Five Trinidad nationals detained for alleged Venezuela coup plot
From Caribbean360 Five Trinidad and Tobago nationals, including three Muslim leaders, are being held in Venezuela amid charges of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Saturday March 29, 2014, CMC – Five Trinidad…
Maples putts for Feed Our Future
Maples and Calder recently donated its winnings from the Cayman Islands Golf Invitational, totalling CI$1,700, to local charity Feed Our Future. The team placed second in the tournament, which took place from 13-14 December 2013 at the North Sound Golf…
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CNCF wants storytellers and poets The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is calling on all Cayman’s storytellers and poets to submit their family friendly works directly to the CNCF at http://www.artscayman.org/. The reason the CNCF want their work is to…
CARIBBEAN VIEW: Re-thinking Caribbean tourism again
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News Most of the Caribbean tourism groups have claimed the recent change in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) as ‘a complete victory’ for the Caribbean. The ‘victory’ is hardly ‘complete’, if it is a…
The Caribbean Journal’s best destinations for Foodies [Cayman makes list]
The foodie revolution is upon us. And it means more and more travelers are planning their trips around a single purpose: culinary exploration. Thankfully, the Caribbean is one of the great food destinations in the world, with dozens of destinations…
Fresh Performance: Contemporary performance art in NYC & Caribbean
From Fresh Milk The full documentary Fresh Performance: Contemporary Performance Art in New York City and the Caribbean, the culmination of a collaborative project between Fresh Milk and New York-based, Guyanese artist damali abrams is now available for viewing online….
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…
