Dismissed guards to hear Pan Caribbean proposal
From Go-Jamaica Unions representing security guards dismissed by the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company have finally received a proposal from the company to take back the workers for consideration. The parties met yesterday and NWU President, Vincent Morrison says Pan Caribbean’s…
Barbados ‘Money Back’ scheme to combat rise in travel tax
By David Jessop From Voice Caribbean island puts incentive in place to encourage tourism in wake of Air Passenger Duty (APD) rise In what must be a first for any country in the world – and the clearest indication yet…
Jamaica now top Caribbean trading partner for China’
From Stabroek News Jamaica Observer) BEIJING, China — JAMAICA became China’s top trading partner in the Caribbean in 2012 and the communist country is committed to forming deeper business alliances with the island going forward, says Chinese President Xi Jinping….
Glory of CARIFESTA and challenges for the media
By Rickey Singh From Jamaica Observer Given the very disappointing regional media coverage of the nine-day 11th Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) currently being hosted by Suriname, the Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), now taking place…
ERA, ICTA & WA appointments made
The Cayman Islands Government has gazetted the appointment boards of three authorities, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ITCA) and the Water Authority (WA). The ERA Sherri Bodden-Cowan, Chair (existing member), Derrick Tibbetts (existing member),…
Pilots seeks judicial review over CAL’s employment practices
By Laurel V Williams Sunday T&T Newsday Two local airline pilots have filed an application for leave in the High Court to apply for judicial review against the decision of Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) to hire and employ foreign nationals….
Liquidation update on SPhinX Group of Companies
Notice to Creditors and Investors of The SPhinX Group of Companies From Krys Global NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS AND INVESTORS OF THE SPHINX GROUP OF COMPANIES (IN OFFICIAL LIQUIDATION) MONTHLY UPDATE – April 2013 Dated 23 August 2013 Background &…
Only two CARICOM states ranked for encouraging female entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON D.C. United States – Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states ranked among 20 Latin America and Caribbean countries that provide the best environments for female entrepreneurs. The Women’s Entrepreneurial VentureScope (WEVentureScope) index was…
Venezuela to hike Petrocaribe interest rates
From Caribbean360 Under the Petrocaribe agreement, the 17 member countries buy Venezuelan oil at favourable rates and through a long-term financing agreement. CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday August 5, 2013 – The Venezuelan government is set to increase the interest rate it…
Retirement investment programme attracting expats to Belize
by Ray Clancy From Expat Forum The Caribbean English speaking country of Belize is seeing an increasing expat population as retired people are moving there from Europe to benefit from an incentive programme, it is claimed. Only a few years…
