Tour company in development at Royal Caribbean
By Tom Stieghorst From Travel Weekly Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. confirmed that it is working on a new subsidiary that would be focused on developing and marketing land tours around the globe. The company is still in formation, but RCCL…
Two Dominican Republic journalists arrested summarily during drug raids
From Reporters Without Borders SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Reporters Without Borders is shocked by the heavy-handed arrests of two journalists by drug police during separate operations in the past two weeks, and the arrests of the daughters of a…
Law firm launches Caribbean practice
By REW Staff Duval & Stachenfeld LLP announced on Tuesday (24) the launch of its Caribbean/Central America Real Estate Practice Group. The group will be co-chaired by real estate partners Tom O’Connor and Alan Cohen. “Our Firm has long been…
Buttonwood fraud illustrates pitfalls of international finance
From OffshoreAlert The collapse of a fraudulent litigation funding group known as Buttonwood Legal Capital, Argentum Litigation and Centaur Litigation illustrates that you can’t rely on anyone but yourself to protect your interests. Investors were swindled out of £97 million…
UK Government axes Caribbean catering college
By Poppy Brady, in the West Midlands From The Voice Kajans was set up under free school legislation but Department for Education (DfE) says pupil numbers are ‘too low’ ANGRY parents and members of the community refused to let Government…
Jamaica getting tough on supplements after doping scandal
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday June 26, 2014, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is pondering new laws to tackle the illegal importation of banned substances as the country continues its effort to recover from a doping scandal that…
Achievements of the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
CRFM Secretariat, Belize City, Wed. 25 June 2014—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat in Kingstown, St Vincent and the Grenadines, hosted the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting from June 10 to 17, 2014. Thirteen CRFM Member States: Anguilla, Belize, Grenada,…
Jamaica’s FDI Grows 16%
By Richard Browne, Business Reporter, Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica’s foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to improve, showing it to have one of the fastest growth rates, though well behind the region’s two major leaders, according to figures from the latest World…
Women’s Caribbean Cup finals schedule announced
CONCACAF.com KINGSTON, Jamaica – June 26, 2014 – The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) announced Wednesday the final round schedule for the inaugural Caribbean Women’s Cup, the region’s championship for national teams that is doubling as a qualifying competition for the…
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Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association (CIREBA) build the fund for veteran runner The above 6 marathon challenge to raise CI$1 million to build a new ‘in-patient’ Hospice facility took another leap forward with CIREBA pledging $100,000 this week. President…
