St Vincent PM talks free movement of Caribbean nationals
From Caribbean News Now ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad — “A more mature, more profound regionalism,” says Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, is the only way that regional governments and peoples can tackle the social and…
Caricom must ‘stand firm’ in negotiations with Canada
From Stabroek news The Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) says Caribbean Community trade negotiators must “stand firm and leverage the good relationship that Canada has had with the Caribbean to secure a fairer free trade agreement.” In a…
The view from Europe: Being honest about the ACP
By David Jessop From Barbados Advocate Two weeks ago, on ACP [Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific] day – an event to the best of my knowledge not widely celebrated – an unusually frank and honest lecture was delivered at the…
iNews Briefs
“There’s a lot of money being paid ….. and we don’t know who it’s going to” says Cayman Minister When North Side Member of Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly queried the operating costs of the CAREPAY card swipe system used by…
HR from around the world represented (including Cayman islands)
By Roy Maurer More than 1,000 attendees from more than 80 countries and territories are in Orlando, Fla., for the 2014 SHRM [Human Resources] Annual Conference & Exposition. Canada, as in recent years, accounts for the largest number of international…
New missionaries gather for orientation
By Megan K. Mertz staff writer with LCMS Communications. ST. LOUIS — Thirty-one new LCMS career and GEO (Globally Engaged in Outreach, serving two- to three-year terms) missionaries and spouses began a two-week orientation at the Synod’s International Center here…
Goodbye gasoline… first green LEAF arrives in the Cayman Islands
By Kevin Shereves Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The NCB group in the Cayman Islands has purchased the very first new all-electric Nissan LEAF in the Caribbean, reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability. “NCB Group is…
Helping develop a leader
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin presented Samantha Hennings with a $2,000 cheque Friday afternoon in part sponsorship for her to attend the 33Fifty Commonwealth Youth Leadership Programme in Scotland. Ms Hennings is a young Caymanian who…
TV and radio ads launched on hospital CEO’s receiving excessive pay and storing public funds in Cayman Islands
Ads urge legislators to demand accountability and transparency BOSTON, June 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United: A TV and radio campaign has been launched to highlight spendthrift hospital CEOs stashing millions…
First Caribbean all-female drag racing team will represent Antigua in Grenada
Drag racers Renee ‘Buttaz’ Edwards-Ambrose and Lisa ‘Lisa Lis’ Abraham, along with mechanic Jodi-Ann Joseph travel this weekend to Grenada to participate in the Stag International Drags. The ladies are members of Lady Horsepower Farm (LHPF), the Caribbean’s first all-female…
