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…
Cable & Wireless chooses Comverse for managed services
Comverse CNSI, a global leader in service provider business enablement solutions, today announced that LIME, the Caribbean’s leading communications company and a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless Communications, selected Comverse to provide managed services for an array of Comverse and…
Caribbean less competitive due to increasing aviation taxes IATA warns
By Ernie Seon From caribbean360 ST THOMAS, US Virgin Islands, Wednesday September 17, 2014, CMC – The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Tuesday urged regional aviation authorities to adhere to the key principles set out by International Civil Aviation Organization….
Falkland Islanders vote to become Caribbean
From NewsBiscuit In a surprise outcome to Sunday’s sovereignty referendum, 98% of Falklanders have voted to ditch British nationality and switch allegiance to the sunnier, more laid back Caribbean. ‘At the end of the day, we don’t have that much…
Cayman Islands Health City to feature at world medical tourism meet
One of the Caribbean’s newest medical facilities will be introduced to the world as an excellent Caribbean contribution to the rapidly expanding medical tourism landscape at a major global meeting this month. Health City Cayman Islands will be offered up…
