Growth of creative industries sector requires awareness-building
From Barbados Advocate The task of establishing the Caribbean Creative Industries sector and of building a system to guarantee its success and sustainability requires the full support of all stakeholders. This was the position coming from Heather Clarke, Registrar of…
Regional filmmaker gives free DVD’s to Cayman library services
The Cayman Islands public library system was presented with copies of a newly produced DVD entitled ‘Cities of the Caribbean’ courtesy of regional filmmaker, Patrick Baucelin of Martinque. The DVD highlights 30 capital cities in the Caribbean, including George Town,…
Pre-JMC meeting kicks off
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Overseas Territories Heads of Government gathered here this morning to begin the pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting. The meeting, chaired by Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, is an opportunity for all Overseas Territories Heads of…
Cayman Islands OCC celebrates 10th anniversary
Governor Helen Kilpatrick has emphasised an important link between the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC) and good governance in the Cayman Islands. Speaking at the tenth anniversary of the OCC at Edoardo’s on Thursday, 11 July 2014, the Governor…
Op-Ed: Sustainable development and agriculture in the Caribbean
By Kariyma Baltimore From Caribbean Journal The issues of food production, agricultural development policies and food security have generally ranked high on the Region’s “Priorities List.” Agriculture is viewed as an important sector in most Greater Caribbean countries, especially in…
Trinidad and Tobago vulnerable to energy price decline – IMF
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday warned that Trinidad and Tobago remains vulnerable to a decline in energy prices, and called for structural reforms to diversify the economy and improve its growth…
Motorola’s astonishing low-end success is a grim warning for HTC and Samsung
By Tero Kuittinen From BGR It’s been a dim couple of years for Motorola, a company that has had badly misfiring high-end smartphone strategy. Just two months ago, the company decided to shut down its vaunted U.S. manufacturing plant in…
Business process outsourcing incubator for Montego Bay
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON: Jamaica, Thursday July 10, 2014 – Jamaica’s fast-growing business process outsourcing industry (BPO) is projecting a growth rate of 50 per cent in the next two years, and the creation of 7,000 new jobs. Some of that…
Apple denies China’s accusation the iPhone is a ‘Threat to National Security’
By Jillian D’onfro From Business Insider After Chinese state media said earlier this week that Apple’s iPhones were a threat to national security because of their ability to track and time-stamp user locations, the company released a statement on its…
Putin announces increase in cooperation with Cuba
By Cuban News Agency From scambray An increase of Russian cooperation with Cuba was announced by the President of the Russian Federation, Valdimir V. Putin, in the presence of Army General Raul Castro, president of the Councils of State and…
