Caribbean leaders reiterate firm support for Belize and Guyana
From South Florida Caribbean News BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS – Caribbean leaders attending the just concluded 28th Inter-Sessional have given their unflinching and firm support for Belize and Guyana in their border disputes with Guatemala and Venezuela respectively. The leaders present…
St. Lucia PM hails importance of CCRIF
By CMC From WiredJa BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 20, CMC – St Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet Monday highlighted the importance of organisations like the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) as Small Island Developing States (SIDS) deal with the impact of natural disasters….
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CARIBBEAT: ‘The Legacy Continues’ gala to benefit the University of the West Indies and its students
By JARED MCCALLISTER From Daily News New York The Legacy Continues theme of the upcoming American Foundation for the University of the West Indies gala is aptly titled considering the group’s steadfast, decadeslong commitment to the Caribbean institution, its students…
Royal Caribbean announces appointment of UK & Ireland Sales Director
London, UK, 20th February, 2017 – Royal Caribbean has today announced that Amanda Darrington has been appointed Sales Director UK & Ireland, following Ben Bouldin’s promotion to Associate Vice President and Managing Director UK & Ireland. Starting on 24th April,…
Donald Trump’s immigration orders and those Caribbean citizenship programs
By Melanius Alphonse From NAN News Americas, CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mon. Feb. 20, 2017: On Friday, January 27, 2017, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order “Protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States” instituting restrictions…
Leveling the playing field for women in tech is vital for emerging industries
By Amir-Esmaeil Bozorgzadeh From TechCrunch When I hear about the need to push gender diversity in tech and improve gender disparity in the industry, it takes me a second to appreciate the full reality of the situation. When the industry’s…
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NASA picks three potential drill sites for Mars 2020
By Mariella Moon From engadget All three could have supported life in ancient Mars. When the Mars 2020 rover reaches the red planet, it will quickly begin drilling for samples from its surface. NASA hasn’t picked the exact drill site…
Carnival introduces more Carnival Journeys Sailings
From Cruise Industry News Carnival Cruise Line said it will expand the Carnival Journeys enrichment cruise series with 13 new 12- to 14-day departing from homeports along the East and West Coasts and the Gulf of Mexico in 2018 and…
Vertical forests
These ‘vertical forests’ could transform a Brussels wasteland into luxury apartments By Leanna Garfield From business Insider A proposal to redevelop Tour and Taxis in Brussels, Belgium.Vincent Callebaut Architecture Tours and Taxis, a former industrial site in Brussels, sat abandoned…
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Nominations Open for Cayman Islands’ ‘Proud of Them’
The public is encouraged to recognise excellence among young people by submitting nominations to the Proud of Them award scheme. Youth ages 10 – 25 who are reaching new heights of achievement in academics, sports, their career, culture, business or…
