Passionate pleas for Barbados elections
BY GEORGE ALLEYNE From Caribbean Life With Barbados continuing to wander as a nation without a parliament, the leader of the main political party outside of government, Mia Mottley, has written a public letter to prime Minister Freundel Stuart appealing…
UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean
UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history The joint customs and police Port Control…
Royal Caribbean reports record First Quarter earnings and increases full year guidance
MIAMI, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported record first quarter results and increased its outlook for the full year. The company reported first quarter US GAAP earnings of $1.02 per share and Adjusted earnings…
Regional conference in Curacao focuses on breaking barriers for Caribbean management consultants
By Youri Kemp from Caribbean News Now associate editor WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — The Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants (CICMC) held its tenth anniversary annual conference last week April 18-20 in Curacao, hosted by the CICMC-Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT)…
Global Counsel Awards 2018: Shortlist announced
Global Counsel Awards in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel Lexology are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 12th annual Global Counsel Awards, held in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel. With the help of the ACC,…
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Barbados participates in Beijing Caribbean Film Festival
(BGIS) Barbados is participating in the first-ever Beijing Caribbean Film Festival at the prestigious Beijing Normal University in the People’s Republic of China The film festival began on Tuesday, April 24, and is slated to conclude today, April 26. Films…
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Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault in retrial
From BBC US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, each of which carries a potential 10 years in prison. The actor has been on trial for drugging and assaulting ex-basketball player Andrea Constand…
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Latin America and Caribbean countries seek regional solutions to air pollution and short-lived climate pollutants
B y CCAC secretariat, INECC Experts from 12 countries in the region came together to strengthen cooperation on efforts to address short-lived climate pollutants Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region have made significant progress in reducing short-lived…
India state records 36,749 lightning strikes in 13 hours
From BBC The southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh recorded 36,749 lightning strikes in just a 13-hour period on Tuesday, officials say. The number is unusually high and the result of “extreme weather patterns”, according to the state disaster management…
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NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below CNB and Junior Batabano fuses culture and the arts with T-shirt design competition The vibrant artwork on the T-shirts that will be worn by marshals, teachers, parents, and other volunteers…
