Why join the Commonwealth?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 11, 2014 – The Institute of Commonwealth Studies at London University held a colloquium on Thursday July 10 on the subject of “Why join the Commonwealth?”. I was invited to…
RBC Children’s Cancer Fund gets new Administrator
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Friday July 11, 2014: RBC continues its fight against pediatric cancer in the Caribbean through a new partnership with The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society (TTCS). The bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the non-profit organization on…
Kids in Lifeguard Swim Training
A group of 25 young people are enjoying fun in the sun this summer, as the first to attend Junior Lifeguard Training in the Cayman Islands. The youths, from 10-15-years of age, are participants in this week’s camp at the…
Football camp a blast!
Football fever was in the air this week, as young footballers attended a camp in West Bay, one of several being hosted by the Sports Department this summer. Over 50 young people, from six to 17 years of age, were…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
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Jamaica sugar industry facing major crisis as drought worsens
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday July 11, 2014, CMC – The Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), says the multi-billion dollar sugar industry is now under major threat due to the effects of the worsening drought. SIA chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven, says…
Grand Cayman – A Grand Surprise
By Steve Adams From Wilmington Parent For some unknown reason, Grand Cayman was not on our radar list of Caribbean “must-sees”. Most of our vacations have focused on visiting the islands further east and we have really enjoyed those destinations….
CMI appoints International Committee chair
From Caribbean Life The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) based in Jamaica has appointed Dr. Geneive Brown Metzger, trade and investment analyst and former consul general in New York, as chair of its International Committee. The CMI is a key partner…
Grandfather’s back pay
By Bert Wilkinson from Caribbean Life Back in March, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders approved a 10-point plan to make European nations such as Britain, Spain and France pay people of the region for enslaving their ancestors and to make up…
Hospice Fundraisers Fêted
The first DG’s 5K Challenge was such a runaway success that it is set to become an annual event. Six hundred and seventy-five runners and walkers registered for the event, which raised $12,500 towards a new Hospice Care facility. At…
