CARICOM Regional TVET Strategy for Workforce Development and Economic Competitiveness to be launched
From SKNVibes September 17, 2014 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA) will formally launch the CARICOM Regional TVET Strategy for Workforce Development and Economic Competitiveness on Monday, September 22, 2014, at the…
Maritime panel to hold sessions on port congestion
By Bruce Smith From Caribbean Life ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) _ Maritime leaders were told Tuesday that a federal commission is planning a series of meetings on dealing with port congestion that has resulted from a rebounding economy and…
Head of international banking: T&T important in Scotiabank network
By Sean NeroFrom T&T Guardian T&T is an important part of Scotiabank’s Caribbean and international network as the bank aims to remain a credible leader in the global financial services sector, Dieter Jentsch, group head of international banking, said on…
When Grime met Brooklyn’s Caribbean communities
From CLASHMUSIC A different British invasion, in the mid-2000s… These days, it’s not uncommon to come across a grime riddim at a posh Brooklyn club, but this recent notoriety is the result of a very late global recognition for the…
St. Kitts’ multilevel Brimstone Hill Fortress is second-biggest fortification in the Caribbean
By Bob Downing,McClatchy-Tribune from The Record BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, West Indies — Brimstone Hill is topped by a big fort on a small island discovered in 1493 by Christopher Columbus. Today, Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is one of the…
IATA warns Jamaican airports against doubling tariff
By Janet Silvera, From Jamaica Gleaner St Thomas, US Virgin Islands: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging regulators of the airline industry to act strongly and swiftly against proposed “big increases” in aviation fees by Jamaica’s two main…
Bermuda Police report on the death of RCIPS PC Williams in the Cayman Islands
Following the conclusion of the Coroner’s Court concerning the death of PC Williams the Governor has released a redacted version of the report into the same by the Bermudian Police Service. The following is the transcript of the BPS review…
Trinidad security ministry fires back at claims of extra judicial killings
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday September 17, 2014, CMC – Amid growing concerns that police officers were engaged in extra judicial killings, the Ministry of National Security has said that more than 150 police officers have been shot at since…
CAYMAN ISLANDS CHAPTER: Mergers and Acquisitions
By Marco Martins1 From “the Mergers & Acquisitions Review Eighth Edition I OVERVIEW OF M&A ACTIVITY The Cayman Islands experienced a significant increase in new company registrations in 2013 compared to 2012; 9,433 new companies were incorporated compared with 8,971…
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Girls’ Brigade makes a case
A Girls’ Brigade donation that had languished unseen for over four decades is back in the public eye. Girls’ Brigaders Jennelle McLaughlin and Kayla Powell, accompanied by Ms Olive Miller, President of the Cayman Islands National Council and International Vice…
