Drug trafficking: cartels take to the Caribbean
Noelle Suarez-Murias, The Foundry Drug cartels have increasingly trafficked through the Caribbean to evade law enforcement, but the U.S. Coast Guard is struggling to keep up. The U.S. has been successful working with our allies in targeting drug trafficking organizations…
Lions Club of Cayman Brac installs new officers
The Lions Club of Cayman Brac installed new officers at the Alexander Hotel on Saturday 8th June The new president is Icilma Cornelius and first vice president is Laurel McLaughlin. Other officers are Elton Michaels – second vice president, Ventisha…
CNCF grants for the arts
As part of our mission to facilitate and preserve all forms of artistic expression in Cayman, the Cultural Foundation awards financial grants to individuals, groups and organisations to help further development, to assist in bringing a worthy project to fruition,…
Caribbean Premier League: India-based sports company to provide apparel and protective gear
By Press Trust of India India-based apparel and equipment manufacturing company, TK Sports Private Limited, has been roped in by the organisers of the Caribbean Premier League to supply team apparel and protective gear for the Twenty20 tournament. TK Sports…
Inside Richard Branson’s £40,000 a night Necker Island
Posted by Y! Features Editor in Around the Web Set in the Caribbean, Richard Branson’s holiday home Necker Island is a by-word for luxury and has played host to a vast array of A-list celebrities and royalty. But the 74-acre…
Jamaica’s McNeill: British Air passenger duty “still a serious problem”
From Caribbean Journal The British Air Passenger Duty remains a “serious problem,” although Jamaica has managed to “turn the corner” a bit, according to Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill. He said efforts to improve Jamaica’s profile in the United Kingdom…
CARICOM at 40: An alternative agenda
By Sir Ronald Sanders Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 4, 2013 – By the time this commentary is read, Heads of Government of the 15-nation Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) will have celebrated the 40th anniversary of the inter-governmental…
Jamaican PM Speech at CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting
THURSDAY, 04 JULY 2013 Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller Among the many things we the people of the Caribbean have in common is the warm and welcoming Caribbean Sea. Its foamy crests embrace all our coastlines. Our…
Colombian Scholars Highlight Importance of Being Caribbean
Santiago de Cuba, July 4 (Prensa Latina) Scholars from Colombia highlighted here today the links to the Caribbean, a reality dodged for a long time. During the Colloquium “The Caribbean Linking Us”, as part of the 33rd Fiesta del Fuego…
Tiffany’s Executive Stole $1.3 Million in Jewels
BY ALLISON P. DAVIS New York Mag A former Tiffany & Co executive who stole over 1 million dollars worth of jewelry is facing 30 years in prison, reports WWD. Ingrid Lederhass-Okun, who started with the company in 1991, was…
