First Caribbean MOAS sets stage to enlighten youth
Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 26, 2014 (SKNIS): Plans are well underway for the first ever Model Organization of American States (MOAS) General Assembly in the English speaking Caribbean to be hosted in St. Kitts and Nevis. In an exclusive interview…
UPDATED: Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed
UPDATED: From Cayman Islands Judicial Administration Wed Aug 27, 2014 at 12:57 PM This notice does not apply to jurors already serving in the ongoing trial. Grand Court jurors who are in the 2 July – 30 September 2014 session, and have…
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Bahamas: Government press officer shot and killed From Jamaica Observer NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas Government has paid tribute to Latore Mackey, the former Deputy Director of the Bahamas Information Service (BIS), who was shot and killed on Monday….
Cayman Islands: September Events at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Tuesday 26 August 2014): From a cooking class series to turn you into a kitchen master to an international festival celebrating local art, music and film to an opportunity to wordsmith your way for a good…
1 killed, 2 missing as Cristobal barrels through Caribbean
From Jamaica Observer SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Slow-moving Tropical Storm Cristobal lashed parts of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands with heavy rainfall yesterday. One man died and two other people were earlier left missing when…
Convicted hijacker can appeal 83-year jail term for attempted hijacking of Canadian airline
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sunday August 23, 2014, CMC – The London-based Privy Council has granted leave to convicted hijacker Stephen Fray, to appeal his 83-year jail term for the attempted hijacking of a Canadian aircraft in the western city…
Caribbean officials meet to improve food security and others
Caribbean Plant Health Officials Meet to Discuss Strategies to Improve Food Security, Expand Agricultural Trade, and Protect Plant Resources in the Region (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is viewing the Third International Meeting on Small…
Royal Navy seizes £21m of cocaine in the Caribbean
From ITV UK The Royal Navy has seized cocaine worth £21 million after a 12-hour pursuit to apprehend drug runners in the Caribbean, the Ministry of Defence has said. HMS Argyll, currently stationed on anti-drugs operations in the region, gave…
Caribbean journalist, consultant John Collins dies at 80
By Doreen Hemlock From Caribbean Business John Collins, a journalist and consultant whose love and knowledge of the Caribbean made him a sought-after reference for the region for decades, died Aug. 11 in Puerto Rico. He was 80. Collins died…
UPDATE Power outage across Grand Cayman/Eastern Districts back to school
Power outage – UPDATE Outage Update at: 3:15pm. CUC customers in the Savannah area, parts of George Town, West Bay Road and North Side were affected by rotating power outages which occurred between 11:38 am and 2:05 pm today. Just…





