Standards Commissioner to decide if peer’s contract with Cayman Islands broke rules
By Melanie Newman From The Bureau of Investigative Journalism A senior Conservative peer is to face a second Parliamentary investigation into his lobbying activities on behalf of a Caribbean tax haven. Lord Blencathra was investigated and cleared by the Lords…
CARICOM chairman to deliver feature address at reparations forum
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Friday March 28, 2014, CMC – Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will address an international forum in reparations in the United…
We can’t westernise our values for aid – ACP
From News 24 Cape Town – The African, Caribbean and Pacific Parliament (ACP) says it will discourage African heads of State and government from attending the EU-Africa summit scheduled for May should Western nations impose sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria…
Executions no solution to violent crime in the Caribbean
March 27th, 2014 — Death penalty 2013: Governments in some Caribbean countries keep threatening to bring back executions to stem a rising tide of violent crime, ignoring genuinely effective long-term criminal justice solutions, said Amnesty International today at the launch of…
Britain promises CARICOM continued support on global stage
From Caribbean360 CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque accepts the Letters of Introduction from United Kingdom Ambassador Victoria Dean. GEORGETOWN, Guyana,– Britain says it will help the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deal with global issues that affect their economies. Newly accredited…
Caribbean countries explain why they abstained
From Jamaica Gleaner Caribbean countries explain why they abstained during UN vote on Ukraine UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been explaining the reasons why they abstained in a United Nations General Assembly vote re-affirming Ukraine’s…
World Water Day is celebrated in Mexican Caribbean
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico (PRWEB) March 27, 2014 World Water Day is celebrated by cleaning beaches in the Mexican Caribbean Sunset World Resorts & Vacation Experiences organized two days of cleaning the beaches at its hotels in Cancún and the…
Thatcher is inspiration for a poem and painting
Full moon calls to gather island Forest, Swipes from the machete awake the solace. Strands collected from the silver thatch heart, They are taken to the weavers to do an art. One makes a twine for the waumpa, Goat skin…
Winter Rock Climbing on Cayman Brac
Cayman Brac is an excellent winter rock climbing location. High quality sport climbing routes on gently overhanging limestone on a small, unspoiled tropical island in the Caribbean Sea. There are five sectors of “normal” sport climbing where you start at…
Teen charged for Jamaican schoolgirl’s murder in London
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Friday March 28, 2014 – A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Jamaica-born schoolgirl Shereka Fab-Ann Marsh, who died at a house in Hackney, East London on Saturday after being shot in the…
