A Cork pioneer who is helping tourists to find their feet here
By Louise McBride From Independent IE Swimming with sea turtles in Barbados or climbing Dunn’s River Falls in Jamaica might be high on your wish list if you’re lucky enough to visit the Caribbean islands soon. However, unless you know…
Jamaica welcomes Million Man March
By Richard B. From The Final Call Nation of Islam welcomed home to Jamaica as final planning for Oct. 19 gathering in Caribbean underway KINGSTON, Jamaica – Leaders and officials who met with a Nation of Islam delegation embraced…
Three Caribbean hotels listed on the top ten places to avoid at all costs
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States– The importance of adequate research when choosing a hotel recently came under a white hot spotlight with a stinging critique of 10 hotels described as “just plain disasters” by Oyster.com. Published in the Daily…
Dentons names Jorge Alers CEO for Latin America and the Caribbean
Expansion through whole firm combinations central to law firm’s growth plans in the region September 16, 2014 Washington, DC—Dentons announced today the appointment of Jorge Alers to the new position of Chief Executive Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean,…
Cayman Islands movie project supported by Government
The locally-produced short film ‘The Devil You Know,’ which premiered to a packed theatre on Saturday, 13th September at Regal Cinemas Camana Bay, was made possible in part by a grant from the Ministry of Culture. As part of Government’s…
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The new European Commission and the Caribbean
David Jessop THE view from EUROPE From Jamaica Gleaner On September 10, the incoming president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Junker, named seven vice presidents and 20 commissioners who will jointly control the European Commission for the next five years,…
Two Visual Scholarships awarded
The management board and staff of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) and Deutsche Bank (Cayman) Ltd. would like to congratulate two students, 19 year old Simon Tatum and 18 year old Lorena Morejon, who have recently been…
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Cayman FIFA exec removed in corruption probe
From Loop Jamaica FIFA has removed a member of its financial monitoring panel who has been implicated in corruption. Canover Watson was questioned last month by police anti-corruption and financial crime units in his native Cayman Islands. He denies wrongdoing….
Going Tropical: Seattle maritime company buys Caribbean shipping business for $220M
By Steve Wilhelm From Puget Sound Business Journal Saltchuk Resources Inc., best known as a powerhouse in the West Coast and Arctic maritime industries, is going Caribbean. The Seattle-based holding company this week finalized purchase of Florida-based Tropical Shipping and…
Caribbean tourism conference set for this week on St. Thomas
By Aldeth Lewin From Virgin Islands Daily News St. THOMAS – This week hundreds of tourism industry experts, government officials and members of the media will gather on St. Thomas for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 2014 State of the Industry…
