We need to be aware
From Trinidad Express Newspapers CBU president on digital switch over: Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) president Shida Bolai has emphasised the need for awareness on the part of the region’s policy makers as the Caribbean enters the era of digital switch…
Grandfather’s £2.5k payout after Caribbean holiday from hell
By Louise Lazell From Total Essex A GRANDFATHER whose family suffered food poisoning at a cockroach-infested Caribbean hotel has received £2,500 following a six-year legal battle. Golfing enthusiast Geoff Clarke, 78, of Foxholes Road, Great Baddow, also saw his grandson…
Consolidated Water provides growth and dividends
By Josh Arnold From Seeking Alpha Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, but may initiate a long position in CWCO over the next 72 hours. (More…) Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO) operates seawater desalination plants and water…
Director of Tourism Ralph Higgs supports Canada/T&C integration
From T&C Sun The deep trade and investment linkages that at least one Canadian Member of Parliament is trying to establish between the Turks and Caicos Islands and Canada have found a friend in a prominent member of the TCI…
Caribbean broadcast execs for five-day meeting in Guyana
From Trinidad Express Newspapers The 44th Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union takes place in Guyana on August 19 to 23. Scores of broadcast executives, industry partners and media specialists are expected to meet for five days at…
Who needs a Cayman account when you’ve got Bitcoin?
By Kelsey Snell From Politico Who needs a Cayman account when you’ve got Bitcoin? The US has been leading a global movement to crack down on tax evasion but as our own Lauren French reports, they may not be keeping…
John Watling’s Buena Vista rum wins Gold for The Bahamas
From Bahama islandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — John Watling’s Distillery, Ltd. located at the Buena Vista Estate is honoured to announce that its super-premium JOHN WATLING’S Buena Vista rum, the “Spirit of The Bahamas”, has been awarded a Gold Medal at…
Citi Expands Mandate with Sagicor Jamaica
Citi Expands Mandate with Sagicor Jamaica for Fund Administration and Custody Services NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 19, 2013– Citi has expanded its mandate from Sagicor Jamaica (“Sagicor”) to provide a comprehensive suite of fund administration, global custody and treasury services for…
Minister of Education meets with Enterprise Cayman Board
First Step in Launching Career Development Initiative included in CEC and CI Government Definitive Agreement George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Newly-elected Minister of Education, the Honourable Miss Tara Rivers recently met with the Board of Enterprise Cayman, Cayman…
Caribbean economies battered by storms
By Jewel Fraser From IPS PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 19 2013 (IPS) – The Caribbean is in danger of becoming “a region of serial defaulters” with respect to international debt obligations, according to one expert, and this may partly…
