Why Sandals and Guy Harvey are teaming up
A new program in Caribbean schools By Dana Niland CJ Contributor From Caribbean Journal The Sandals Foundation, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, and CARIBSAVE (INSTASAVE Caribbean) have teamed up to launch an initiative called the Save Our Seas Program in…
Cayman Islands East End Primary launches home reading programme
Monday 21st September marked a major milestone for East End Primary School as they officially launched their Home Reading Programme, a first for East End Primary School. Minister of Education, Honourable Tara Rivers, joined the students, staff, members of the…
Pan American launches new insurance affiliate in Cayman Islands
Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a leading provider of insurance and financial services throughout the Americas, launched its newest affiliate, Pan-American Life Insurance Company of the Cayman Islands on Monday, September 14th at the Ritz Carlton. The new company, led…
Ericsson and LG Uplus to partner on 5G and IoT
Ericsson and LG Uplus to collaborate on the development of 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies Cooperation covers IoT infrastructure, SDN and NFV, content delivery networks and IoT-Advanced Companies aim to take the lead in global development of 5G…
The View from Europe: Climate change, the Pope and the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now In a little over a month’s time, negotiators from around the world will gather in Paris to try to reach a final and globally binding agreement on a new treaty on climate change….
Undocumented Cuban migrants reach Mona Island on a rubber raft
From US Customs and Border Protection AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued today a public warning upon the landing Wednesday of 5 undocumented immigrants from Cuba on board a rubber raft. Mona Island is a…
Common rules (not rates) should be the answer to tax competition in the EU
By Peter Dietsch From Social Europe Tax avoidance is a key problem for European countries, with the EU taking several steps to try and limit the ability of businesses to shift their profits to low-tax jurisdictions. Peter Dietsch writes on…
Somerset couple attacked with a machete in the Caribbean six years ago still await payout
By Tina Towe From Western Daily Press A Somerset couple who were seriously injured in a machete attack at their holiday home in Tobago six years ago are still fighting for compensation. Peter and Murium Green, from Wellington, told the…
Cuban Baseball players authorized to play in professional Caribbean leagues
By Abraham Jiménez Enoa While November rolls around and the much-awaited continuation of talks between the Cuban Baseball Federation (FCB) and Major League Baseball (MLB) near, Cuban players living on the island have received extraordinary news: the MLB has issued…
Peculiar Caribbean village where girls naturally transform into boys at puberty
By Mirror From Standard Media There are three sexes in Salinas where being a pseudohermaphrodite is so common it’s accepted alongside male and female. On the face of it, the small village of Salinas in the Barahona Province of the…





