Business confidence growing in the Caribbean—ACCA/IMA
From Guardian Media Business confidence in the Caribbean grew in the second quarter, according to the largest regular economic survey of finance professionals around the world. The latest findings of the Global Economic Conditions Survey organised by the Association of…
Belize National Stadium Field Deemed Unplayable for 2014/15 CONCACAF Champions League; Belmopan Bandits Removed from Competition
Costa Rica’s Club Sport Herediano Earns Wildcard Replacement Bid to Group 7 Miami, FL (Tuesday, August 12, 2014)- The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that the field at Belize’s National Stadium has been…
Caribbean tourism prepares for major change
CTO State of the Industry Conference in USVI from 17-19 September to examine issues that impact Caribbean’s primary revenue earner. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CTO) — Caribbean and global tourism thought leaders gather in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands next month to…
Reality bursts the dream in a paradise lost
By Yvette Aubusson-Foley Add From Dubbo Photo News Don’t you hate it when your expectations of a place are surpassed beyond imagination on one hand yet buried alive on the other? Travelling is never all rainbows and butterflies but the…
No decision as Caribbean ministers, service providers discuss VoIP
From Jamaica Observer NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) –Caribbean telecommunication ministers and service providers Tuesday failed to agree on how best to deal with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) platforms such as Viber, with the providers complaining that they were losing a…
No new cases of chikungunya reported in Cayman Islands
“Total confirmed cases of chikungunya remain at five as reported on 28 July 2014. Since then there have been no new confirmed cases,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar. “The date of onset of the last confirmed case…
Six Jamaica police officers interdicted, suspended following death of prisoner
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday August 13, 2014, CMC – Six police officers have been interdicted and suspended with immediate effect following a probe by the Inspectorate of Constabulary (IOC) into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mario Deane last…
Tourism and civil aviation – a symbiotic relationship
From eTN Global Travel industry News The importance of “accessibility” particularly air access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for…
Rescuing educational quality in Latin America & the Caribbean
By Jorge Familiar Calderón From DaVibes If it hadn’t been for my sixth grade teacher, I probably would have never spelled correctly in Spanish. But when I quietly confessed to her one afternoon that I had never learned the rules…
Jamaica has new guidelines for arresting persons with small quantities of marijuana
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday August 13, 2014, CMC – The Jamaica government has outlined new guidelines which are to be implemented immediately by police regarding how they treat persons who are charged with minor offences such as possession of…
