New targets set for controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Caribbean – PAHO
From Caribbean360 MEXICO CITY, Mexico, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says Latin America and the Caribbean have established new targets for expanding diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment (ART) and reducing patients’ viral loads by the year 2020. The…
No gay weddings! – Methodist Church forbids pastors from performing services
By Barrington Flemming, From Jamaican Gleaner WESTERN BUREAU: The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas will not be allowing gay marriage in its churches in the region, neither will any of its ministers be allowed to conduct same-sex…
Trinidad central bank seeks to assure policyholders ahead of CLICO sale
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, MC – The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is seeking to assure policyholders that the terms of conditions of their policies “have not changed at all” and that the plan for the resolution of the…
Double whammy for Academy football team
Academy Sports Club’s U13 football team are celebrating twice as hard this week, as they enjoy their FA cup win for the third year in a row this season, as well as coming top in the league, a superlative achievement…
What is Wakeboarding?
With wakeboarding becoming a popular sport in the Cayman Islands see CITN/Cayman27 story “Wakeboarding a growing sport in Cayman” posted Wednesday 4 June 2014 at: http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2014/06/04/wakeboarding-a-growing-sport-in-cayman, iNews Cayman thought we ought to find out more about the sport: What is…
High Energy costs stifling Caribbean competitiveness
By Kiana Wilburg From KNEWS “We are very good at analysis; but we need to become excellent at practice. We know what needs to be done; and we just need to do it,”- CDB President Dr. William Warren Smith Unlocking…
Jamaican bankers launch private equity firm to provide opportunities to Caribbean investors
By Tracy From Atlanta Black Star Rohan Barnett (second right), general partner and chairman of Commonwealth Partners, chief financial officer, Weldon Maddan (right), and directors, Paul Simpson (left), and Wayne Seaton on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange…
Big US, Arizona companies park money in Bermuda, Cayman Islands, other tax havens
From Phoenex Business Journal Apple puts more money in foreign tax havens than any other major U.S. corporation, according to a new report. Big U.S. and Arizona companies — such as Apple, American Express, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Intel…
CTO, CARPHA agree plan to ensure sustainability of Caribbean tourism
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have agreed a plan to address health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues that threaten the sustainability of Caribbean tourism industry…
Police probe “racist” placards displayed during Trinidad anti-government march
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago police have launched an investigation into the presence of placards bearing racial slogans during a demonstration organised by the Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM weekend [24/25 May]. Acting Superintendent Joanne Archie…
