Oil prices fall sharply: Will poor populations benefit?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 16, 2014 – To anyone living in a developing country that is not an oil-producer, the present drop in the price of oil is very welcome. Ever since the world’s…
The urgency of blood alcohol legislation and driving
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday October 19, 2014 – Barbados is a small country of just over 280,000 population, plus a variable number of visitors and temporary residents, some from North America and Europe, who will…
TCI joins the Caribbean’s renewable energy race
From TCI Weekly News THE TCI deepened its commitment to advancing renewable energy by joining the Carbon War Room’s Ten Island Challenge on Thursday (October 16). Premier Rufus Ewing, and Justin Locke, Carbon War Room’s operations director, signed a memorandum…
Caribbean women recommit to advocating for diversity
From Caribbean News Now PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Advocates for lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in the Caribbean have been encouraged to commit to enhance their advocacy at the second Caribbean Women and Sexual Diversity Conference. Staged in Paramaribo, Suriname, the…
Cricketers fight for foothold in baseball-mad Cuba
By Anne-Marie Garcia From The News Tribune HAVANA — The ball bounced off the pavement and Yordeni Caballero swung, whacking it with a soft thud and hurling his bat to the side as if he’d hit a homerun. As the…
Grandma shockingly ‘texts’ from beyond the grave
By Chris Perez From New York Post Camera phones have become the best defense against big government Scientists develop sun-friendly glass for cellphones, tablets Could this be the solution to city sidewalk rage? The 1991 film that predicted the iPad,…
Cayman Islands: These four beauties desperately need our help!
CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts We are sending out a special appeal today on behalf of these lovely cats whose owner is sadly in Hospice care. They have been in this loving home for some time, and obviously do…
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Cayman Islands Grace Gealey to star on FOX’s “Empire” Grace Gealey, originally from the Cayman Islands, will be starring on FOX’s Empire, which premieres in January 2015. Grace Gealey stars as Anika Gibbons in the anticipated FOX series EMPIRE co-created…
Cayman Prepares for Ebola
Government officials from 13 agencies are working together robustly, to mitigate against the threat of the Ebola virus, which reached the United States at the end of September. Stakeholders have met regularly since mid-August to coordinate a joined up approach…
Cayman Islands DG’s Employee of the Year chosen
Ms Venice Tatum, an Administrative Secretary at the Cayman Brac Police Station, walked away with the coveted Deputy Governor’s Award for Employee of the Year. The second annual award ceremony was held on Wednesday, 15 October 2014, and was hosted…
