small is Beautiful, that “Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology toward the organic, the gentle, the elegant and beautiful.” E.F. would…
TCI Premier talks aviation tax at regional conference
From Turks and Caicos Weekly News The safety of aircraft, cost of operations, cost of fuel and the impact of government imposed taxes were all hot topics of discussion during a regional tourism convention this week. Premier Rufus Ewing jetted…
Regulating the Caribbean
By Christopher Famous From Caribbean News Now Bermudians have been repeatedly told that the imposition of term limits is the primary reason for the weak economy and decline in a standard of living. As if repeating this over and over…
St Kitts hospital tightens security following fatal shooting of teenager
From Caribbean360 BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Wednesday September 24, 2014, CMC – The St. Kitts-Nevis government Tuesday night announced an “immediate” increase in security arrangements at the main JFN Hospital following the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old youth there on Monday…
Latin American and Caribbean festival to open in Taipei
The Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Festival will get underway Sept. 20 in Taipei City, underscoring the government’s commitment to bolstering ties between Taiwan and countries throughout the region. “Such an event is a key plank in the government’s viable…
