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Caribbean and Central American countries formalize partnership for catastrophe risk insurance
From The World Bank Nicaragua is the first Central American country to sign up to the insurance WASHINGTON, April 18, 2015 – The Council of Ministers of Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN) and CCRIF SPC…
Caribbean’s most ambitious submarine fiber-optic link nearly complete
By Mar Gonzalo From Fox News Latino Spain’s Telefonica will put the finishing touches next week in Puerto Rico on the longest and most powerful submarine cable link in the Caribbean, a project that will provide a fiber-optic connection between…
Is this meeting necessary?
From SmartDraw How to eliminate unnecessary meetings and turbo-charge the necessary ones. It’s true. People hate meetings. But for most business people, meetings are a necessary evil. Why are they so detested, and what can be done about it? According…
Traditional marriage group calls on Ginsburg to recuse
By Tony Mauro, From Supreme Court Brief A leading group that opposes same-sex marriage is urging U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse herself from the landmark cases that could decide whether such marriages must be permitted under…
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Reports of the death of West Indies cricket have been greatly exaggerated
By Emma John From The Guardian UK Jermaine Blackwood’s batting is one sign of a continuing passion and excitement for the game in the West Indies •West Indies embrace T20 but ignore Test cricket at their peril On Wednesday, Jermaine…
Calling on all dog & cat lovers in the Cayman Islands – Click TODAY (Tue 21)
From Feline Friends/Canine Friends On TUESDAY, 21 April, a single click will help towards raising CI$ 15,000 in badly needed funds to save countless cats & dogs through our animal health and protection programme. Feline Friends/Canine Friends is an organization…
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Camille Selvon Abrahams Camille Selvon Abrahams is a renowned animation and multi-media specialist who has shared her knowledge of the animation industry after her return from studies abroad at Goldsmiths University. Specialised in 2D animation, scriptwriting and storyboard, Camille also…
Caribbean expects 5 percent growth in tourist arrivals
By Ozgur Tore From ftn News Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) announced that 2014 is the best year ever for tourism industry. Richard Sealy, Chairman of CTO who is also Barbados’ Tourism Minister said, “Last year, we received more visitors than…
CARICOM, UNFPA plan to curb Caribbean teenage pregnancy by 2020
By KNEWS In effort to reduce at least by 20 per cent, adolescent pregnancy in CARICOM Member States, the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat, has cultivated a Framework for the Reduction of…
Warm people, breathtaking scenery in Cuba
By John Schneider, For the Lansing State Journal Tell someone you’re going to Cuba and two subjects are likely to arise within the first 20 seconds of that conversation: cars and cigars. That’s no surprise. The iconic image of Havana…
