How much of America do foreigners really own?
By Joseph Adinolfi From Marketwatch The Commerce Department released its latest data on foreign ownership of U.S. assets on Tuesday. And its findings may be surprising to some. According to the data, the value of foreign-owned American assets climbed to…
LGBTTQI festival canceled in Haiti amid threats, gov’t order
By The Associated Press From Caribbean Business PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti— Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTTQI community said Tuesday that it has been called off due to numerous threats of violence and a subsequent prohibition by…
Tropical Storm Matthew forms in the Lesser Antilles Islands
By: Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Tropical Storm Warnings are flying in the Lesser Antilles Islands thanks to newly-formed Tropical Storm Matthew. An Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft found on Wednesday morning that Invest 97L had finally developed a closed…
US Judge who presided over Robert Durst acquittal in Texas murder: ‘He’s very dangerous’
By By Pamela Chelin From Mashable Former Galveston County Judge Susan Criss, who presided over Robert Durst’s 2003 trial, is now a criminal and family lawyer — and is free to talk about his acquittal in the murder and dismemberment of…
St Lucia PM threatens local journalist with defamation lawsuit
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Seemingly determined to prove the accuracy of the well known saying, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” [The more things change, the more they stay the same], lawyers acting for…
HBO’S 2016 documentary season begins on October 3rd including two Emmy®-nominated films
Mapplethorpe and are highlighted among the documentaries that HBO will feature, as well as the original HBO Latin America production, Wars of Others MIAMI, FL, – September 26th, 2016 – In its fifth consecutive season, HBO will showcase 11 documentaries,…
Caribbean Catholic Bishops call for abolition of death penalty
From Freedomskn FM Catholic Bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) has called on governments and citizens in the region to work towards the abolition of the death penalty. The Bishops issued a statement on the matter during the Extraordinary…
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Think Blue: Finding growth in the Caribbean Sea
By Pawan Patil, World Bank Economist From iNews Guyana Ours is a blue planet. Water covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, and the ocean economy drives global trade, annually contributing around 3% or US$ 1.5 trillion to global value…
UPDATED: Cayman Islands pregnant woman affected by Zika. 17 locally acquired cases. 9 cases acquired overseas.
The first confirmed case of a pregnant woman contracting the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus has been confirmed by Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez at a public meeting in George Town yesterday (27). There are now 17 confirmed locally-acquired cases of…
Cayman Islands Project Future: Cayman Islands Ministry of Home Affairs identifies options to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner transport
As a result of Government’s Project Future programme a review of the current arrangements for the transport of prisoners held in custody by the Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS), was undertaken. The results of the review are documented…
